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Save the date for the upcoming 2018 Father-Daughter Sweetheart Dance to benefit Bladen County...
Contributed The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy will conduct a Baccalaureate Service (Corps...
By Erin Smith The North Carolina Division of Water Resources is planning to monitor...
DUBLIN – The Small Business Center (SBC) of Bladen Community College is offering no-cost...
By Dora Brogdon This Saturday, June 2, the Thompson’s will hold a family reunion at...
By Erin Smith [slideshow_deploy id=’130266′] The building which formerly housed Jessup Motors and others...
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College is partnering with the Bladen County Opioid task force...
By: Faye Boyne , NCDOT OPENINGS: CLOSINGS: SR1100 (Center Road) SR1100 Center Road is...
Join the men of Greater McKoy’s Chapel Church, Inc. located in Dublin, NC where...
[slideshow_deploy id=’130083′] By Erin Smith The Southeastern Economic Development Commission marked 50 years of...
HealthWorks is so excited that the 24-Hour Fitness area is now up and running....
Contributed [slideshow_deploy id=’130062′] West Bladen High School Senior Sean Nunnery has been awarded a...
By Dora Brogdon This week a 1 year old mal Border Collie mix named...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting at 4:00 pm...
By Erin Smith Bladen County will soon have a Teen Challenge program for women....
May has been a wet month, not sure how much rainfall, but wet. Fortunately,...
Better move that Memorial Day cookout indoors. The day set aside to remember military...
Tammy Heustess of Clarkton is to receive a Farm Bureau Scholarship. Bladen County Hospital...
Memorial Day weekend 2018 is here. White Lake water appears to be improving, apparently OK to...
[slideshow_deploy id=’129862′] By Erin Smith On Monday, the Take Back NC Initiative unveiled...
Municipal and County governments are always looking for various ways to help keep citizens...
By Dora Brogdon This weekend there will be plenty for Bladen County residents to...
The Bladen County Opioid Task Force will host a Community Forum tonight (Thursday, May...
By Erin Smith The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting a “near...
Raleigh- Updated Information regarding the funeral of fallen Trooper Samuel Bullard is as follows:...
By Erin Smith Smithfield Foods is investing in Bladen County with a $115 million...
By Erin Smith Bladen County residents are being urged to secure their four wheelers...
A Chicken & Rice Plate Sale is planned for Saturday, June 9, beginning at...
By Erin Smith The United Way of Bladen County is planning their annual Crazy...
Contributed [slideshow_deploy id=’129717′] On Thursday May 17th, 2018, West Bladen High School FFA held...
[slideshow_deploy id=’129614′] Sheriff James A. McVicker said Narcotics Investigators completed a three month undercover...
Update: Hilo, Hawaii, Wednesday, May 30, 2018 From lava damage in Hawaii to flooding...
Contributed Christopher McLean of Bladenboro is celebrating his good fortune after he played the...
[slideshow_deploy id=’129485′] By Erin Smith Bladen County residents are forever at the ready to...
Memorial Day is a time we stop to pay homage to those men and...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Commissioners learned about the plans for the Summer...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Commissioners received the proposed 2018-19 budget on Monday...
Faye M. Boyne, NC Department of Transportation The North Carolina Department of Transportation has...
The 2017-18 school year is coming to a close. Graduation day is fast approaching...
The John L. Foye Rifles of the The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy finished...
Bladenboro’s Shanice Jones graduated cum laude Friday from Winston-Salem State University with a degree...
West Bladen High School has announced their Junior Marshals for the 2018 Commencement Ceremony....
The 40th annual White Lake Water Festival is still on go for this weekend. Tonight (Friday)...
The Cooperative Council of North Carolina will conduct a Cooperative Leadership Camp (CLC) from June...
WATER FESTIVAL 2018 is underway. Today (Friday) the annual Rotary International Golf Tournament begins...
By Dora Brogdon May 18 & 19: Saturday at 10 a.m., the 40th Annual...
To the Bladen Community College graduating class of 2018: I wish to extend...
[slideshow_deploy id=’128898′] By Erin Smith The residents of the Bladen East Health and Rehab...
By Erin Smith [slideshow_deploy id=’128886′] The town of White Lake has completed the alum...
Congratulations to all of our 2018 graduates! As the academic year comes to an...
[slideshow_deploy id=’128857′] By Erin Smith Bladen County conducted the first annual Peace Officers Memorial...
Staff report [slideshow_deploy id=’128789′] It is budget time for a lot of municipalities and...
WHITE LAKE, NC– Ahead of this week’s 40th Anniversary White Lake Water Festival, the...
By: Dora Brogdon This week a 3 year old male cat by the name...
Bladen County Historical Society meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. New members are welcome....
Sandy Grove Baptist Church will be having Vacation Bible School on Monday, June 18 through...
By Erin Smith The 2018-19 academic year will be the first year for the...
By Erin Smith [slideshow_deploy id=’128663′] The Bladen County Board of Education met on Monday night conducted...
By Erin Smith The first annual Bladen County Peace Officers Memorial Service will be...
Jackson Smith knocked in the winning run with a fifth inning double as the...
By Dexter Hill, NCDA&CS RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler says the 2018 blueberry...
Happy Mothers Day to all our dear moms! When you look into your mother’s...
By Helen Newling Lawson Many landscapes have at least some degree of slope. In...
By Erin Smith A Bladen County landmark is now up for sale. Historic Purdie...
SRMC Third Bed Tower Shift Supervisor and Registered Nurse Deborah Peterson was named Southeastern...
By Erin Smith The Bladenboro Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday night at 7 p.m. at the...
By Erin Smith A rally for teachers planned for Wednesday, May 16, in Raleigh is...
Contributed [slideshow_deploy id=’128265′] The Emereau: Bladen kindergarten classes of Joanne Melvin and Peyton Shultz...
By Erin Smith The town of White Lake has received a verbal approval to...
By: Dora Brogdon As the days continue to warm and get longer, Bladen County...
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College history professor Cliff Tyndall has been awarded the Excellence...
DUBLIN – Twelve students from Bladen Community College received awards at the Regional SkillsUSA...
By Erin Smith A fire on Friday night in White Oak has left home with heavy...
[slideshow_deploy id=’127430′] The West Bladen and East Bladen qualifiers for Saturday’s NCHSAA Class 2A MidEast Regional...
By Erin Smith One Bladen County business owner was recognized last week during the...
By Erin Smith Many Christians study the word of God, but many people find...
[slideshow_deploy id=’127430′] East Bladen and West Bladen High Schools Track & Field teams will...
By: Faye Boyne, NCDOT OPENINGS: NC210 (210) NC210 (210) has been opened today, May 10...
By Erin Smith State officials are continuing to investigate a fish kill that occurred over...
By Erin Smith The Elizabethtown-White Lake Chamber of Commerce is preparing for a busy...
Contributed A Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) Course will be offered through Eastpointe MCO at...
Primary elections over, with results about as expected. 5,858 voters cared enough to vote. ...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution of...
By Joy Warren The White Lake Board of Commissioners heard an update on the...
[slideshow_deploy id=’128041′] Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker and former deputy Hakeem Brown easily won...
Contributed There will be a Safe Prescriber Training at Vineland Station in Whiteville on Tuesday,...
By Erin Smith The members of the Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce heard...
The Bladen County Educational Foundation, a non-profit corporation organized and existing to provide financial...
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College is celebrating National Nurses Week by showcasing remarkable growth...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met on Monday night and learned about...
Contributed On April 13-15th, 2018 The Teen Summit Mock Trial which was hosted by...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met on Monday night and presented a...
Contributed East Bladen High students have been working diligently on their art skills all...
East Bladen High School carpentry shop students have built a parade float for Bladen...
UPDATE at 12-NOON on Tuesday, May 8th – At the Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber...
By Erin Smith Voting for the Primary Election is under way today in Bladen...
By Joy Warren Michael Leinwand was sworn in as a new member of the...
By Joy Warren During the Noon work session of the Elizabethtown Town Council on...
By Joy Warren As a show of broad base support for the remediation of...