By Timothy Armstrong – NOAA Federal Overview: Tropical Depression #3, about 200 miles east...
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1862 – Land Grant Act endows state college with federal land. 1863 – 1st...
By Charlotte Smith Plea deal was handed down for one suspect in the local...
The White Lake Police has identified the vehicle in which the three suspects were...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality wants to remind the public that...
By Cheryl Thurston Ahhh, summer. I love it! When the temperatures rise folks head...
The Town of Bladenboro will hold a regular Town Hall meeting on Monday, July...
Written by Dr. Mike Walden My late father once told me the story about...
Blueberry farmers nearing the end of another season, appears to be mostly successful. Hog...
Calling all men and women, the Bladen County Extension is offering the popular Master...
By Charlotte Smith [slideshow_deploy id=’133359′] Independence Day drew hundreds of folks to White Lake...
UPDATE: Keri Jean Hester and Michael Travis Babson turned themselves in today, Tuesday, July 10th...
By Charlotte Smith The Woodman of the World donate flag poles, the U.S. and N.C....
By Dora Brogdon July 7: The Gospel Explosion will begin at 6 p.m. at the Faith...
The July 3 Southeastern Fellowship Senior Golf Association Tournament saw 71 players participate in...
Hope your July 4th was good. For many, a cookout, fireworks and time with...
1843 – Committee of 9 appointed to establish civil government in Oregon Country. 1865...
By Charlotte Smith Watching fireworks is an annual tradition for many celebrating our country’s...
UPDATE: Arrests made in robbery case On 07-01-2018, at about 2039 hours, the three suspects...
By Dora Brogdon This week a 1 and a half year old male pit...
OPENINGS: SR1700 (Mercer Mill) SR1700 (Mercer Mill) is open North of the Rosindale Road intersection....
by Jacqueline DiGiovanni With scares over contaminated, big-ag produce the last few years, consumers...
The week of July 4th must be the most popular week of the year for vacations. ...
This week is set to be another hot one. According to the National Weather...
By Cheryl Thurston Bladen County Beautiful Magazine is celebrating the past, present and future....
ELIZABETHTOWN –Shy Ratliff and Joe Johnson combined to pitch a no-hitter Saturday as Bladen County defeated...
The Bladen County All-Stars won their opening game in the District 2 Dixie Youth...
1776 – 1st vote on Declaration of Independence for Britain’s North American colonies. 1836...
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Fayetteville, NC On July 4,...
This Saturday morning the Cape Fear Farmers Market is bright and busy as craft and farm vendors...
Chuck Smith was Valedictorian at Tar Heel High School. The employee of the month...
ELIZABETHTOWN –Lee Barnes pitched 5.1 innings of 3-hit relief, and Elizabethtown rallied for 5...
I wonder if the ‘framers’ of the constitution were as concerned about their political...
Posted by Bladen County Health Department More than 3,000 children under the age of...
Tabor City, NC – The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice-Narcotics Unit arrested two individuals...
Contributed Sheriff James A. McVicker announced today the arrest of Kadeem Yorel Archie...
By Erin Smith [slideshow_deploy id=’132920′] Shoppers were busy in downtown Elizabethtown as they searched...
1870 – Ada Kepley becomes 1st American female law college graduate (Old University of...
Yadkin County- As part of a continued investigation involving the May 21st, 2018 death...
By Charlotte Smith Bladen County will be hopping this coming holiday week. The annual July...
By Erin Smith Whether you want a tattoo, to learn how to paint, take...
Update from Columbus County Sheriff’s Office as of 9:30 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2018 READ...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Education met in a Special Session...
[slideshow_deploy id=’132876′] By Erin Smith The Bladen County Register of Deeds office has been...
By Erin Smith The North Carolina Industrial Commission will hear a motion filed by...
Another shooting, this time in Annapolis, Maryland. Never seems to end. Elizabethtown area merchants...
A Beginning Genealogy group meets on the first and third Friday at 1 p.m. at the Bladen County Senior...
Contributed Bladen County will be receiving its first “Little Free Library in late July. There...
By Dora Brogdon The annual Fourth of July Sidewalk Sale in Elizabethtown kicks off...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting at 5:30 p.m....
[slideshow_deploy id=’132790′] By Erin Smith The Bladen County Committee of 100 conducted their annual...
RALEIGH – Volvo Trucks North America and FedEx teamed up Wednesday with the North Carolina...
State Awards Mitigation Grants to Get Matthew Survivors into More Resilient Homes Raleigh –...
By Faye M. Boyne, NC DOT The North Carolina Department of Transportation has issued...
The Annual Meeting of Bladen County Committee of 100 was held last evening. Dr....
Contributed Often we don’t know what to say or do for grieving parents, so...
The Compassionate Friends Border Belt Chapter, serving the parents of both Bladen and Columbus...
By Erin Smith Ready, set, shop! The merchants in downtown Elizabethtown have an array...
By Erin Smith The NC General Assembly completed an override of Governor Roy Cooper’s...
[slideshow_deploy id=’132702′] The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) recovered approximately $115,000.00 worth of stolen...
Contributed Emereau: Bladen is pleased to announce that Mrs. Carla Fisher has been hired...
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 60 of North Carolina’s counties in...
Contributed Are you wanting to get some reinforcement for your child to prepare them...
Contributed Amateur radio enthusiasts from Bladen County came together this past weekend to demonstrate...
A note from Dawn Maynard, Elizabethtown-White Lake Chamber of Commerce, reminding members it’s time...
Three new Hurricane Matthew Housing Recovery Application Centers will open June 28 to help hurricane survivors...
By Erin Smith Bladen County learned on Tuesday they have received 109 acres of...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Board of Transportation has approved state and federal funds for much-needed...
By Dora Brogdon This week a 2-year-old male lab/bull dog mix by the name...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced that it has received the 2018...
By Erin Smith NC Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the NC Farm Act of 2018,...
Pastor Thomas Graham, the Pastor Outreach Director with the NC Family Policy Council, visited...
People with homes damaged by Matthew can call 2-1-1 to begin applying for help...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced 2018-crop...
Signs keep popping up in the area, ‘I buy old cars’, another says ‘I...
Contributed West Bladen FFA members attended the 90th North Carolina State FFA Convention from...
State Awards $24.5 million to Help Survivors into More Resilient Homes Raleigh – Across...
The National Weather Service Office in Wilmington has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for...
[slideshow_deploy id=’132517′] By Erin Smith A kitchen in an apartment on Teal Road near...
Contributed Bladen County Solid Waste Hours of Operation for Wednesday, July 4th – Independence...
By Roxana Ross Southeastern Health celebrated its first medical residency graduates Friday, June 22....
All branches of the Bladen County Public Library will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th in...
By Erin Smith Strong thunderstorms passed through Bladen County overnight Sunday leaving many residents...
Contributed Reservations are still being accepted for the Bladen County Committee of 100 Annual...
One more week left in June 2018…July 4th is just around the corner. An interesting...
Trouble sleeping, think a redbug may be the culprit. So I Google bug bites. ...
Learn how the temperature outside may affect the temperature inside your vehicle. With the...
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist You made the choice and now...
On July 4, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission invites anglers and would-be anglers of...
1664 – The colony of New Jersey is founded. 1853 – US President Franklin...
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and its partners will continue the “On the Road,...
Bladen County now has a treatment facility for women who suffer from addiction. Cape...
Sherman Gilliard III commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army Reserve. The...
Contributed Boost the ‘Boro, Inc. announced today that Madison Cierra Byrd and Elizabeth Rae...
Local governments have adopted budgets for FY 2018-19 or will this week. When I...
The Emereau: Bladen Board of Director’s Meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 21, 2018 has...
By Andy Curliss, CEO NC Pork Council Expert testimony from a vitally important witness...
1683 – William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania; only...
A goal of the Elizabethtown Police Department is to promote transparency and accountability within...