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[slideshow_deploy id=’54605′] By: Erin Smith While skies were overcast and cool breeze swept over...
[slideshow_deploy id=’54555′] The young dead soldiers do not speak. Nevertheless, they are heard in...
Thunderstorms are a potential threat this weekend, according to the National Weather Service Office...
By: Sandra Cain Planning meals ahead of time increases the chances of having something...
This week, with the support of Congressman Rouzer, the House of Representatives passed a...
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted April unemployment rate was 5.4 percent, decreasing 0.1...
By: Erin Smith Bladen We Care was the recipient of a donation from the...
By: Erin Smith While the forecast may appear gloomy, the 38th annual White Lake...
The May Bladen County lottery winners have been announced. The winners are as follows:...
The 2016 edition of the White Lake Water Festival begins today and hopefully the...
1310 – Shoes were made for both right & left feet. 1734 – 1st...
A new NCDOT study indicates the Curtis L. Brown Airport in Elizabethtown has an...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Pesticide Board recently approved the following settlement agreements for individuals...
Senior Award Ceremony, Friday, May 20, 1:30 p.m., East Bladen Gymnasium. Baccalaureate Service, Thursday,...
[slideshow_deploy id=’54437′] By: Erin Smith The southbound lane of US 701 at the intersection...
[slideshow_deploy id=’54397′] By: Erin Smith The NC Competes for Jobs tour made a stop...
DUBLIN – Fifty-two students walked across the stage to receive their diplomas at the...
By: Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Elections met on Tuesday afternoon and...
Unpredictable weather for the next few days could cause problems for the White Lake...
The Board of Education recently met for their monthly session where they recognized several...
Big plans are underway for the Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club to help make a difference...
By: Erin Smith The Bladenboro Town Board met on Tuesday for a budget work...
By: Erin Smith Bladenboro Police Officers officially have a new tool to help them...
WILMINGTON – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that on Friday, May 13, 2016...
FAYETTEVILLE – It’s time to live a little, laugh a little, and breathe much...
DUBLIN – WECT-TV news anchor Frances Weller addressed graduating curriculum students during commencement exercises...
1631 – John Winthrop is elected 1st Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1852...
FAYETTEVILLE – It’s time to live a little, laugh a little, and breathe much...
Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) proudly announces the appointment of Kellie Blue, to...
All North Carolinians will have the opportunity to download a free Aetna Dental Access...
[slideshow_deploy id=’54045′] Bladen County Retired School Personnel was presented with the Gold Star Certificate...
Some grant funding opportunities are currently available for schools to encourage healthy eating and...
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College graduated its largest associate degree nursing class ever in...
By: Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met on Monday and received...
When I hear some of the TV medical drug commercials, think the cure may...
1792 – 24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street. 1803...
Highest Temperature 92 degrees 1960 Lowest Temperature 38 degrees 1984...
David Howard has been appointed as the Health and Human Services Agency Director. He...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met on Monday night and recognized the winners...
By: Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners heard from Bladen County Health...
[slideshow_deploy id=’54121′] The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy held a parade this morning to...
Chosen by her peers at their Principal’s Leadership meeting, Bladen Lakes Primary School Principal...
By: Erin Smith There is an air of excitement at White Lake as business...
By: Erin Smith While state law makers haggle over such budget issues as pay...
Lower Cape Fear Hospice will host a free three-hour workshop, Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and...
Southeastern Health (SeHealth) Chief Nursing Officer Renae Taylor was presented with Robeson Community College’s...
Family Nurse Practitioner Lisa Hershberger has joined the medical staff of The Clinic at...
Mr. and Mrs. Vander McDowell celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Allen Lomax was promoted...
It’s Monday, our temps are a little cooler, hope your weekend was good. Bladen...
A man was sentenced Thursday in Bladen County Superior Court for passing counterfeit $100...
The final man charged in the armed robbery of the Dollar General store in...
1771 – The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia...
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[slideshow_deploy id=’53972′] By: Erin Smith Folks had a chance to take a nature hike,...
This Sunday is expected to be a beautiful day with lots of sunshine and...
1602 – Cape Cod discovered by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold. 1672 – 1st copyright...
Highest Temperature 93 degrees 2000 Lowest Temperature 44 degrees 1996 Greatest...
An industrial prospect is considering locating in the Elizabethtown Industrial Park in an existing...
Congratulations to all who were involved in Bladen Operation Safe Summer. Law Enforcement, Bladen...
1607 – 1st permanent English settlement in New World, Jamestown, Va. 1767 – British...
Highest Temperature 94 degrees 2000 Lowest Temperature 41 degrees...
[slideshow_deploy id=’53886′] By: Erin Smith All it takes is a split second, and your...
Your pet can get in trouble in minutes in hot weather. In just a...
District Attorney Jon David has named Assistant District Attorney Quintin McGee chief prosecutor of...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday night...
By: Erin Smith Columbus County Sheriff Lewis Hatcher, Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker and...
Marquail McKoy flipped through a Bible at the defense table, pausing occasionally, perhaps, to...
[slideshow_deploy id=’53808′] By: Erin Smith For one Bladen County resident, Wednesday’s annual Day at...
Singletary Lake State Park is set to celebrate the NC State Parks Centennial on...
The Bladen County Retired School Personnel carried out their annual Teacher Appreciation activity on...
By: Erin Smith The Dublin Scout Hut has received more donations towards the replacement...
[slideshow_deploy id=’53686′] By: Erin Smith The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce heard from...
Spent a day in Raleigh yesterday representing a retiree group, along with about 20...
Beginning next week (May 16), a project will begin in the Bladen County Hospital...
Marquail McKoy testified Wednesday that he felt threatened when he fired a shot at...
1777 – 1st ice cream advertisement (Philip Lenzi-NY Gazette) 1792 – Toilet that flushes...
Bladen County native Matt Hill was approved Tuesday night as the new Head Boys...
[slideshow_deploy id=’53695′] By: Erin Smith On Wednesday afternoon, the Media Center at East Bladen...
[slideshow_deploy id=’53675′] The young dancers of Dance Infinity have a lot to be excited...
The Bladenboro Police Department recently received some good news. Chief Chris Hunt said the...
Who would have thoughts six months ago, Donald Trump would be the presumptive Republican...
Terrence Montgomery testified Tuesday in the trial of Elizabethtown teenager Marquail McKoy that an...
1751 – 1st hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital) in the 13 Colonies in America. 1752...
Highest Temperature 94 degrees 2002 Lowest Temperature 36 degrees 1966 Greatest One-Day Precipitation...
[slideshow_deploy id=’53614′] By: Erin Smith The young men who have been taking part...
The Town of White Lake Board of Commissioners met in regular session Tuesday evening....
The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy is now enrolling students for the 2016-17 academic...
By: Erin Smith The Bladenboro Town Council met on Monday night and discussed the...
By: Erin Smith The Bladenboro Town Board met on Monday night and received a...
[slideshow_deploy id=’53563′] By: Erin Smith The Veteran’s Monument that was once located at the...
By: Erin Smith A crash in the 2000 block of Martin Luther King Drive...
We have heard about blue-dog democrats for years, (would vote for a blue dog...
1652 – John Johnson, a free African American, is granted 550 acres in Northampton,...
Highest Temperature 95 degrees 1963 Lowest Temperature 35...
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Jury selection began Monday afternoon in the trial of Elizabethtown teenager Marquail Dashawn McKoy....
A woman plead guilty Monday in Bladen County Superior Court to misdemeanor assault with...
Miss Bladenboro Haven Cashwell is set to compete in the Miss North Carolina Scholarship...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Samaria Grant, an eighth grade student from Tar Heel Middle School, and...