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Here are three things to know for Thursday, Feb. 2: 1. Elizabethtown Dixie Youth...
1802 – 1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents) 1869 – James...
Contributed The 31st Annual NC Junior Beta Club Convention was held January 29-31 in...
Heavyn Smith, a junior at East Bladen High School, was recently inducted into the...
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 96 of North Carolina’s counties in December...
The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater in downtown Lumberton will present an evening of...
Contributed About 440 fewer teachers left North Carolina’s public schools during the 2021-22 school...
By Cara Beth Smith What started as a part-time venture became a full-time small...
An explanation is in order … I produced Thoughts for Tuesday, January 31 …...
Contributed CHARLOTTE – Duke Energy has proposed a major expansion to its Green Source...
Here are three things to know for Wednesday, Feb. 1: 1. Community Naloxone Training:...
1790 – US Supreme Court convenes for 1st time (NYC) 1840 – Oldest continuous...
The Town of Elizabethtown announced on Friday, February 3, 2023, the technical issues have...
In the photo above are West Bladen High School students with their canned food...
East Bladen High School Senior Beta Club members loaded the bus on Thursday, January...
Contributed The West Bladen High School Beta Club attended the North Carolina State Convention...
Bladen Early College Beta Club members attended the North Carolina State Beta Convention in...
Here were some of the stories making news in Bladen County in 1973: •...
Interesting comments from recent ‘Thoughts” One response to yesterday’s thoughts … “We have been...
Here are three things to know for Tuesday, Jan. 31: 1. Bladen County Substance...
By Haylie Robinson It started with the National Talent Tour, Road to the Apollo...
White Lake and Bladen County are among 34 communities across the state chosen to...
CURRIE — It’s been almost 247 years since a group of Loyalists charges across...
Contributed North Carolina teachers with higher effectiveness ratings prior to the disruptions of the...
Contributed by Andy Runion I am attending the North Carolina Junior Beta Club Convention...
The state’s seasonally adjusted December 2022 unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, unchanged from November’s...
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources is investigating the...
Happy to begin a new week, last couple of days for January ’23… NFL...
Here are three things to know for Monday, Jan. 30: 1. High School Basketball:...
1800 – US population: 5,308,483; African American population 1,002,037 (18.9%) 1873 – “Around the...
By Haylie Robinson On Friday, January 27th, the three second-grade classes of Emereau Charter...
Enjoyed basketball, football, golf, horse racing and more yesterday… Selected ACC Basketball results… NC...
Here are three things to know for Sunday, Jan. 29: 1. Bladen County Substance...
1834 – President Jackson orders first use of US troops to suppress a labor...
I don’t like me when I wake up, get up, check my surroundings and...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Tatum Allen was named the 2023 Homecoming Queen for Emereau Bladen Thursday,...
The application period has opened for a pair of $750 educational scholarships and two...
Here are the programs scheduled for February 2023 at Jones Lake State Park. The...
WILMINGTON – Trillium Health Resources is delivering 1,000 gun locks to all Departments of...
Here are three things to know for Saturday, Jan. 28: 1. Snakes: Today, 2...
Would you know what to do if someone nearby had an opioid overdose? It...
By Mike Walden Decades from now, people who lived through the pandemic will remember...
Contributed FAYETTEVILLE – Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation and Methodist University announced Friday their...
Probably already heard, new Carolina Panthers head coach is Frank Reich … named Thursday...
Here are three things to know for Friday, Jan. 27: 1. Teen Gaming Club:...
1880 – Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp. 1915 – US Marines occupy Haiti....
Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest is hosting FLAME Week beginning Feb. 6. It’s a...
Contributed LUMBERTON – The number of roadway deaths fell by 4% in Robeson County...
The weather picture has changed for the Bladen County, NC area in the past...
Here are three things to know for Thursday, Jan. 26: 1. Ribbon Cutting: Today,...
1784 – Benjamin Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as American symbol. 1871 – US...
By Charlotte Smith The Bladen County Board of Education held a regularly scheduled meeting...
By Charlotte Smith Mr. Rodney Hester, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for the...
Bladen County Schools announced, “Out of an abundance of caution, ALL after-school activities for...
Amy Stephens could never decide what she wanted to be when she grew up....
By Amy Munn Volunteer Manager, Cape Fear Valley Hospice Every day we have the...
Bladen Early College High School has announced the following academic honors for the 2022-23...
The Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club heard about two trail bridges planned for Bladen County as...
Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Jennifer Popynick recently completed the Criminal Investigations Certificate Program...
Do you have classified documents at your house? Maybe just the two of us...
1877 – Congress establishes the Electoral Commission to determine the disputed presidential election between...
By Cara Beth Smith New Year … New habits … New hobbies … New...
The N.C. Department of transportation announced Tuesday afternoon that Elwell Ferry was closed because...
The N.C. Cooperative Extension-Bladen County Center has scheduled a woody ornamentals pruning class Feb....
Contributed JACKSON SPRINGS – The N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s Center for Safer Schools...
The Bladen County Board of Elections scheduled meeting to be held Feb. 14 has...
I have read and re-read the list of locals recently honored by the Elizabethtown-White...
North Carolina Cooperative Extension – Bladen County Center in partnership with 5 other North...
1848 – James Marshall finds gold in Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California. 1908 –...
By Cara Beth Smith Since opening in November of 2021, El Torito has become...
Here are the latest road closings in Bladen County from the N.C. Department of...
Like running or walking? Love wine? This race may be for you. The Lu...
Contributed RALEIGH – Group tours of three of the most widely used N.C. Department...
The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce honored winners in five categories Thursday night...
Water logged yet? We ask for rain, and it came … Not sure how...
• The Elizabethtown Jaycees had their DSA Banquet with main speaker Lou Holtz, coach...
Here are three things to know for Monday, Jan. 23: 1. Popcorn & A...
By Charlotte Smith Local artist, Brent Underwood helped write a new song in Nashville,...
Recent ACC basketball results… UNC 80 – NC State 69 Duke 68 – Miami...
Here are three things to know for Sunday, Jan. 22: 1. Popcorn & A...
1903 – The Hay-Herran Treaty concerning the USA’s right to the Panama Canal is...
Anyone else just need to step out of this fast moving world and take...
Contributed RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Public Safety announced Friday the appointment of...
Here are three things to know for Saturday, Jan. 21: 1. Compass Course: Today,...
1899 – Opel manufactures its first automobile. 1908 – “Sullivan Ordinance” is passed in...
I enjoyed being a part of a team that broadcast area high school football...
Here are three things to know for Friday, Jan. 20: 1. High School Basketball:...
1887 – Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor. 1920 – The American...
FAYETTEVILLE – Beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center...
By Charlotte Smith A year makes a lot of difference. In January 2022, there...
The new Homestead Christian School (HCS) is now accepting applications. The school’s location is...
Contributed Happy New Year from the Hilton Auction and Realty Team! Serving Bladen, surrounding...
The Bladen Community College Board of Trustees regular monthly meeting has been scheduled for...
Yesterday’s weather was about as good as you could hope for, except no rain,...
Here are three things to know for Thursday, Jan. 19: 1. Teen Anime Club:...
1825 – Ezra Daggett and nephew Thomas Kensett patent food storage in tin cans....
Contributed The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting ceremony...
Contributed RALEIGH – NC By Train – North Carolina’s intercity passenger rail service between...
Contributed RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT) Division of Broadband and...
