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So much going on in our area and across the nation and much of...
Here are three things to know for Wednesday, Nov. 30: 1. Blood Drive: Thursday,...
1782 – Britain signs agreement recognizing the US independence. 1866 – Work begins on...
By: Jair McElveen Just recently, Bladen County resident Thomas Faircloth received life-changing news that...
This month Hilton Auction & Realty, Inc., located at 664 Industrial Park Road in...
The Town of Lake Waccamaw Hosts a Holiday Weekend Lake Waccamaw, NC, November 28,...
Thanksgiving is now in the rearview mirror for 2022, Christmas is straight ahead… Remember...
Here are three things to know for Tuesday, Nov. 29: 1. High School Basketball:...
1877 – US inventor Thomas Edison demonstrated his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time....
In tradition, last week, the Elizabethtown Foxglove Garden Club decorated a fresh Frasier Fir...
The contributed photo above left to right: Elizabethtown Fire Chief Freeman, Santa Claus, Elizabethtown...
Might want to check your ‘must do’ list for November! Last day of the...
Here are three things to know for Monday, Nov. 28: 1. Blood Drive: Thursday,...
1907 – In Haverhill, Massachusetts, scrap-metal dealer Louis B. Mayer opens his first movie...
A few upsets in college football Saturday (yesterday) #1 Georgia 37 – Georgia Tech...
Here are three things to know for Sunday, Nov. 27: 1. Elizabethtown Christmas Parade:...
1870 – The New York Times dubs baseball “The National Game” 1901 – U.S....
Locally, a busy time … Christmas shopping in full swing … Christmas Parade at...
Here are three things to know for Saturday, Nov. 26: 1. Coffee, Cars &...
1842 – The University of Notre Dame is founded. 1896 – Amos Alonzo Stagg...
Lots of folks off for a few days … as we continue to celebrate...
• Bladen County Hospital purchased 32.08 acres of land for $70,000 from Miss Mary...
Here are three things to know for Friday, Nov. 25: 1. Festival of Lights:...
1834 – Delmonico’s, one of NY’s finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak,...
Happy Thanksgiving to One and All … Enjoy time with family and friends… I...
Here are three things to know for Thursday, Nov. 24: 1. Today is Thanksgiving....
1896 – 1st US absentee voting law enacted by Vermont. 1903 – Clyde Coleman...
On November 23, 2022, the Bladen County Health Department was notified of a fox...
The photo above is from a previous Christmas parade with the Murchison Brothers as...
Contributed Raleigh, NC – There’s a holiday happening to suit every taste at venues...
Closure in Clarkton will start Nov. 28 CLARKTON – A failing drainage pipe underneath N.C. 211...
IN OBSERVANCE OF THANKSGIVING, THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24th, 2022,...
Thanksgiving 2022 is just hours away, already students are out of school, with lots...
Here are three things to know for Wednesday, Nov. 23: 1. Community Thanksgiving Dinner:...
1897 – Portable pencil sharpener patented by American inventor John Lee Love. 1904 –...
Contributed Partners and Stakeholders: This letter is to provide advance notice regarding upcoming rehabilitation...
Below is the approved 2023 Regular Meeting schedule for the Bladen County Board of...
By Cara Beth Lewis Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. There are several events planned in...
Photos contributed by Molly Giffin with Four County Electric Elizabethtown, N.C— Three Bladen County...
North Carolina Department of Transportation announced on Monday the following closings for Bladen County....
Elf Angels Fund received a $5,000 donation from Bladen We Care on Monday. The...
My guess is grocery stores will be the busiest places in town for next...
Here are three things to know for Tuesday, Nov. 22: 1. Christmas Tree Lighting:...
1910 – Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs. 1919 – Labor conference committee...
By Charlotte Smith Contributed photos Upon graduating from West Bladen High School, Emily Pait,...
Shown is a new segment of the Fayetteville Outer loop that opened to traffic...
The Bladen County Board of Education regularly scheduled meeting is today, Monday, November 21,...
The Town of Elizabethtown Planning Board will be meeting on Tuesday, November 22, 2022...
A short work week for many … Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 24 … A month...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners are expected to consider approving various American Rescue...
Here are three things to know for Monday, Nov. 21: 1. Bladen County Board...
1852 – Duke University founded in 1838 as Union Institute, chartered as Normal College…...
College football results Georgia Tech 21 – UNC 17 Louisville 26 – NC State...
Here are three things to know for Sunday, Nov. 20: 1. Carolina Bengals Tryouts:...
Thought it was about 5 a.m. … It was 2:05 a.m. … back to...
The state’s seasonally adjusted October 2022 unemployment rate was 3.8 percent, increasing 0.2 of...
Here are three things to know for Saturday, Nov. 19: 1. Glenn Simmons Fundraiser:...
1895 – American inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell patents the pencil. 1906 – London selected...
Contributed The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is extending the deadline to register...
DUBLIN, NC – Students in the BCC nursing program, in collaboration with several community...
By: Jair McElveen In just two weeks, the Whiteville Junior Woman’s Club will host...
By Mike Walden Both of my grandfathers were farmers in southwestern Ohio. One had...
(WHITEVILLE, N.C.) — Come celebrate American Indian Heritage Month with the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe...
Today, online guide Travel Lemming named Charlotte, North Carolina to position #28 on its...
Wilmington, NC – Lower Cape Fear LifeCare seeks volunteers in Bladen and Columbus counties...
31 degrees at 5:30 a.m. today … Actually a couple of 30 degree readings...
• The 200th birthday of the town of Elizabethtown was to be celebrated October...
Here are three things to know for Friday, Nov. 18: 1. Glenn Simmons Fundraiser:...
1883 – Four standard time zones for the Continental US introduced – Eastern, Central,...
The East Bladen and West Bladen Key Club members are working together to reach...
The East Bladen High School Booster Club is hosting a concert fundraiser this Saturday,...
By Charlotte Smith At the Bladen County Firefighters Association meeting held this month at...
Written by Charlotte Smith Images courtesy of Martin Fried, www.mfriedphoto.com The National Talent Tour, Road...
The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch in effect from 2 a.m....
The wind continues and leaves are plentiful … Think about attempting to move some,...
Here are three things to know for Thursday, Nov. 17: 1. Fall Festival: Thursday,...
1877 – Russia launches a surprise night attack that overruns Turkish forces at Kars,...
Saturday , November 19,2022 from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm. At the Historical Building...
Christmas is fast approaching, and many children in Bladen County will go without. With...
At my age, kinda wish changing time would stop … but, I can adjust...
Here are three things to know for Wednesday, Nov. 16: 1. Bladen County Recreation...
1801 – First edition of New York Evening Post. 1841 – Life preservers made...
There is a new traffic pattern just outside of Bladenboro. Some motorists may have...
Bladen County Solid Waste Hours of Operation for Thursday, November 24 & Friday, November...
Mac Campbell presented a check to Boy Scouts Troop 600. Representing area Boy Scouts...
RALEIGH- An agreement signed Monday ends litigation without changing the discharge permit issued to...
I watch and listen to politicians and I honestly can’t believe how times have...
Here are three things to know for Tuesday, Nov. 15: 1. PARTF Public Meeting:...
1869 – Free postal delivery formally inaugurated. 1901 – James J. Jeffries TKOs Gus...
I am truly honored and humbled to have been elected to serve as Bladen...
Helping out in the kitchen: L/R—Neil King, Luther Wright, Pastor Corey Lyons, Iris Lyons,...
By Cara Beth Lewis We have officially entered the holiday season, and Thanksgiving is...
‘Baby It’s Cold Outside”, remember the tune? Perfect tune for Bladen County, early on...
First Baptist Church of Clarkton is hosting a blood drive Saturday from 9 a.m....
Here are three things to know for Monday, Nov. 14: 1. Boys’ Soccer: Today,...
1856 – American Gail Borden is issued a patent for technology related to his...
Sunday, Church Day … Remember Homecomings?? Many times a former popular preacher would return...
Here are three things to know for Sunday, Nov. 13: 1. Road To The...