1. Rabies Clinics for dogs and cats Saturday: $7 per animal (cash only). 12:30-1...
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By Joy Warren The Town of White Lake Board of Commissioners received a schedule...
Had the pleasure of attending the naming of the Russell Priest Baseball Field late...
Contributed Patricia Hammonds with the Lumber River Workforce Development Board announced this week a...
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is pleased to be a part of...
by Danna Martínez Sometimes, to better understand a concept, we must study it from...
by Blake Proctor Bladenboro’s May 10th Commission meeting began at 6 pm sharp...
The Emereau Bladen Board of Directors will meet on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at...
Contributed by the Bladen County Cooperative Extension If you missed the Bladen County Master...
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced today that the federal...
FAYETTEVILLE – MAY 11, 2021 – Starting today, Cape Fear Valley Health’s COVID-19 vaccine clinics...
by Blake Proctor With Councilmember Rhonda Hall excused absent and Town Clerk Josephine Smith...
I spent the night tossin’ and turnin’ preparing for a high school football game...
1. The East Bladen High baseball field will be named for former coach Russell...
RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper has declared May 9-15 as Hurricane Preparedness Week, joining the...
The Bladen County Schools Human Resources Department will offer a refresher Substitute Training Course...
1. Government meetings today have Bladenboro Board of Commissioners at Town Hall at 6...
How about a compliment for one county agency as we begin a new week...
1. Today is Mother’s Day. Let’s assume — and hope — you already knew...
Happy Mothers Day … A salute to all Mothers … If you still have...
Update May 20, 2021 – REWARD The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is offering a...
by Blake Proctor With Commissioner Jeff Smith excused absent, Mayor Darryl Dowless called the...
1. The White Lake Water Festival is scheduled May 21-22. Golf tournament on Friday....
With so much attention on Mothers … I think about my mom … Not...
During these days of Mental Health Awareness, the citizens of Bladen County are encouraged...
by Danna Martínez Sunday, May 9, 2021, is the official Mother’s Day. It is...
National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6 and ends on May 12....
Contributed by Bladen County Schools With the final results received from the high school...
PUBLIC NOTICE- White Lake Board of Commissioners The White Lake Board of Commissioners will...
Cape Fear Valley announced Nurses Week is May 6-May 12. Ashley T. Dowless, Director...
The North Carolina Blueberry Festival announced that Miss Sharon Clark will be the 1971...
A thunderstorm with lightning and hail struck portions of Bladen County on Friday morning....
BLADENBORO – Drivers will encounter lane closures this summer while crews mill and repave...
By Dr. Mike Walden One hundred years ago a worldwide pandemic ended. Known as...
1. The East Bladen girls’ soccer team hosts Carrboro at 6 p.m. today in...
A part of Bladenboro looks like a ‘bomb dropped’ … but all planned as...
Celebrating Nurses Week by Recognizing Lauren Biegler, LPN Cape Fear Valley announced Nurses Week...
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed May 6, 2021 as National Day of Prayer...
Cape Fear Valley announced Nurses Week is May 6-May 12. Ashley T. Dowless, Director...
Contributed National Hurricane Preparedness Week runs from May 9 through May 15, and the...
Contributed ROCKY MOUNT – With health safety conditions improving in North Carolina, the N.C....
By Cheryl Thurston Hello everyone, it’s that time of year again. We are in...
1. The Dublin Board of Commissioners is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. today...
Friends ask me if I had no thoughts yesterday, maybe given up on shaving?...
by Blake Proctor The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met on May 3rd in...
A Hope Mills man was in the Bladen County Detention Center following a shooting...
On Tuesday, May 4 at approximately 10:45 am, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office responded...
by Blake Proctor Mayor Sam Allen called the Tar Heel Town Council to order...
Contributed Beginning June 1st, Bladen Community College will offer a short-term training opportunity for...
Cape Fear Valley announced Nurses Week is May 6-May 12. Ashley T. Dowless, Director...
FAYETTEVILLE – A 70-year-old bridge with timber components on N.C. 242 has reached its...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a virtual listening session...
1. Bladen County Shrine Club Fish Fry is Wednesday in the Food Lion parking...
Contributed May 3, 2021- As Democrats and residents of Bladen County, we listened with...
North Carolina Department of Transportation tweeted a heads-up for Bladen County. The statement read,...
by Blake Proctor A half-hour prior to the start of the Commission’s regular May...
BOARDMAN – Another interchange and bridge will be constructed on U.S 74 in Columbus...
LUMBERTON – The N.C. Department of Transportation will close Interstate 95 South between mile...
By Joy Warren The Town of Elizabethtown Town Council met virtually on Monday evening....
As I grow older, I think of moments, activities and individuals who made an...
1. The East Bladen softball team will try again today to play its state...
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Lumberton man was sentenced today to 240 months in prison...
In 2018, Hurricane Florence caused destruction in Bladen County. One prominent place of damage...
ROCKY MOUNT – A world-wide shortage of aluminum is forcing the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles to...
Bladen Early College High School Beta Club has been busy this year and received...
Summary of the Standards – On February 4, 2021, the North Carolina State Board...
by Bladen County Schools May 3, 2021- The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA-Part...
Ladies and gentlemen, May 3 – May 7 is Teacher Appreciation Week. So let’s...
By Jack Igelman Carolina Free Press Duke Energy’s three nuclear power plants in North...
By Attorney General Josh Stein More than 3 million North Carolinians are now fully...
RALEIGH – In 2020, 83 North Carolina communities earned Tree City USA designations, and...
1. State playoffs are scheduled to begin today. The East Bladen girls’ soccer team...
May 3, 2021 … moving along as the pandemic hopefully continues to become less...
1. Bladen County Shrine Club Fish Fry is Wednesday in the Food Lion parking...
Saturday was a good day for many at White Lake, including many associated with...
Sassy Chick Boutique Paint & Design Store located at 129 West Broad Street in...
Happy May Day, 2021. Remember in the lower grades of school, ‘humpteen’ years ago...
1. Bladen County Master Gardners plant sale: Today, 9 a.m.-noon, Cape Fear Farmers Market,...
The National Weather Service warns that outdoor burning will become hazardous Saturday in Bladen...
Update: A color photo of the upcoming New Town Square in Bladenboro has been released....
by Bladen County Schools At their April meeting, the Bladen County Schools Board of...
by Charlotte Smith Wednesday, April 28, 2021 was day eight on the job for...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners have called a special meeting Monday to begin...
Bladen Municipal elections found the following Mayoral candidates successful: Elizabethtown, Cecil Edge. Tar Heel,...
By Norgie Hester One of the best in the business in what he does...
Contributed RALEIGH – As part of its litter removal efforts, N.C. Department of Transportation...
1. Guardian ad Litem training begins Tuesday. To apply, go to www.volunteerforgal.org or call...
By Jamie Rivera Paramedic, EMS Captain Bladen County EMS Every day the Paramedics and...
Think I need a larger area to post upcoming doctor visits … check-ups …...
Proposed Text Amendment Request, Town of Elizabethtown, North Carolina. Pursuant to N.C. G.S. 160D...
RALEIGH — Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in all 100 of North Carolina’s...
Contributed Elizabethtown, NC – In 2019, Zoe Chace, a reporter associated with The New...
By Leyton Ezzell Imagine if you could, a time before the MLB, 12,000 people...
Contributed CURRIE – “Mother Covington’s Daughter” has returned to Moores Creek National Battlefield. As...
Contributed Bladen Community College will honor its Class of 2021 with a special celebration...
1. A state playoff berth in softball may be on the line today when...
Had a message in the past couple of days from a former neighbor, one...
North Carolina Department of Transportation released an update on Bladen County road closings this...