By Charlotte Smith The third annual Pork and Beats Festival will take place on Saturday at the Cape Fear Farmers Market in Elizabethtown. One of…
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by Joy Warren The White Lake Board of Commissioners met Tuesday evening in regular session and heard an update on the Lake Water Project. To…
1789 – Benjamin Franklin writes “Nothing…..certain but death & taxes” 1843 – Mt. Rainier in Washington State erupts. 1865 – P.T. Barnum’s New American museum…
Low temp overnight in the upper 20s. 27 degrees is the all-time low for this date in Bladen County. Rainfall at Curtis Brown airport was…
Time to bring out the ‘long johns’ and heavy jackets. Winter-type weather arrives today … Nice this AM … low 60s, dropping to low 40s…
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist, Fayetteville Many people working nowadays have more than one job. This means they have several sources of…
By Melissa Martin Columnist The jelly belly of jolly olé St. Nicholas is bothering the diet-obsessed. And they are fat-shaming Santa Claus. Fat phobia has…
1915 – Theodore W Richards is 1st American to win Nobel Prize in chemistry. 1921 – Washington Conference for Limitation of Armaments. 1922 – The…
NFL Sunday night play…Vikings 29 – Cowboys 24. Tonight…49ers vs Seahawks. Today is Veterans Day. … Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a…
The Rev. Dr. Louie Boykin, pastor of Baldwin Branch Missionary Baptist Church (da Branch), was bestowed “The Light 103.9 FM Lamplighter Award 2019” on Saturday,…
1647 – Massachusetts passes first compulsory school attendance law in the American colonies. 1851 – Alvan Clark patents telescope. 1890 – D McCree patents portable…
A Bladen County Sheriff’s detective on Friday saved the life of man who accidentally shot himself in the leg. The deputy’s name was not given…
Larry Hammond started serving his country and his fellow man over 51 years ago, and he hasn’t stopped a day since then. The Bladenboro native…
1821 – 1st US pharmacy college holds 1st classes, Philadelphia. 1857 – Atlantic Monthly magazine 1st published. 1872 – The Great Boston Fire of 1872.…
Bladen County high school football results East Bladen 42 – West Bladen 6 East Bladen soccer team plays at North Johnston today, 2nd round of…
East Bladen host West Bladen in football this evening … final game of the season for both teams. Has not been the season either team,…
Surprised that temperatures have been in the 70s in early November? Those are about to end … and quickly. The National Weather Service has issued…
Bladen Online’s Pet of the Week is Fingley, a 2-year-old male Border collie mix. He is very sweet and playful, says Bladen County Animal Shelter…
RALEIGH – Duke Energy announced Thursday $500,000 in grant funding to two organizations championing the battle against the opioid epidemic in North Carolina. The Duke…
Here is the honor roll for Elizabethtown Primary School for the first nine weeks of the 2019-20 school year: 4th Grade Superintendent’s List Abigail Miranda-Ventura,…
1731 – In Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin opens 1st library in the North American colonies. 1789 – Bourbon Whiskey 1st distilled from corn by Elijah Craig…
1805 – Lewis and Clark Expedition first sights the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of the Columbia River. 1864 – 2nd session of congress of…
Good news in recent days for rural areas of Bladen & Sampson counties, and small portions of Cumberland, Columbus and Duplin. Star Telephone has been…
For the record, I like owls. I also like forests. I have nothing against homeless people, and I truly think more could be done to…
photos by Kenneth Armstrong https://www.kenarmphoto.com It’s rivalry week in Bladen County. It ends Friday with the West Bladen at East Bladen football game. The rivalry…
Today, November 6th the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced USDA has invested $23.7 million in…
1860 – Abraham Lincoln (Rep-R-ILL) elected 16th American President. 1888 -Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received…
Updated with article on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. The people have spoken and changes are coming. Bladenboro will be the town with the most changes…
1639 – First Post Office in the colonies is set up in Massachusetts. 1773 – John Hancock is elected as moderator at a Boston town…
It’s Election Day 2019 for municipalities throughout the area. The day you make choices about those who will be leaders in local government. Lots of…
By Joy Warren During the Monday evening meeting of the Elizabethtown Town Council, Council members approved a resolution recognizing November 11-15 as “Hire a Vet…
Bladen County commissioners on Monday approved an agreement with the U.S. Marshal’s Office to house up to 50 federal inmates at the Bladen County Detention…
Bladen County Animal Control supervisor Karen Suggs, center, during her recognition ceremony with Bladen County Commissioner Chairman Charles Ray Peterson, left, and Bladen County Health…
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The Bladen County Board of Commissioners are expected Monday night to consider approving an agreement with the US Marshal’s Office regarding the Federal Inmate Housing…
1841 – First wagon train arrives in California. 1862 – Dr. Richard Gatling patents Gatling machine gun in Indianapolis. 1879 – James Ritty patents first…
Brief recap of yesterday’s big sporting events… NASCAR top 3 in Texas: 1. Kevin Harvick 2. Aric Almirola 3. Daniel Suarez Last night NFL action…
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist, Fayetteville Time is one of our most valuable commodities. That’s why at Social Security, we are constantly…
By Melissa Martin Do you ever think about what’s going on in the three pounds of tissue inside your skull that sets on the top…
1868 – Ulysses Grant (R) wins US presidential election over Horatio Seymour (D) 1883 – US Supreme Court decides federal courts have no jurisdiction over…
College football results … Wake Forest 44 – NC State 10 Virginia 38 – UNC 31 Boston College 58 – Syracuse 27 Notre Dame 21…
Almost 900 people cast ballots in municipal election races during the early voting period that ended Friday, according to figures released by the Bladen County…
1852 – Franklin Pierce elected as President of US. 1867 – Women’s fashion magazine “Harper’s Bazaar” is 1st published. 1889 – North Dakota becomes 39th…
High School football scores from last night … South Columbus 35 – West Bladen 22 Red Springs 55 – West Columbus 0 Whiteville 28 –…
Charles Victor Davis, 83, of Cary passed away Tuesday, October 29. Vic was the son of the late Daniel Roy and Ruby King Davis. He…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced this week the launch of FindTreatment.gov, a newly designed…
Contributed National annual foster care and adoption data show the number of children in foster care, although still very high, dropped for the first year…
One of the best, if not the all-time best high school pitchers in my lifetime will be buried today. Charles Victor Davis, best known in…
Pictured, from left, are Sheriff Jim, Larry Smith, President Billy Smith and Harold Smith. Shown in the photo is their father, Cape Fear Tire Founder…
1800 – John Adams becomes the first US President to live in the White House. 1834 – First published reference to poker (as Mississippi riverboat…
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Contributed The United Way “Caring” already started this week with Mrs. Barbara Knight, one of the United Way board members, filling East and West Bladen…
1837 – Collision of river boats Monmouth & Trement on Mississippi; 300 die. 1868 – Standard uniform approved for US postal carriers. 1906 – George…
Bladen County farmers may apply for emergency loans for physical and production losses caused by Hurricane Dorian, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced. President Donald…
William Matthew Fortney was found guilty of first degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon by a Columbus County jurt, District Attorney Jon David…
Washington Nationals World Series Champs. … First time ever. Nationals 6 – Houston Astros 2. Average high temp for November in Bladen … 65 degrees…
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in all 100 of North Carolina’scounties in September, reports the N.C. Department of Commerce. Scotland County had the highest…
Between politics, being pulled in multiple directions on a myriad of axes, the perpetually offended and confused world around us, and Santa Claus’ invasion and…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots on November 4 to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country for the Farm Service…
By Paula McLean, MA, LPC,LCASA Lumberton, NC – Dr. Laura Gerald, president of the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, and native to Robeson County, expressed…
Osbin Franklin “Buddy” Dowd, 86, of White Oak NC died on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC. Mr. Dowd is survived…
1768 – First Methodist church in North American colonies initiated (Wesley Chapel, NYC) 1866 – Jesse James’ gang robs bank in Lexington, Missouri ($2000) 1873…
Hearing or seeing more coyotes these days? You’re not alone, say biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. According to them, it is common for…
There was a huge turnout at the Job Fair at Bladen Community College, last evening. Bladen and Columbus counties are attempting to locate a new…
The number of North Carolina cases of severe lung injury associated with e-cigarette use or vaping continues to rise with 61 cases in people ranging…
1872 – J. S. Risdon patents metal windmill. 1904 – First intercity trucking service (Colorado City & Snyder, Texas) 1929 – “Black Tuesday” Wall Street…
NFL action last night … Steelers 27 – Dolphins 14 Game 6 of 2019 World Series tonight … Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros game time…
Rev. Dr. Louie Boykin, pastor of Baldwin Branch Missionary Baptist Church in Elizabethtown, is a finalist for the 18th annual Lamplighter Award 2019. The event,…
Cape Fear Propane recently donated a two-way radio tower to be used by Bladen County Public Safety for a backup tower site in Ammon. The…
Recently attended a meeting where one of the topics was robo-calls. … Last year over 5.3 billion calls were made. Not all robo calls are…
Yes, it happens to the best of us. Aging often brings on the muffin top. That jiggly piece of stomach that is squishy and squeezy.…
1636 – Harvard University, Cambridge, founded by a vote of the Massachusetts General Court. 1793 – Eli Whitney applies for a patent on cotton gin.…
Beast Fest a huge success. Hundreds streamed into Bladenboro Saturday for the Annual event. . … Maybe the most of everything … attendance, exhibitors, etc.…
By Charlotte Smith The 13th annual Bladenboro Beast Fest was a great event for all involved. The successes of the two days were talked about…
1682 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is founded by Englishman William Penn. 1838 – Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to…
1776 – Benjamin Franklin departs for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution. 1858 – Hamilton Smith patents rotary washing…
Rufus Edmisten, candidate for Governor of North Carolina, visited Bladen County. The student body president of Bladen Technical Institute was Jane Brown of Elizabethtown. Lisa…
1780 – John Hancock becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts. 1870 – Postcards first used in USA. 1906 – US inventor Lee de Forest patents…
1861 – West Virginia secedes from Virginia. 1881 – Levi P Morton, US ambassador to France drives first rivet in Statue of Liberty. 1901 –…
A fire in a filtration system at Taylor Manufacturing caused minimal damage Wednesday afternoon, said Elizabethtown Fire Department Deputy Chief Anthony Norris. Fire crews were…
By Charlotte Smith Bladen County Board of Elections met on Tuesday, October 22 for their second absentee meeting for the current municipal election. The board…
1813 – The Pacific Fur Company trading post in Astoria, Oregon is turned over to the rival British North West Company (the fur trade in…
2019 World Series, game 1. Washington Nationals 5, Houston Astros 4. Game 2, 8:07 p.m. tonight. Ever wonder where rural America would be without companies…
Contributed Bladen Community College followed its guest author and WRAL television personality Scott Mason, on a journey around North Carolina at a recent reading and…
Weather forecast for next few hours … Showers likely with thunderstorms possible. Mostly cloudy, high in the low 80s. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph…
The annual Kelly Volunteer Fire Department’s annual pancake breakfast is set for Saturday, Nov. 2. The all-you-can-eat meal will be serving from 7 a.m. until…
Adam Brent Bass was sentenced up 128 months in custody Monday in Columbus County Superior Court after being found guilty of breaking into the home…
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced Monday it has awarded more than $85.3 million to bolster school security, including funding to educate and train…
1836 – Sam Houston inaugurated as 1st elected President of the Republic of Texas. 1861 – 1st telegraph line linking West & East coasts completed.…
The Bladen Opioid Task Force is continuing to work hard to end the opioid crisis in the mother county. The group met the second Tuesday…
Late night NFL action; Dallas Cowboys 37, Philadelphia Eagles 10. Tonight: NE Patriots vs New York Jets. World Series begins Tuesday (tomorrow). Washington Nationals at…
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist, Fayetteville Having a job means different things to different people, but it can give you a sense…
1797 – The USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) is launched in Boston. 1869 – 1st shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore. 1902 – In…
1774 – American Continental Congress orders discouragement of entertainment. 1803 – US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase. 1864 – US President Abraham Lincoln formally establishes…
Steve Wallace was elected President of the Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club. Mary Pait was the Bladen County Hospital Employee of the Month. The team of Terry…
Rain, rain and more rain … mostly early today as the remnants of ‘Nestor’ moves through the area. Later, partly sunny with highs in the…
1630 – In Boston, the 1st general court is held. 1870 – 1st African American (4) elected to US House of Representatives. 1914 – US…
High school football scores: West Bladen 36 – West Columbus 33 St. Pauls 34 – East Bladen 28 Red Springs 28 – Whiteville 13 Fairmont…
The North Carolina smoothed seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in September, decreasing 0.1 of a percentage point from the previous month and increasing…
1767 – Mason Dixon line, the boundary between Maryland & Pennsylvania agreed upon. 1776 – In a bar decorated with bird tail in Elmsford, New…