By Erin Smith The NC General Assembly completed an override of Governor Roy Cooper’s...
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[slideshow_deploy id=’132702′] The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) recovered approximately $115,000.00 worth of stolen...
Contributed Emereau: Bladen is pleased to announce that Mrs. Carla Fisher has been hired...
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 60 of North Carolina’s counties in...
Contributed Are you wanting to get some reinforcement for your child to prepare them...
Contributed Amateur radio enthusiasts from Bladen County came together this past weekend to demonstrate...
Lightning IntegratorTM and Lightning ExporterTM will offer recent lightning event data impacting employee safety and productivity....
A note from Dawn Maynard, Elizabethtown-White Lake Chamber of Commerce, reminding members it’s time...
1778 – Liberty Bell returns home to Philadelphia after the British departure. 1847 –...
An Ivanhoe man who was already under arrest for outstanding warrants from Duplin County,...
Three new Hurricane Matthew Housing Recovery Application Centers will open June 28 to help hurricane survivors...
By Erin Smith Bladen County learned on Tuesday they have received 109 acres of...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Board of Transportation has approved state and federal funds for much-needed...
By Dora Brogdon This week a 2-year-old male lab/bull dog mix by the name...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced that it has received the 2018...
By Erin Smith NC Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the NC Farm Act of 2018,...
Pastor Thomas Graham, the Pastor Outreach Director with the NC Family Policy Council, visited...
People with homes damaged by Matthew can call 2-1-1 to begin applying for help...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced 2018-crop...
Signs keep popping up in the area, ‘I buy old cars’, another says ‘I...
1797 – Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow, though farmers fear effects of iron...
[slideshow_deploy id=’132557′] FMS Cadet Xiaoyu Chen is named 3rd highest scoring at Camp Fort...
Contributed West Bladen FFA members attended the 90th North Carolina State FFA Convention from...
Information to Help Farmers and Ranchers Select the Coverage Options that Fit Their Needs...
State Awards $24.5 million to Help Survivors into More Resilient Homes Raleigh – Across...
The National Weather Service Office in Wilmington has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for...
[slideshow_deploy id=’132517′] By Erin Smith A kitchen in an apartment on Teal Road near...
Contributed Bladen County Solid Waste Hours of Operation for Wednesday, July 4th – Independence...
By Roxana Ross Southeastern Health celebrated its first medical residency graduates Friday, June 22....
All branches of the Bladen County Public Library will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th in...
By Erin Smith Strong thunderstorms passed through Bladen County overnight Sunday leaving many residents...
Contributed Reservations are still being accepted for the Bladen County Committee of 100 Annual...
One more week left in June 2018…July 4th is just around the corner. An interesting...
1638 – Lunar eclipse is 1st astronomical event recorded in the American Colonies. 1798...
Trouble sleeping, think a redbug may be the culprit. So I Google bug bites. ...
Learn how the temperature outside may affect the temperature inside your vehicle. With the...
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist You made the choice and now...
On July 4, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission invites anglers and would-be anglers of...
1664 – The colony of New Jersey is founded. 1853 – US President Franklin...
Bladen County now has a treatment facility for women who suffer from addiction. Cape...
Sherman Gilliard III commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army Reserve. The...
Contributed Boost the ‘Boro, Inc. announced today that Madison Cierra Byrd and Elizabeth Rae...
By Rachel Williams Gardening is harder than it looks … just when we think...
Local governments have adopted budgets for FY 2018-19 or will this week. When I...
The Emereau: Bladen Board of Director’s Meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 21, 2018 has...
By Andy Curliss, CEO NC Pork Council Expert testimony from a vitally important witness...
1683 – William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania; only...
A goal of the Elizabethtown Police Department is to promote transparency and accountability within...
ELIZABETH CITY – The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert...
By Roxana Ross There will be a free giveaway of over-the-counter medicines and other...
Contributed RALEIGH, N.C. — Poyner Spruill partner and former North Carolina Congressman Mike McIntyre...
RALEIGH – Good news for peach lovers. Growers are reporting fair to good crops...
By Erin Smith The North Carolina House of Representatives is mulling an amendment to...
Students from Franklin, Harnett and Union County Schools received top honors Wednesday in the North Carolina...
By Erin Smith Keeping your personal data and company safe from cyber threats is...
Contributed The Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club moved to their new meeting place at Cindy’s restaurant...
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Senior leaders from the North Carolina National Guard will join dignitaries and...
When there is nothing else to talk about, there’s always the weather. It has...
[slideshow_deploy id=’132189′] By Erin Smith Some Bladen County businesses and government offices have spent...
By Erin Smith Teen Challenge will host an Open House for their Bladen County...
Contributed Brunswick County, N.C. – In keeping with best practices and in an effort...
By Erin Smith An Elizabethtown woman was charged with identify theft after a Whiteville...
By Dora Brogdon There will be plenty for Bladen County residents to do this...
By Erin Smith The Sunset Jams Alive After Five concert series will kick off...
Summertime arrived at 6:07 a.m. today according to the Old Farmers Almanac. “The timing of...
Investigators with Bladen, Columbus and New Hanover Counties located a stolen boat using the...
RALEIGH, N.C. – Duke Energy Progress today made its annual filings with the North...
By Dora Brogdon I’m sure everyone looked forward to summer as a kid. When...
RALEIGH – This morning at approximately 8 a.m., two correctional officers were assaulted in a dining...
The filing period for judicial candidates has begun in North Carolina. The filing period...
State Awards Mitigation Grants to Get Matthew Survivors into More Resilient Homes Raleigh –...
Open house will be June 26 in Parkton FAYETTEVILLE – The N.C. Department of Transportation is inviting...
A barbecue chicken plate fundraiser is planned for Saturday, June 23rd, from 4 p.m....
[slideshow_deploy id=’132050′] By Erin Smith The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce conducted their...
[slideshow_deploy id=’132040′] Contributed The West Bladen High School’s Betas have been working hard preparing...
The National Weather Service Office in Wilmington has issued a heat advisory for Bladen...
Elizabethtown-White Lake Chamber’s Annual Meeting drew a large crowd last night (Tuesday) at Lu...
1782 – Congress approves Great Seal of the United States of America and the...
Application Centers remain open in four counties, with more opening soon Raleigh – North...
RALEIGH –Central Prison Unit Manager Brent Soucier remains in stable condition this morning after...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners adopted the fiscal year 2018-19...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy has selected four properties in North Carolina and South Carolina for participation in...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met on Monday night and...
By Erin Smith The National Weather Service Office in Wilmington has issued a heat...
Othella Santee Heflin and Becky Heflin presented scholarships to three West Bladen High School...
Baby, It’s Hot Outside! Was that the title of a song? Not sure about...
By Erin Smith For a number of years, Bladen County residents would look to...
Erin Smith The National Weather Service Office in Wilmington is forecasting hot temperatures for...
[slideshow_deploy id=’131862′] Contributed On Friday May 11, 2018, East Bladen College Adviser, Alexis Ruth...
This promises to be a busy week for many. Bladen County Commissioners meet tonight at 6:30 PM for...
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong, www.kenarmphoto.com [slideshow_deploy id=’131816′] East Bladen High School held their graduation...
1858 – Abraham Lincoln says “A house divided against itself cannot stand” accepting Illinois...
Had positive reaction to my most recent Thoughts, related to ‘hog killin’ and “making...
[slideshow_deploy id=’131720′] Kenneth Armstrong photos West Bladen High School held its 2018 graduation ceremony...
By Erin Smith Bladen County’s fire departments are teaming up with the NC Fire...
[slideshow_deploy id=’131706′] By Erin Smith Elder abuse and neglect are issues that face...
RALEIGH – Today, as the Department of Justice recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Robert...
Filmmaker Christina D. King will also be in attendance Wilmington, NC — Madonna Thunder...
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted May unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, decreasing 0.1...
Wesley Pines was recently recognized as the Top Performer in the 2016-17 Life Care...