1733 – 1st polar bears exhibited in America in Boston. 1778 – Captain James...
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[slideshow_deploy id=’115346′] By Erin Smith The Bladen County Commissioners and the members of the...
The National Weather Service Office in Wilmington has issued an updated snow forecast for...
[slideshow_deploy id=’115308′] Photos contributed by Vince Morris By Erin Smith A two vehicle crash...
The exhibition “Women of the Red Earth” gives a view through the Indigenous lens...
RALEIGH – Tuesday, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina...
WHITEVILLE – Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser has entered a consent judgment against a nuisance...
By Erin Smith An elegant evening is planned for this year’s Bladen County Hospital...
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Commissioners heard concerns about the water quality of...
By Erin Smith An Elizabethtown man who is wanted on an arson charge has...
No school today due to the weather. Snow and rain in today’s forecast, partly...
By: Dora Brogdon This week Pickles, now a 1 year old male, has been...
1871 – 1st cable car patented, by Andrew Smith Hallidie in the US (begins...
By Erin Smith Bladen County has lost two of its long-time fire service members....
Contributed Our service area is expected to get 2 to 3 inches of snow...
By Erin Smith A winter weather advisory has been issued for Bladen County beginning...
By: Jefferson Weaver I have no idea how long he was lost, but it...
By Erin Smith Some parts of our area could see potential snowfall on...
By Erin Smith The Elizabethtown Police Department is searching for a man who is...
By Erin Smith A home on NC 131 near Bladenboro was damaged following a...
1865 – Drunken sailor attacks munitions at Ft. Fisher NC, 40 die 1868 –...
By Erin Smith A fire on Kennedy Store Road in the East Arcadia community...
Help us reduce energy use. Duke Energy is asking customers to reduce electricity use during...
By Erin Smith A fire damaged an apartment building located at 700 Mercer Mill...
Government offices will be closed today as well as some others as a nation...
Everyone is encouraged to attend the 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade planned...
1777 – People of New Connecticut (Vermont) declare independence from England. 1831 – 1st...
Unemployment in Bladen County was 14.7%. Charles G. Corbett was named Elizabethtown Jaycee of...
1699 – Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting “witches”. 1794 – Dr....
By Erin Smith Bladen County has the highest improvement rate for the number of...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation will be playing a leading...
Contributed DUBLIN – Class registration for the 2018 spring term at Bladen Community College...
By Erin Smith A substance abuse treatment program is poised to come to Bladen...
Bladen County Historical Society will have a meeting on February 1st, 2018 at the...
By: Dora Brogdon This Saturday, January 13th, a Joy Night service is scheduled to take...
North Carolina made a huge offer (reportedly $1.5 billion) to the Toyota-Mazda project for...
By: Dora Brogdon This week a 1 to 2 year old male named Onyx....
1773 – First public museum established in north America colonies (Charleston, SC) 1803 –...
At CFV Bladen Healthcare we have an annual nomination for Physician of the Year...
By Erin Smith If you are struggling with such issues as depression, anger, chemical...
WILMINGTON – Lower Cape Fear Hospice will offer a 90-minute grief workshop: Understanding Grief...
[slideshow_deploy id=’114807′] Litter is piling up all over Bladen County and we need...
At its January 8 meeting, the Bladen County Board of Education approved West...
By Erin Smith As folks entered the Brunswick County Courthouse this week they were...
Bridge to close on Jan. 22 CHADBOURN – Contract crews will close N.C. 410...
By Erin Smith Bladen County Commissioner Ashley S. Trivette had her driving while impaired...
January 10, 2018 Contributed Today, Representative Robert Pittenger issued the following statement regarding the...
Contributed We have received many questions from reporters, supporters, and concerned citizens about the...
Trinity United Methodist Men would like to invite one and all to their Annual...
DUBLIN – South Columbus defeated West Bladen 40-36 Tuesday night in Three Rivers Conference...
WHITEVILLE – Shanell McMillian tossed in 6 points to lead East Bladen to a...
1759 – 1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia. 1794 – U.S. Marshal Robert...
Marion Wayne Atkinson obituary
1776 – “Common Sense” pamphlet by Thomas Paine, published advocating American Independence. 1861 –...
By Bethany Stephens The Bladen County Board of Education met Monday for its first...
[slideshow_deploy id=’114566′] By Joy Warren After years of correspondence, calls and testing, two state...
By Erin Smith The North Carolina House of Representatives will return to Raleigh for...
Officials with Southeastern Regional Medical Center (SRMC) are urging the public to visit their...
Reaching High School Students Statewide RALEIGH – In an effort to increase positive relationships among...
By Erin Smith The Bladenboro Town Board met on Monday night and voted to...
The Bladen County Law Enforcement Officer’s Association will host a Concealed Carry Permit Class...
If a tough beginning to a new year is cause for high expectations later...
Cape Fear Valley Bladen County Hospital is restricting children under age 12 from visiting...
1793 – 1st hot-air balloon flight in the US lifts off in Philadelphia, piloted...
By Erin Smith [slideshow_deploy id=’114442′] A brush fire on Monday afternoon in the Council...
Bladen Community College is now registering students for Spring Semester classes. Registration was rescheduled due...
The work will require road closures FAYETTEVILLE – A contractor soon will begin replacing...
Southeastern Hospice will host a training course for new volunteers interested in assisting hospice...
[slideshow_deploy id=’114399′] By Erin Smith Many of us have seen postcards with scenes of...
Hopefully, we have met our quota for very cold weather for this winter. Today,...
1675 – First American commercial corporation chartered (NY Fishing Co.) 1790 – First US...
[slideshow_deploy id=’114363′] Photos courtesy Deborah Douglas The week’s frigid temperatures have led to a...
Per Valerie Newton, Bladen County Schools will operate on their regular schedule for staff...
It was 11 degrees at 7 a.m. on Happy Valley Road, unofficial of course. C-O-L-D!...
A Hallsboro Middle School student who was involved in a serious motor vehicle crash...
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Fayetteville, NC Deciding when to...
1608 – Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia. 1714 – Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill...
Gary Faircloth, acting Police Chief in Bladenboro, resigned. Cynthia Layton, R.N. was named the...
Review of Bladen County’s first snowfall of 2018. https://youtu.be/Lt9-pmPZw6U
The Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District now has applications available for the 2018...
By Erin Smith A wind chill advisory is in effect for Bladen County from 5...
Columbus County deputies are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man....
1639 – Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed. 1853 –...
By Erin Smith If you have a heart for children and are seeking a...
By Erin Smith Communities are always looking for ways to attract new businesses and...
Lu Mil Vineyard will be hosting The North Carolina Muscadine Grape Association as they...
RALEIGH – The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina Robert J....
Think it is cold now, wait until tonight and Saturday night. Forecast for tonight (Friday) is 11 degrees and drops...
1836 – Davy Crockett arrives in Nacogdoches, Texas, to aid the revolution. 1861 –...
North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Kenneth L. Clark has issued an update of road...
Good afternoon Bladen County Schools’ families, this is Valerie Newton with a weather update....
Southeastern Health of Lumberton has issued an updated inclement weather schedule for Friday, January...
By Erin Smith A windchill advisory is in effect for Bladen County from 3...
The Wesley Pines Retirement Community in Lumberton will conduct a Health and Wellness Fair...
RALEIGH–Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 99 of North Carolina’s counties in November...
The county’s government offices have been closed on Thursday, January 4th, due to the...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Secretary Michael S. Regan released the following...
By Erin Smith The town of Elizabethtown has a new distinction after being as...
RALEIGH – More than 70 driver license offices in eastern North Carolina and some in...
Photo by: Chianne Beyor A vehicle overturned near Bladenboro on NC 410 near Storms...