The recent COVID-19 news conference was held on Thursday, July 29, at 3 p.m. During the conference, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and his task…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) released the following statement after the House Agriculture Committee, of which he is a member, unanimously voted to advance the…
By Cara Beth Lewis BladenOnline conducted video interviews with two Bladen County residents: Mattie McLaurin, nurse and parent, and Wayne Schaeffer, Chairman for the Bladen…
By Cara Beth Lewis Lamar Burno, an Elizabethtown resident, former celebrity bodyguard, and former manager of Frank Lucas, is scheduled to speak in Charlotte tomorrow.…
By Cara Beth Lewis Municipal elections are held every two years. This year is an election year in Bladenboro. Joey Lee Todd, Sue Elkins Hester,…
Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker has announced that he IS running for re-election as our county sheriff! There are some important thoughts about this, however, that you need…
by Blake Proctor At noon on Tuesday, July 20th, four of the five Bladen County Board of Elections members gathered in the board room at…
By Joy Warren A monthly report provided by Dr. Diane Lauritsen reminds the Town and citizens to reflect on the gifts provided by the lake…
by Joy Warren The Elizabethtown Town Council met in-person Monday evening for their regular monthly meeting. Mayor Sylvia Campbell recognized the parents of Larrell Murchison…
The Bladen County Board of County Commissioners has several items to consider with two public hearings scheduled at their next meeting. Maria Edwards, Clerk to…
Christopher L. Williams, Director Bladen County Board of Elections, released the 2021 North Carolina Absentee Request Form for November elections. The next election will be…
On July 2, 2021, North Carolina Governor Roby Cooper signed 11 bills into law and vetoed the Putting North Carolina Back to Work Act. Governor…
Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order establishing rules for how student-athletes enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution in North Carolina can earn compensation or obtain…
On Jun 29, 2021, the North Carolina State Board of Elections announced their Board appointed four members to all 100 county boards of elections. Every…
By Blake Proctor At the start of the Commission’s June 21st meeting, Chairman Charles Ray Peterson asked to table discussion of a resolution to disengage…
by Blake Proctor The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met on Monday the 21st for its final regular meeting of Fiscal Year 2021 with a…
GREENVILLE, N.C. – A Bladenboro man pleaded guilty today to theft of government property and Social Security fraud. According to court documents, Leslie McCrae Dowless, 65,…
By Beth Soja If you are covering a public body that has resumed meeting in person but is forcing you to participate remotely, they are…
Pursuant to G.S. § 150B-21.2, notice is hereby given that the State Board of Elections intends to amend the permanent rule cited as 08 NCAC…
By Blake Proctor With member Emery White excused absent, Board Chair Louella Thompson called the June 8th meeting of the Bladen County Board of Elections…
By Joy Warren After meeting over a year via virtual Zoom meetings, the Town of White Lake Board of Commissioners met in-person this evening to…
By Joy Warren The Town of Elizabethtown Town Council met for their regular monthly session Monday night through a Hybrid Meeting (In-Person and Virtual –…
Contributed Elizabethtown – Juneteenth Celebrations will be held June 19, 2021 from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm in the open area across from 807 Martin…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners have scheduled a public hearing Monday on the proposed fiscal year 2021-22 budget. The budget must be passed by…
by Paul Mauney and Bill Moss, NC PRESS Last week, many newspapers wrapped up coverage of Sunshine Week, a time set aside to promote government accountability…
Christopher L. Williams, Director Bladen County Board of Elections, announced the next meeting for the Bladen County Board of Elections would be Tuesday, June 8,…
Patrick Gannon, Public Information Director with the North Carolina State Board of Elections released the following Notice of Meeting. NOTICE OF MEETING The State Board of…
Board of Education Regular Monthly Meeting Will Be Remote, but Foundation Meeting Open to the Public
Board of Education Regular Monthly Meeting Will Be Remote, but Foundation Meeting Open to the Public
The Bladen County Board of Education will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on May 17, 2021, remotely. The Bladen County Educational Foundation will hold its…
New mask and social distancing guidelines were announced today by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper during the COVID-19 task force update. On Thursday the Centers for…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will discuss the fiscal year 2021-22 budget during a special meeting Monday at 5 p.m. It will take place…
by Blake Proctor With Board member Deborah Belle excused absent, Elections Board Chair Louella Thompson called the May 11th meeting of the Bladen County Board of…
By Joy Warren The Town of White Lake Board of Commissioners received a schedule of events for the White Lake Water Festival scheduled for Friday,…
Contributed May 3, 2021- As Democrats and residents of Bladen County, we listened with interest to the five chapters of “The Improvement Association”. After several…
By Joy Warren The Town of Elizabethtown Town Council met virtually on Monday evening. New Town Manager Dane Rideout indicated that he is hoping that…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners have called a special meeting Monday to begin discussion of the fiscal year 2021-22 budget. The meeting is scheduled…
Contributed Elizabethtown, NC – In 2019, Zoe Chace, a reporter associated with The New York Times and This American Life (A program from NPR) traveled…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) introduced the Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2021, a bill to create a new section under the Stafford Act…
by Blake Proctor Announcing that Commissioner Michael Cogdell was excused absent and Commissioner Dr. Ophelia Munn-Goins was attending via Zoom, Commission Chairman Charles Ray Peterson…
The Bladen County Board of Education published an agenda for the Monday, April 19, 2021, board meeting in BoardDocs that stated, “Chairman Carroll will call…
By Joy Warren The Town of Elizabethtown Town Council met via Zoom for their April meeting on Monday evening. The first order of business was…
Since the 2016 elections, Bladen County elections have made a lot of news headlines. Recently more reports have been published about the possibility of fraudulent…
Seven employees are expected to be recognized Monday for their years of service during the Bladen County Board of Commissioners meeting. The meeting will be…
By Joy Warren The White Lake Town Council met Thursday evening to act on a special use permit after conducting a public hearing at its…
By Joy Warren The Town of White Lake met via virtual meeting on Tuesday evening. Dr. Diane Lauritsen presented her monthly White Lake Monitoring report…
In February North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson addressed issues and argued against the North Carolina State Board of Education adopting new state social studies standards. Lt. Gov. Robinson said the…
Raleigh, NC – Yesterday, North Carolina’s Republican delegation in the United States House of Representatives sent a letter to the Biden Administration demanding answers for recent reports of illegal, COVID-positive…
Part of the American Resue Plan Act, known as the State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds legislation, was signed into law by President Joe Biden…
Similar to last year, we will be conducting our County GOP convention on Monday, March 15th at 7:00pm via the Zoom link noted below. This…
WASHINGTON – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the Democrats’ partisan $1.9 trillion spending…
The photo above is a screenshot of the Bladen County Schools website. It was sent to BladenOnline after the meeting by a Bladen County Schools…
By Joy Warren The White Lake Planning Board, at its February 18 meeting, reviewed a Special Use Permit request submitted by Jake Womble to develop…
By Joy Warren Elizabethtown Town Council held a reconvened meeting Monday evening. The first order of business was approving a resolution to name the bridge…
Raleigh, N.C. – The State Board of Elections invites public comment on a series of proposed rules related to the expiration of political parties, precinct observers,…
by Blake Proctor With Commissioners Dr. Ophelia Munn-Goins and Michael Cogdell attending telephonically, and all other Board members present, Chairman Charles Ray Peterson gaveled…
Washington, DC – THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, folks. For a few weeks now, an overwhelming percentage of the American public has made it clear that…
WASHINGTON – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) issued the following statement after last night’s passage by the House of H.R. 1319, the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion partisan bailout bill…
The Bladen County Board of County Commissioners’ next scheduled meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 1, 2021. The meeting will be held in the Superior…
Raleigh, NC — Ward and Smith attorney Mike McIntyre has been selected for the North Carolina State Bar’s highest honor, the John B. McMillian Distinguished Service Award, which…
Contributed RALEIGH — The North Carolina State Board of Elections dismissed a complaint against Bladen County Board of Elections member Michael Aycock on Tuesday. The…
The photo above was taken at the HBCU Fly-In in 2020. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) will participate in the Fifth Annual…
The above photo is of Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt. Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt announced today that former NC Principal of the…
by Charlotte Smith During the last Board of County Commissioners’ meeting, a Bladenboro resident voiced concerns many citizens in the area have stated in the…
RALEIGH — The Central Committee of the North Carolina Republican Party released this statement following their unanimous vote to censure Senator Richard Burr for his…
by Blake Proctor With Commissioners Dr. Ophelia Munn-Goins and Michael Cogdell in attendance telephonically, Chairman Charles Ray Peterson gaveled the meeting to order at 6:28pm…
by Danna Martinez Presidents’ Day was commemorated in honor of Presidents George Washington’s birthdays on February 22, 1732, and Abraham Lincoln on February 12,…
Contributed Washington, D.C. – THE PRESIDENT: Folks, thanks for coming in. I’m going to be very brief. We’re going to get to it. We want…
Contributed Raleigh, NC – Today, the North Carolina House approved bipartisan legislation (Senate Bill 37) to ensure families have the ability to choose between in-person instruction…
Contributed by Calvin Shomaker, The Daily News During the Vietnam War, droves of U.S. service members were exposed to Agent Orange, a cancer-causing, vegetation clearing…
by Blake Proctor Delaying for several minutes to allow all members to be able to sign in telephonically, Chair Louella Thompson called the February 9th…
by Blake Proctor In a turnabout from recent quick town meetings throughout the County, Bladenboro’s February 8th meeting was a marathon, relatively speaking, starting when…
Contributed WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) reintroduced bipartisan legislation with Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to provide rural communities under economic strain during…
by Blake Proctor With a smack of his hand on the table, Mayor Darryl Dowless called the February 4 th Commission meeting to order at…
Contributed WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and seven of his colleagues introduced the Put Students First Act of 2021, legislation which would…
by Blake Proctor The February 1st County Commission meeting began promptly at 6:30pm with the bang of Chairman Charles Ray Peterson’s gavel. With Commissioners Dr.…
WASHINGTON – House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced that Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC) will serve as the senior Republican on the…
The photo above is an example of local people of color honored for their work. Mrs. Charity Brooks of Elizabethtown was honored for her exceptional…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners are scheduled to meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Superior Courtroom at the Bladen County Courthouse in Elizabethtown.…
By GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — A political operative accused by North Carolina authorities of orchestrating an absentee ballot fraud operation in a…
Contributed Washington, DC – A new report from the Brookings Institution estimates that President Biden’s American Rescue Plan would boost gross domestic product (GDP) by…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of this year’s March For Life event, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored 12 different pro-life bills to reaffirm…
Contributed January 26, 2021 Advancing inclusion and belonging for people of all races, national origins, and ethnicities is critical to guaranteeing the safety and security…
In video announcement, Senator Jackson pledges a 100 county campaign Charlotte – Today, Democratic Senator Jeff Jackson announces his campaign for North Carolina’s open US Senate…
By Joy Warren After a short closed session Board Meeting, White Lake Mayor Goldston Womble welcomed the Town’s new Town Administrator, Sean Martin. Mr. Martin…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met for a regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday evening at the Bladen County Courthouse in Elizabethtown. After the pledge of…
WECT, a Wilmington television news, outlet published a live video on their Facebook page Wednesday morning as Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th…
by Charlotte Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners took a public hearing about honoring a fallen Firefighter off the agenda last night and heard…
WECT a Wilmington television news outlet published a live video on their Facebook page Wednesday morning as President Donald Trump left the White House and…
Tomorrow, the Nation and the world will witness an orderly and peaceful transfer of power in the United States, as the Chief Justice of the…
Contributed Tyler Hubbard, Tim McGraw, and Black Pumas to Perform Program to Include DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic, Featuring Ozuna, and Luis Fonsi Special to…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on President-elect Biden’s inauguration: “Today, I informed the incoming Biden administration that…
By Charlotte Smith Today, America celebrates Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Junior, and many do it with a Day of Service. According to Britannica, Dr.…
Contributed Jan 14, 2021 (Lumberton, NC)- More evidence has emerged that suggests former Bladen County Board of Elections (CBE) member, Democrat, Jens Lutz, may have…
RALEIGH, N.C. – In 2021, county boards of elections across North Carolina will conduct several important and required processes designed to keep the state’s voter rolls…
Contributed WASHINGTON – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) issued the following statement after today’s vote in the House of Representatives on impeaching President Trump: “The impeachment of…
Contributed Raleigh, NC – Governor Roy Cooper has mobilized approximately 550 North Carolina National Guardsmen to assist with upcoming security needs in Washington, DC and…
RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced new appointments to boards and commissions across North Carolina. Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individual to the North Carolina…
by Blake Proctor Assembling telephonically once more due to an increase in the incidence of the Xi Jinpingfluenza in the county, the January 12th meeting…
By Joy Warren During the December 29, 2020 adjourned meeting, the White Lake Board of Commissioners voted to offer the Town Administrator position to Sean…
by Blake Proctor With Councilmembers Lillian Graham and Rhonda Hall excused absent, the January 11th , 2021, meeting of the East Arcadia Town Council got…
Bladen County Asks To Leave EastPoint, Join Trillium. Seeks Public Comment
Contributed Elizabethtown, NC- The Bladen County Board of Commissioners has requested permission from Secretary Mandy Cohen of the NC Department of Health and Human Services…