Statement from Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections, on the bipartisan House Bill 1169, which was filed today in the N.C.…
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Here is the latest update Sunday from Congressman David Rouzer, who represents North Carolina’s 7th District, which includes a portion of Bladen County: USDA Secretary…
Opinion: Is the DOJ Targeting McCrae Dowless? https://voterintegrityproject.com/doj-targeting-mccrae-dowless/ Share:
By Charlotte Smith North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners’ website explains, “cosmetic art shops are still closed through at least May 22, 2020” due…
Burr is the senior senator from North Carolina and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 4, 2005. Burr is next up for reelection in 2022.…
Phase 1 remains in effect, more time needed to watch key indicators Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary…
Thursday there were announcements in front of the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh about two different lawsuits against North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. Representative…
By Blake Proctor With all members in attendance via telephone conference call, the Board of Elections had one thought on its collective mind – how…
By Joy Warren In a monthly report shared with the White Lake Town Council on Tuesday, Lake Stewardship Officer Steve Bunn informed the board that…
By Charlotte Smith Sheriff’s from across the state of North Carolina have reported hearing from many religious leaders asking if they would be arrested for…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in introducing the COVID-19 Accountability Act, legislation that authorizes the President to…
Here is an update Sunday from Congressman David Rouzer, who represents North Carolina’s 7th District, which includes a portion of Bladen County: As North Carolina…
Bladen County to Receive $782,398 in Relief Funding By Caroline Stirling Raleigh, N.C. –Following the passage of the 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Act, state Representative Brisson announced today that Bladen county will…
North Carolina State Board of Elections, Executive Director, Brinson Bell sent to all members of the General Assembly in April 2020. The letter contained an…
By Adam McCann, Financial Writer, WalletHub.com May 7, 2020- As the U.S. economy has slowed to a crawl due to COVID-19, countless businesses have shut…
The State Board of Elections has begun the process of migrating the existing State Board of Elections website to the Digital Commons platform, with the…
The North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 1043 and Senate Bill 704 on Saturday. NC Governor Roy Cooper signed both the relief bills in…
Judicial Watch announced yesterday that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on behalf of the Daily Caller News Foundation against the U.S.…
RALEIGH, NC — Due to the national health emergency caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 Virus, commonly known as the Coronavirus, the North Carolina Republican…
Tuesday, May 5, 2020- North Carolina Governor, Roy Cooper, announced plans for moving to Phase One. North Carolina is taking, a three-phased approach to stay…
Bladen County Board of Election will hold a telephonic meeting on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. The meeting will be from 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM (EDT), according…
By Joy Warren Following current social distancing restrictions, Elizabethtown Town Council held its May regular session via computer. All council members were present. Town Manager…
Here is an update Sunday from Congressman David Rouzer, who represents North Carolina’s 7th District: As we begin a new week, here is the status…
Raleigh – Earlier today, the family of Senator Tony Rand announced his passing. Sen. Rand was first appointed to the Senate in 1981 and served…
Bladen We Care, a local non-profit serving Bladen County, received thousands of dollars this morning from North Carolina Lt. Governor Dan Forest. Forest met with…
Former Senator for NC, Tony Rand passed away in his sleep last night, according to reports. He was a loyal servant to the people of…
Raleigh, North Carolina – On Tuesday, fringe group ReOpen NC held its third protest, where protesters violated social distancing guidelines and Governor Cooper’s executive order…
On Tuesday, the grassroots organization, ReOpen NC, held its third protest, in Raleigh, NC. Four of the protesters were arrested under the charge of violating…
Pursuant to G.S. § 150B-21.2, notice is hereby given that the State Board of Elections intends to adopt the permanent rule cited as 08 NCAC…
Here is the latest on stimulus payments, more on North Carolina’s school closure order and other updates from U.S. House District 7 Representative David Rouzer…
As states across the country begin communicating plans to safely reopen their economies, Lt. Governor Dan Forest releases the following statement. “It is time for…
Leslie McCrae Dowless, the central figure in the election fraud investigation that led to a re-do of the 2018 congressional race in North Carolina’s 9th…
Last Tuesday, over 100 North Carolinians from across our state gathered in Raleigh to protest overreaching shutdown orders that limit our freedom. The protestors peaceably…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) was named as a member of President Trump’s bipartisan Congressional Economic Task Force to provide advice on…
Testing, Tracing and Trends will help determine when to loosen restrictions RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper today charted a path forward for eventually easing certain COVID-19 restrictions while…
By Blake Proctor In what must be a first for the Bladen Board of Elections, the Board met electronically through the phone system from the…
Raleigh, N.C. – The State Board of Elections has opened the public comment period on the adoption of the rule cited as 08 NCAC 21 .0301. The…
North Carolina officials lack information according to North Carolina Lt. Governor, Dan Forest. Forest is not the only one calling for planning and action for…
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a bipartisan group of 40 members requested that any future legislation to address COVID-19 includes support for victims and survivors…
Contributed Reopen NC is a grassroots movement comprised of NC residents. Started as a Facebook group, we have 22 thousand members to date and are…
Contributed April 11, 2020 Dear Friend, This Saturday, I wanted to share some statistics about the status of the federal response to the COVID-19 outbreak,…
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Democratic Party announced an expanded communications team heading into the 2020 general election, hiring Austin Cook as its Communications Director and…
(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Health and…
Senator Thom Tillis continues to hold Town Hall meetings regarding the coronavirus outbreak. Today he made a video tweet answering questions. His tweet states, “I’m…
“The incompetence of the Trump administration and Republicans in Washington in responding to this crisis cannot be overlooked” RALEIGH – Today, the North Carolina Democratic Party…
Washington, DC — Today, Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin, Co-Executive Directors of the Indivisible Project, and María Urbina, National Political Director of the Indivisible Project,…
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the State Board of Elections is providing notice of a change of procedure for the public hearing on the proposed amendment…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and 15 of his colleagues recently sent a letter to the Trump administration urging flexibility for how state…
On Wednesday, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced a coronavirus hotspot in Orange County, North Carolina at a long-term care facility. The governor and the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently signed onto a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging the Trump Administration to ensure…
Contributed The N.C. State Board of Elections on Tuesday unanimously ordered a new Republican primary election for Columbus County Commissioner District 2. The new election…
By Charlotte Smith April 6, 2020, Bladen County Board of Commissioners’ meeting was held electronically Monday evening. The public was invited to attend the meeting…
WRAL April 3, 2020 [LINK] U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Friday that small businesses should not be concerned that relief money for…
RALEIGH NC – This past Saturday, the North Carolina Republican Party hosted their first three virtual District Conventions. The initial District Conventions included District 8, District…
April 3, 2020 Dear Friend, Here’s the latest: At last night’s briefing with the White House Coronavirus Task Force, President Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven…
Due to the COVID-19 Virus and Governor Cooper’s Stay at Home Order the Bladen County Board of Elections will be holding its next monthly meeting…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today at 11:30a.m., Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) will hold a telephone town hall and take questions from North…
By Joy Warren In lieu of gathering for their scheduled Budget Retreat, the White Lake Board of Commissioners met Tuesday evening by telephone conference call.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined 41 Senators and 81 members of Congress in sending a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Trump administration urging…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) will hold a telephone town hall and take questions from North Carolinians about the response to the coronavirus pandemic and efforts…
March 30, 2020 Dear Friend, Here’s today’s update: The President announced yesterday that federal guidelines on social distancing will be extended until April 30th. That means…
In the race to save the economy and pass the largest economic rescue package in American history, Congress still found a way to do some…
By Charlotte Smith North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) on March 30, 2020, held a telephone Town Hall meeting to address COVID-19 (coronavirus) issues affecting…
Contributed March 29, 2020 Dear Friend, Here’s today’s update: A reminder about the statewide Stay-at-Home Order issued by Governor Cooper that goes into effect at 5…
North Carolina State Board of Elections Legislative Recommendations COVID-19 Contributed March 26, 2020 (Raleigh) Never letting a crisis go to waste, NC State Board of…
Governor Roy Cooper on Saturday ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff until sunset Tuesday in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on Governor Cooper’s stay-at-home order: “We are all in this together, and in order…
North Carolina State Senator, Danny Britt, Jr. announced the following information this afternoon on his Facebook page. He said, “Well, we finally have an answer…
Tillis Led Bipartisan Effort Urging the Trump Administration to Protect America’s Domestic Food Supply WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the U.S.…
Following are some highlights announced by U.S. 7th District Congressman, David Rouzer. Highlights of What’s In the Negotiated Version of the Senate Coronavirus Bill Money…
Dear Friend, A bipartisan deal on a major coronavirus relief package was reached late last night, however several members of the Senate have identified a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a letter to President Trump supporting Governor Cooper’s Disaster Declaration request for North Carolina to help combat…
Update: Important news and information will now be offered in Spanish. Ahora se ofrecerán noticias e información importantes en español. By Charlotte Smith Containment will…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners have scheduled an emergency meeting Friday at 4 p.m. to address matters related to COVID-19, according to a public…
RALEIGH – The State Board of Elections is investigating a possible scam targeting North Carolinians with unsolicited text messages regarding their voter registration status or…
Raleigh, N.C. – The public comment period for the amended rule cited as 08 NCAC 01 .0106 – which explains the Executive Director’s emergency powers…
United States President, Donald J. Trump invokes the Defense Production Act (DPA) to expand national production of needed medical supplies like masks, ventilators and respirators,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced his support for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act: “All leaders need to set aside their partisan…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Representatives David Price (D-NC-04) and Richard Hudson (R-NC-08) sent a bipartisan letter to the United States…
Effective at 5:00 p.m. today, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, restaurants and bars will close for dine-in customers, according to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. Takeout…
Bladen County Register of Deeds, Beverly T. Parks is encouraging everyone to utilize the services offered on the Bladen County Register of Deeds website (www.bladenncrod.org).…
Contributed by Caroline Stirling, Legislative Assistant for Representative William Brisson House District 22 (Bladen, Sampson and Johnston Counties) Raleigh, NC – In response to the…
The Bladen County Board of Elections conducted its vote canvass on Friday morning, starting at 11 a.m. for the Primary Election. Although the canvass was…
The Bladen County Board of Elections will meet this evening at 5 p.m. to discuss the Primary Election’s provisional and absentee ballots. All absentee ballots…
contributed Bladen GOP 2020 Convention has been postponed until further notice. Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and Governor Cooper, issuing a ban on all…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners are expected Monday to consider contracts worth $5.4 million for Phase IV of the Bladen County Water District. The…
The Bladen Improvement Political Action Committee has been busy this primary election season distributing their famous sample ballot. On the sample ballot candidates are marked…
2020 Bladen County Primary Election Results 17 of 17 precincts reporting | Updated: March 3, 10:57 p.m. BLADEN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AT-LARGE (3 seats)…
Bladen County voters are heading to the polls today to cast a ballot in the primary election. Polls will be open at the 17 precincts…
By Charlotte Smith This year we are bestowed an extra day. How we use it is important. Have you decided to take the day to…
By Charlotte Smith Bladen County’s AutoMARK Voting Ballot Marking System provides voters who are blind, visually impaired, or have a disability or condition the ability…
The Bladen County Board of Elections met on Tuesday evening for the purpose of reviewing absentee ballots. Chairperson Louella Thompson was not in attendance. Board…
By Charlotte Smith The deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail from the county board of elections is today, February 25, 2020, according to…
There have been 1,300 ballots cast in Bladen County through Saturday, according to figures released by the Bladen County Board of Elections, as the early…
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ordered a preliminary injunction of North Carolina’s voter ID law in a decision released today (Holmes v. Moore, COA…
The North Carolina State Board of Elections dismissed Bladen County Board of Elections complaints without a preliminary hearing on Friday, February 14, 2020 during a…
By Joy Warren During the Tuesday evening White Lake Board of Commissioners meeting, Police Chief Bruce Smith introduced the department’s newest officer. Officer Bert Harris…
By Charlotte Smith The meeting room of the Bladen County Board of Elections was at capacity with 49 people in attendance with more waiting outside…
In-person Early Voting for 2020 Primary Election Begins Thursday The Bladen County Board of Elections is preparing for early voting and elections meetings. A local…
Politics: Public comment regarding mail-in voting in November
Contributed Bladen County Republicans– The possibilities (and the probabilities!) of fraud are almost LIMITLESS! Democrats are seizing upon this voting option because they KNOW they…