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…
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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…
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…
“Today I submitted my resignation to the President and Acting Attorney General, effective January 20. For a guy whose childhood dream job as an FBI…
The Bladenboro Board of Commissioners are scheduled to conduct its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 11 at Town Hall on Ivy Street. The…
In accordance with the N.C. Governor’s Executive Order, the January 12 Town of White Lake Board of Commissioners meeting will be conducted virtually and will…
By Blake Proctor Mayor Darryl Dowless called the January 7th meeting of the Dublin Board of Commissioners to order at 6pm to a virtually empty…
Bladen County Commissioner and local Preacher Cameron McGill made it back safe from Washington D.C. Yesterday he spent the afternoon with Tony Perkins from the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on Congress’ certification of the Electoral College results for the 2020 presidential…
WASHINGTON – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) and 36 of his Republican colleagues today issued the following statement in advance of the joint session of Congress at 1…
by Blake Proctor With Councilmember Angie Hall excused absent, Mayor Sam Allen called the January 5th meeting to order at 6pm; he provided the invocation,…
Chris Williams, Bladen County Board of Elections Director, announced today the Bladen County Board of Elections will be having their monthly meeting next week virtually.…
By Joy Warren The Town of Elizabethtown Town Council met via online Zoom Monday evening for their regular monthly meeting. Town Manager Eddie Madden updated…
By Blake Proctor With County Commissioners Dr. Ophelia Munn-Goins and Michael Cogdell attending telephonically, and all other Commissioners present, Chairman Charles Ray Peterson gaveled the…
Dear Friend, Confidence in a presidential election has never been lower, with 39 percent of the country in a recent Reuters poll believing this election…
WASHINGTON – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) today issued the following statement: “I will be among those objecting to the Electoral College votes of several states January 6th. When…
By Blake Proctor The Bladenboro Board of Commissioners, down a member until Lisa Levy gets sworn in next month to fill Rodney Hester’s seat, met…
RALEIGH, N.C. – The State Board of Elections on Friday voted unanimously to certify results in the NC Supreme Court Chief Justice contest, with Republican Paul…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners are scheduled to conduct their final meeting of the year Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Superior Courtroom of…
By Blake Proctor The Bladenboro Commission met at 6pm Monday the 14th when Mayor Rufus Duckworth gaveled the meeting to order. Commissioner Greg Sykes gave…
The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 18, 2020. Meeting materials will be posted on a rolling basis on…
By Blake Proctor Mayor Perry Blanks called the December 14th meeting of East Arcadia’s Town Council to order at 7:07pm, with all Board members but…
By Blake Proctor This year’s election season has been hanging around longer than the Xi Jing Pingfluenza, and it’s been making most of us almost…
By Joy Warren During Tuesday evening’s Zoom White Lake Town Council meeting, the Commissioners were given a follow-up to questions about stormwater and two drainage…
By Blake Proctor Due to an uptick in cases of the Wuhanfluenza in Bladen County, the Board of Elections telephonically on Tuesday, December 8th for…
by Blake Proctor The first Monday in December is a special day for County Commissioners only every even-numbered year, when the winners of the previous…
By Joy Warren Elizabethtown Town Council met Monday evening via an online Zoom meeting. Each year, the Town Manager with the assistance of Departmental staff…
Candidate for Bladen County Commissioner, David Gooden filed a protest with the Bladen County Board of Elections this morning at 10 a.m. The protest is…
Contributed RALEIGH – On Wednesday night, Democrat Cheri Beasley requested a hand-to-eye recount in a random sample of precincts in the NC Supreme Court Chief…
By Blake Proctor Commission Chairman Ray Britt gaveled the Bladen County Board of Commissioners to order in special called session at 4pm Thursday the 3rd…
The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 18, 2020. Meeting materials will be posted on…
Contributed RALEIGH — All 100 North Carolina counties have completed the statewide recount in the North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice contest. After the machine…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners have called a special meeting for Thursday at 4 p.m. to consider a school construction grant application. The meeting…
By Blake Proctor With Councilmember Angeline Hall excused absent, Mayor Sam Allen called the meeting to order at 6pm. The Mayor led the Pledge of…
Photo above was taken of Mr. Rodney Hester with his family at a Bladen County Commissioners’ meeting in December 2018. There is an empty seat…
By Blake Proctor With Chairman Ray Britt excused absent, Vice Chairman David Gooden gaveled the November 23rd Commission meeting to order at 6:30pm. Reverend Cameron…
Contributed Horace Munn, President of the Bladen County Improvement Association (PAC) sent the following text message to Minnie Price at 5:04 a.m. on Sunday, November…
Contributed by Christopher Williams with Bladen County Board of Elections Bladen County held a preliminary consideration meeting Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 9:00 am to…
by Blake Proctor The 2020 election’s ballot recount was a major eye-opener for this retired long-term city manager: What this reporter had imagined was going…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners are scheduled to meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Superior Courtroom of the Courthouse in Elizabethtown. Due to…
RALEIGH, N.C. – As a statewide recount for a North Carolina Supreme Court contest begins in North Carolina, all 100 county boards of elections recently completed…
State to work with key counties to bring numbers down To read more and see Frequently Asked Questions, visit the alert page. RALEIGH: Governor…
Contributed Raleigh – Following counting updates the race for Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, NCDP Chair Wayne Goodwin released the following statement: …
Contributed Raleigh – In the race for Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Chief Justice Cheri Beasley currently trails by 366 votes out…
by Charlotte Smith Update: Christopher L. Williams, Director Bladen County Board of Elections announced Monday evening, “Bladen County will be conducting a recount for the…
State Board Opens Public Comment Period on Proposed Rules
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,…