Here are three things to know for Friday, Nov. 11: 1. Veterans Day: Today....
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Here are three things to know for Monday, Nov. 7: 1. Fall Festival: Thursday,...
1895 – First organized auto race in the United States is run in Chicago;...
Here are three things to know for Saturday, Oct. 15: 1. Road To The...
Here are three things to know for Saturday, Oct. 1: 1. College Football: Today....
Here are three things to know for Friday, April 15: 1. Word of Life...
Here are three things to know for Tuesday, April 12: 1. Volunteer Tax Assistance:...
Here are three things to know for Thursday, April 7: 1. Pre-Kindergarten Screening: Friday,...
Here are three things to know for Wednesday, March 30: 1. Traxx Chic Vintiques...
By Cara Beth Lewis Social etiquette… that is a pretty broad category. “Social etiquette”...
By Cara Beth Lewis On February 1st, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Amendment...
By Cara Beth Lewis The winter solstice will take place tomorrow, December 21st, marking...
By Cara Beth Lewis With Christmas carols, complimentary cookies and hot chocolate, Santa Claus...
By Cara Beth Lewis I think I speak for a lot of us when...
By Cara Beth Lewis November 11th, 1918 is generally regarded as the end of ...
By Cara Beth Lewis Artists are important, and their work is important. They beautify...
By Cara Beth Lewis When we think of fall, it’s safe to say that...
By Cara Beth Lewis Today, August 30th, is Grief Awareness Day; A day to...
By Cara Beth Lewis Community Baptist Academy in Bladenboro started a new school year...
By Sonny Jones Uh-oh. It’s the dreaded Q word again. Q as in quarantine...
1867 – D.R. Averill of Ohio patents ready-mixed paint. 1902 – John McGraw officially...
By Cara Beth Lewis On Sunday, July 11th, in White Lake, North...
1834 – Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer, Jr., Springfield, Vermont. 1881 – Player piano...
1849 – Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett (Louisville, Kentucky) 1901 – In Cuba,...
Contributed RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation is urging teens to slow down, avoid...
by Danna Martínez Sunday, May 9, 2021, is the official Mother’s Day. It is...
1789 – President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, New York. 1900 – 1st...
by Danna Martínez Today is Earth Day! On this day, we remember the importance...
1865 – Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrenders to General William T. Sherman in...
1762 – 1st St. Patrick’s Day parade in NYC. 1845 – Bristol man Henry...
by Danna Martínez The number pi has been recognized worldwide for being a mathematical...
March 8-11, the Swain Center at UNCW will be celebrating International Women’s Day. We...
Clarkton School of Discovery girls’ soccer tryouts will be held Tuesday from 3-5 p.m....
Friday night’s Whiteville at East Bladen football game has been postponed since Whiteville High...
by Danna Martinez Presidents’ Day was commemorated in honor of Presidents George Washington’s...
By Danna Martínez The Sixteenth President of the United States of America. A politician,...
The East Bladen girls will not play at Fairmont Friday due to a COVID...
by Nicole Smith We all know someone who has been diagnosed with cancer. Be...
1870 – Construction begins on New York’s Brooklyn Bridge; completed May 24, 1883. 1888...
by Charlotte Smith Time To Kill Productions announced Veterans Ethan Morse and Neal Schrodetzki...
1818 – Christmas carol “Silent Night” composed by Franz Xavier Gruber is first sung...
1864 – General Sherman conquers Savannah, Georgia. 1891 – 1st game of basketball, based...
1796 – 1st US newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore, Monitor) 1898 – Automobile...
1821 – Kentucky abolishes debtors’ prisons. 1900 – New Ellis Island Immigration station completed...
1791 – US Bill of Rights ratified when Virginia gives its approval, becomes amendments...
On Wednesday, November 11, Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy in Elizabethtown held a moving...
Contributed by Kelsey Edwards with Bladen County Public Library Are you decorating the outside...
1885 – German engineer Gottlieb Daimler unveils the world’s first motorcycle. 1898 – Race...
Contributed Beginning on Constitution Day, September 17, through Sunday, September 20, join Census Bureau partners...
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has scheduled a community...
1790 – Congress declares the city of Washington in the District of Columbia, the...
1834 – Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer Jr., Springfield, Vermont. 1881 – Player piano...
1787 – US Law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years...
By Blake Proctor In honor of Memorial Day on the 25th, I have been...
By: Jefferson Weaver It’s sometimes hard to notice the forest for one or two...
Raleigh, North Carolina – On Tuesday, fringe group ReOpen NC held its third protest,...
1789 – President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, New York. 1860 – Democratic...
1865 – Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrenders to General William T. Sherman in...
Today is Census Day! Help us spread the word about the importance of the 2020...
1755 – Transylvania Land Company buys Kentucky for $50,000 from a Cherokee chief. 1845...
1789 – US House of Representative 1st full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker....
1813 – 1st US raw cotton-to-cloth mill founded in Waltham, Massachusetts. 1886 – Aluminum...
Charter Day School was thrilled to host North Carolina Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA1....
Over the past several months there has been much debate about the Pledge of...
Around 2015 or so, Ray Wyche leaned around the corner of his cubicle and...
By Jefferson Weaver I have always had a particular affection for goats. They are...
1871 – Oleomargarine patented by Henry Bradley, Binghamton, NY. 1888 – 1st wax drinking...
By Charlotte Smith Many friends and families are drawing close this time of year...
1818 – Christmas carol “Silent Night” composed by Franz Xaver Gruber is first sung...
1620 – 102 Mayflower Pilgrims and about 30 crew land at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts....
1860 – South Carolina declared an “independent commonwealth” 1892 – Peter IIyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet...
1821 – Kentucky abolishes debtors’ prisons. 1900 – New Ellis Island Immigration station completed...
Hey, no quarrelling over politics on the annual day of gratitude. And certainly not...
1775 – The Second Continental Congress forms Continental Marines, precursor to the United States...
Photos contributed by Billie Hall The weather may not indicate it is the fall...
By Charlotte Smith Almost a year to the day of Tory Hole Park closing...
This week Bladen County participated in a special election for the 9th Congressional District....
The Black Voters Matter group is in Bladen County for Election Day to promote...
1716 – 1st lighthouse built in North America (Boston) 1819 – Thomas Blanchard patents...
1776 – American Revolutionary War: word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches...
1790 – Congress declares the city of Washington in the District of Columbia, the...
1775 – George Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1891 –...
1623 – 1st breach-of-promise lawsuit: Rev. Gerville Pooley, Virginia files against Cicely Jordan, he...
By Charlotte Smith Saturday may have held the largest Elizabethtown Police Department Kid’s Appreciation...
1635 – Oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded. 1789 – President-elect George...
1790 – US Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency. 1845 – Patent awarded...
By Charlotte Smith On President’s Day we want to remind our readers of the...
1693 – College of William and Mary opens in Williamsburg, Virginia. 1795 – 1st...
1814 – Treaty of Ghent signed, ending the War of 1812 between the United...
1602 – 102 Mayflower Pilgrims and about 30 crew land at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts....
1664 – English colonize Connecticut. 1791 – US Bill of Rights ratified when Virginia...
1774 – First incident of American Revolution – 400 attack Fort William and Mary,...
By Charlotte Smith The fourth hog farm nuisance lawsuit started the second week in...
1715 – First English patent granted to an American, for processing corn. 1792 –...
Electronic scams often increase during the holidays Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Department of Information...
By Robert Hester 1646 – Massachusetts uses death penalty for denying that Holy Bible...
1774 – First display of the word “Liberty” on a flag, raised by colonists...
1620 – The Mayflower departs Plymouth, England with 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew...
1622 – John Mason and Ferdinando Gorges receive a land patent of the Province...
By Rev. Chris Denny Review highlights of the day, creating a word-picture of what...