By Dr. Mike Walden There is now little question among economists – and, I...
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Greetings on Thursday, April 9. It’s been a month since the beginning of the...
By Jefferson Weaver I have always loved blacksmithing. Whether my love of metalwork is...
By Melissa Martin The future will find us looking back on the pandemic of...
Dear MST Family: I am wrestling with this newness and unanswerable questions — just...
Wish my mom was still living … for many reasons, but main topic would...
Here is a list of events and other matters affected by COVID-19. To report...
The North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services’ website is reported one (1)...
North Carolina reached over 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases on Saturday, March 28, 2020....
By Charlotte Smith DuPont, Gildan Activewear Inc., Smithfield Foods, and other large industries in...
RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation....
By Jefferson Weaver I was patiently waiting in line at a local store the...
By Charlotte Smith The total number of positive COVID-19 (Coronavirus) cases in North Carolina...
In an age where the Internet is ubiquitous and essential, it’s also a reality...
The total cases of COVID-19 has increased to 297 cases in North Carolina as...
Good morning. … It’s Sunday and for many congregations, no church services that we...
By Melissa Martin What did I do with the unexpected time off due to...
Update: Important news and information will now be offered in Spanish. Ahora se ofrecerán...
Beginning Monday, March 23, 2020, Bladen Community College will transition to online instruction for...
By Pastor Cameron, Lake Church In response to the questioning and criticizing from both...
By Dr. Mike Walden The world has been shocked by the coronavirus outbreak. One...
A great deal of interest on Election Day in the USA. Voters in 13...
By Charlotte Smith This year we are bestowed an extra day. How we use...
By Dr. Mike Walden I’ve recently been asked a new question about the economy...
By Charlotte Smith On Saturday, February 22, 2020 Boy Scout Troop 622 held a...
By Charlotte Smith Farms must ensure an abundant food supply for consumers to help...
The North Carolina State Board of Elections dismissed Bladen County Board of Elections complaints...
Obituaries are the last story most of us ever tell, but there’s so much...
Today is February 6, 2020 … and at 4:15 a.m. it was raining, temp...
Rest as Resistance By noreply@blogger.com (Rev. Dr. Chris Denny) on Feb 04, 2020 03:36 pm Matthew...
We are being introduced to new words, new thoughts, new expressions daily, so it...
Bladen County and the surrounding areas in North Carolina will have a great number of residents focusing in on Virginia...
The Bladen’s Bloomin’ Agri-Industrial Committee, Bladen County, Bladen Community College, the Town of Elizabethtown...
Senators request information after audit report reveals improperly claimed tax credits have increased despite...
Almost 60% of the 1.5 million North Carolina public school students are eligible for...
Super Bowl 54 will be played on February 2, 6:30 PM at Hard Rock...
A change in the weather is coming. … High temps today expected to be...
By Joy Warren Tuesday evening, Mayor Goldston Womble announced that the Town received word...
“It is time for our elected and appointed government officials to realize it is...
Gov. Roy Cooper is urging the public to be vigilant of phishing emails, ransomware...
By Charlotte Smith The holidays can be the most joyous time of year for...
2019 is slip-sliding away. … Check your New Year’s resolutions … no, last year’s...
By Charlotte Smith The Tar Heel community along with others in Bladen County are...
You are invited to the Christmas Cantata Sunday 6 p.m. at Wesley’s Chapel UMC,...
It’s the holiday season and finding a good deal on a gift is a...
The first Trooper Kevin Conner Memorial Foundation Inc BBQ fundraiser was held this past...
By Jefferson Weaver Mr. Roo greets the morning an hour or so early every...
Contributed Don’t forget the Reindeer 5K to help raise money for good causes this...
The Bladen County Commissioners held their first meeting of December on Monday evening. The...
Strollin’ thru this world today is an interesting trip. … You meet all kind...
By Charlotte Smith Although the weather Saturday was frigid, blustery, and drizzly; the third...
The Pork & Beats Festival is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. this Saturday...
Between politics, being pulled in multiple directions on a myriad of axes, the perpetually...
By Charlotte Smith Pastors bare a heavy burden at times. A pastor is defined...
Contributed North Carolina Junior Beta Club President, Jair McElveen and the Youth Ambassadors of Men &...
By Jefferson Weaver All I do is tell the stories, best as I can....
Update at about 10:00 p.m. on October 17, 2019 Fayetteville police say teen was...
By Dr. Mike Walden My late mother used to tell me, “Be careful what...
The Bladen Community College Board of Trustees will not meet in October. The next...
Contributed Four lovely young ladies were crowned during the Miss HCA Pageant Friday, September...
By Jefferson Weaver Buddy Myers would be 23 now. I’d like to think he...
Contributed Three days ago a headline read: “A Teenager Killed Himself After Being Outed...
By Charlotte Smith It has been over two years since Abby Lynn Patterson went...
After a ten-year hiatus, there is finally a festival in Clarkton again! And with...
RALEIGH – The State Highway Patrol ceremoniously welcomed 42 new troopers at a graduation...
By Charlotte Smith There will be an opportunity to assist high school students with...
By Dr. Mike Walden I just finished a phone interview with a national business...
By Charlotte Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioner held a meeting on Monday,...
Contributed photo By Charlotte Smith A leader with a servant’s heart retired this month...
Update: Come and worship with us during our Outdoor Revival at Bluefield United Methodist...
Eleven months ago today the beloved, North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Conner was...
To say I was shocked would be an understatement. The lovely little girl, maybe...
So much turmoil at the state and national level … politically. Sometimes feel like...
Eastern North Carolina farmers may be eligible to receive part of a $3 billion...
By Charlotte Smith The big mobile phone service provider, Verizon Wireless has been the...
Contributed ELIZABETHTOWN, NC – Elijah Coston, 27, of Elizabethtown, entered guilty pleas to Assault...
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Bladen County’s upcoming road closings according to...
Due to Hurricane Dorian, all Bladen County Hospital Clinics closed today at noon. FAYETTEVILLE...
The Town of Elizabethtown announced all trash pick up has been suspended for tomorrow,...
By Charlotte Smith The patch repairs to the White Oak Dike in Kelly have...
Bladen Community College will resume it’s normal operations and class schedules on Monday, September...
By Jefferson Weaver When Cape Verde burps, we get indigestion. I’m willing to bet...
According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, the 11AM Update is Hurricane Dorian...
A jam-packed few days just ahead … High School football this evening … West...
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Bladen County’s upcoming road closings according to...
The Bladen County 2020 Census Complete Count Committee met Thursday morning in the Bladen...
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Bladen County’s upcoming road closings according to...
Contributed Dublin, NC – After months of prayerfully seeking God’s will, it is with...
By Jefferson Weaver I hate August. Not my dear friend and brother in Christ...
By Charlotte Smith Bladen County Clerk of Superior Court, Niki Dennis sent out a...
Update from Bladen County Sheriff’s Office at 4:13 Amber Alert Lifted For 4 Month Old...
By Jefferson Weaver I have been accused, and rightly so, of drinking too much...
Nearly 2 inches (1.92) of rain recorded Tuesday at the Curtis Brown Airport near...
Abby Lynn Patterson has been missing from Lumberton since 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September...
Bladen is a busy place! Dixie Youth action continues and more is on the...
Note to my readers: I do not like to reprint columns, since I consider...
The possum chuckled as he found the nearly-whole tomato. “Overripe, my granny’s bare tail,”...
By Charlotte Smith The Bladen County 2020 Census Complete Count Committee met Thursday morning...
If you get thirst this summer stop by the Butler Boys Lemonade stand off...