Elizabethtown, NC – Have you thanked a school board member lately? School board members exemplify local citizen control and decision making in education. They volunteer hundreds of hours and an…
Posts published in December 2014
Bladen County Weather National Weather Service Today – Sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Tonight – Clear, with a…
This Day in History – January 6 1857—Florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola. 1893—The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is…
55 year old Daisy Smith of Clarkton was critically injured in a Monday afternoon wreck on US 701 near Western Prong community and died Tuesday afternoon…
Winter Weather Preparedness Week: Alternate heat source important, emergency director says The frigid temperatures in Bladen County earlier this month served as a warning that…
For Better Living Sandra Cain Safe Handling of Wild Game After the big hunt, hunters are eager to prepare the meat for a meal.…
Bladen County Commissioners meet Monday, 6:30 p.m. in the courthouse. Following the approval of minutes from recent meetings commissioner Mark Gillespie will officially leave the…
Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States (the fourth Thursday of November), often regarded as the beginning of the Christmas…
Elizabethtown Town Commissioners meet Monday for their regular monthly meeting.. The board will receive the annual audit report from Bryon Scott, CPA. Commissioners are expected…
On Thursday, November 20th, 2014 Elizabethtown Christian Academy held its Third Annual Thanksgiving Feast. Students from each class selected the role of an Indian or…
The schedule for the January 2015 Public Hearings for proposed changed in Wildlife and Fisheries Management Rules has been released and the first of nine…
RALEIGH, N.C. (Nov. 24, 2014) — After conducting a series of public meetings to gather input on developing management plans for game lands across the…
Release date: 11/26/2014 AG Cooper encourages shoppers to avoid common problems Raleigh: With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season upon us, Attorney General…
Hospice offers free health directives clinicsLower Cape Fear Hospice will host a free Begin the Conversation clinic from 10-11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at its…
The North Carolina Division of School Financing urges consolidation of schools in Bladen County. Their suggestion was to combine Clarkton, East Arcadia and Elizabethtown into…
A Special Meeting of the Bladenboro Board of Commissioners has been called for Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Purpose of…
By Jefferson Weaver Staff Writer Between rising waterfowl populations, the Polar Vortex driving ducks south sooner, and popular TV shows, waterfowl hunting is more popular…
Elizabethtown Christmas Parade, Small Business Saturday highlight first holiday weekend The Christmas season begins this weekend in Elizabethtown. Saturday, downtown stores will have holiday sales…
The family and friends of the late Mike Merritt excelled again this year in their drive to raise funds for the Mike W. Merritt Endowed…
“Bear stamp” causing some confusion among bruin hunters. By Jefferson Weaver Staff Writer North Carolina’s new bear stamp will never be sought after like its…
RALEIGH – Over the next few weeks, North Carolina families will visit choose-and-cut farms, tree lots, farmers markets and shopping centers in search of the…
9th Grade Honor Roll The Superintendent’s List Jacob Barber, Lataiya Daniels, Dawson Jessup “A” Honor Roll Ayanna Avery, Nicholas Lee Dove, Tyler Ezzell, Andrew Gill,…
Members of Baldwin Branch Missionary Baptist Church delivered fifty-six (56) food baskets Monday to families throughout Bladen County just in time for Thanksgiving. The baskets contained…
Faye Sykes has spent the past 37 years listening to the trains rumble through downtown Bladenboro, and once helped chase a chaos-causing squirrel out of…
Raleigh, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory has declared November 30 through December 6 as Winter Weather Preparedness Week in North Carolina. He urged all residents to…
Congratulations are in order for Tatum Realty and Property Management Services! The owners recently opened an office in downtown Elizabethtown. The husband and wife team of…
One of two men charged in the shooting death of Jerome Melvin was arrested Monday morning in Clarkton, according to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office.…
ORLANDO, FL (November 18th, 2014) Boating Industry announced the 10th annual list of Top 100 dealers at a black tie gala Wednesday in Orlando. White…
NCDA&CS urges shoppers to keep watch to make sure you are getting the right price at the register RALEIGH – As retail stores gear up…
Bladen County Commissioners receive a monthly financial report from every department. The latest report was for the first 4 months (one third) of this fiscal year.…
A pathologist hired by the North Carolina National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Friday questioned how the body of Bladenboro teenager Lennon…
The Bladenboro Police Department’s annual Christmas for Kids outreach is planned for Dec. 9, and Chief Chris Hunt is seeking donations to help needy children…
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Home From The Hunt campaign reminds everyone who is hunting during the holiday season to make safety the top priority.…
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted October unemployment rate was 6.3 percent, decreasing 0.4 of a percentage point from September’s revised rate of 6.7 percent. …
Beginning with the American pilgrims, Thanksgiving has always focused on celebrating the harvest and abundance of food we are able to share with our family…
DUBLIN, NC –Our team has assembled the most enchanting display of Christmas lights ever. With over one half million lights this year, it is more…
Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has announced that the state’s Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) will be…