William Earl Powell, 72, of Garland was found Sunday afternoon. He had been the object of a statewide Silver Alert for six days. He was…
Posts published in May 2015
1638—1st earthquake recorded in US, Plymouth, Mass. 1657—1st Quakers arrives in New Amsterdam (NY) 1774—Boston Port Bill: British government orders Port of Boston closed. 1796–Tennessee…
The weather was perfect on this sunny Sunday for the Coastal Carolina Off-Road Series #7 to come to Brown’s Creek Bike Trail in Elizabethtown. Folks…
For those, who for whatever the reason, missed the 2015 edition of the Bladen County Relay for Life event, it was a very successful event.…
1634—The colony of Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony. 1759—The Province of Pennsylvania bans all theater productions. 1790—US copyright law enacted. 1837—Astor Hotel opens in NYC,…
It was a beautiful day for the annual Bladen County Relay For Life. Over 850 people effected by cancer were honored at the event held…
Baseball Most Valuable Player – Trevor Lesane Coaches Award – Michael Pastore Defensive Award – Colby McLean Most Improved Award – Trent West Men’s Basketball…
On the last day of school for Harrells Christian Academy Middle School students, a special awards ceremony was held to honor the students in grades…
One in every four adults has high blood pressure. And the older a person gets, the higher the risk of developing high blood pressure. This…
Bladen County Commissioners will meet Monday, 6:30 p.m. for a regular meeting. Among the first items of business is a Public Hearing on the proposed…
The Elizabethtown City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday for their regular monthly meeting. The will also meet at 12 noon for a work…
16 year old Da’andre Kiheem Smith of Leland, wanted for armed robbery of a Leland supermarket was arrested after 7 p.m. Thursday following a traffic…
Hope your plans for today includes sometime at Elizabethtown Middle School football field where the 2015 edition of Relay for Life is being held….Festivities from…
West Bladen’s Knights swept a Dixie Pre-Majors baseball double-header at West Brunswick Friday night by scores of 5-1 and 11-7. Juniors Jeremy Hunt and Donald…
1498—Columbus departs with 6 ships for 3rd trip to America. 1806—Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson had accused Jackson’s wife of…
Update as of 6:00 pm on 5/29/15 Bladen County District Attorney Jon David and Sheriff Jim McVicker along with their team held a press conference…
Bladen County has a lot of road construction going on in different areas. NCDOT, Whiteville Resident Engineer, Rusty Marsh mostly spoke with the Elizabethtown Rotary…
National Heat Awareness Day is observed each year on the last Friday in May. Resulting in numerous fatalities each year, heat is one of the leading weather…
All Out Stitches in Elizabethtown is announcing their new merchandise of summer items such as tank tops, beach towels, and lunch bags. Monogramming services are…
Check our list of Upcoming Events for activities this weekend… A “biggie” is Relay for Life Saturday (tomorrow) at the Elizabethtown Middle School athletic field……
1630—John Withrop begins “History of New England” 1721—South Carolina formally incorporated as a royal colony. 1849—Lincoln says “You can fool some of the people all…
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted April unemployment rate was 5.5 percent, increasing 0.1 of a percentage point from March’s revised rate. The national rate…
By: Charlotte Smith On May 18th the Bladen County Board of Commissioners denied a request from the local Board of Education to transfer $495,000 from…
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol along with the Division of Law Enforcement Wildlife Resources Commission released the totals for “On the Road, On the…
Bladen County Relay For Life is set for this Saturday from 11 am until 11 pm at the Elizabethtown Middle School Field. “Our slogan this…
By: Ken Clark OPENINGS: SR 1136 (White-McEwan Road) The work on SR 1136 (White-McEwan Road) at the CSX railroad is complete and the road is…
Important meeting at 1 p.m. today… Bladen County Commissioners and members of the Board of Education talk money…all about a budget for the coming fiscal…
1664—1st Baptist Church organizes (Boston) 1774—1st Continental Congress convenes (Virginia) 1818—1st steam vessel to sail Great Lakes launched. 1863—1st black regiment (54 Mass) leaves Boston to fight…
Harmony Hall Plantation Village will observe Cannon Day this Fifth Sunday May 31 as scheduled. Bobby Lewis, Field Marshall has packed 3 cannons to be…
The East Arcadia Bladen Community College campus will hold an Open House tomorrow, Thursday, May 28th from 6 pm until 8 pm. The campus offers…
Lower Cape Fear Hospice is in need of volunteers to help families in Bladen County. Volunteers provide respite for caregivers and much-needed emotional support for…
Bladen County Sheriff James A. McVicker reported the death of Zackery Blaze Priest, age 4, of 2292 Mitchell Ford Road, Clarkton, on Friday, 22, 2015.…
Coastal Carolina Off-Road (CCOR), will be hosting a race event this Sunday, May 31st at the Brown’s Creek Trail in Elizabethtown. There will be a kids race starting…
Bladen County personnel are helping with a search Wednesday morning in Garland for a missing 72-year-old man. Authorities are looking for William Earl Powell of…
An Elizabethtown man has been charged for breaking in to three homes, Police Chief Bobby Kinlaw said. In two of the cases, residents were asleep…
Raleigh, N.C. – Southeastern Health (SeHealth) joined hospital leaders and staff from across the state at the North Carolina General Assembly building on Tuesday, May…
Kiplinger news source has listed the top 10 worse states for retirees, maybe better described as the bottom 10 and North Carolina was ranked the…
Junior Alex Coates pitched a complete game 4-hitter as East Bladen opened the Dixie Pre-Majors Baseball season with an 8-1 victory at West Bladen Tuesday…
When I check the headlines, I am amazed…with the good that is ongoing. But sometimes, in fact many times, the bad news is overwhelming. Examples…
1692—Court of Oyer and Terminer (“to hear and determine”) established by Governor of Massachusetts to hear accusations of witchcraft. 1796—James S. McLean patents his piano.…
Two juveniles were arrested by Elizabethtown Police for breaking into the Golden Skillet Restaurant. A tornado blew the roof off of a marijuana…
Bladen County Dixie Youth will host a Movie Night Fundraiser this Friday, May 29th at Wateree Park in Bladenboro starting at 8 pm. Admission will…
By: Charlotte Smith In his 5th month as the newly elected Congressman representing North Carolina’s 7th District, Congressman David Rouzer meet with local Bladen County…
The award winners from Thursday night’s East Bladen Athletic Award banquet follow: Golf Most Valuable Player Scout Sinclair Coaches Kenneth Kinlaw Women’s Tennis Co-Most Valuable…
Life expectancy in North Carolina varies dramatically according to new studies related to children. The life expectancy in Bladen County is 75 to 77 years.…
By: Valerie Newton Elizabethtown, NC – On Saturday, May 2nd, Bladenboro Middle School hosted a Science Olympiad for twenty-four 5th and 6th grade students. This…
A Bladen County legend was laid to rest yesterday. Dr. Robert L. Summerlin, Jr. was a hero to many. He practiced medicine for many, many…
It’s been quite an impressive collegiate year for West Bladen graduate Macon Hammond. Macon is a rising senior at North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky…
East Bladen travels to West Bladen tonight (Tuesday) to kick-off the Dixie Youth Pre-Majors Baseball season. Game time is 7 p.m. The two Bladen teams…
Cade Hancock shot a 75 on Sunday in the 5th annual “Golf Pride Tour Championship” played at the Talamore Golf Resort in Pinehurst. Hancock bounced…
1647—Massachusetts disallows priest access to colony. 1647—Alse Young becomes the first person executed as a witch in the American colonies, when she is hanged…
By: Jefferson Weaver The boy had to stretch a little to make it atop the vinyl-covered stool, and he had to stretch to reach the…
Healthworks Fitness and Wellness Summer is finally here and Healthworks Fitness and Wellness wants to you help you beat the heat while exercising. The hotter…
Happy Memorial Day 2015. Be safe in your travels and thank a vet. For many, this is a day off the normal routine,…
Memorial Day, a United States Federal holiday, is celebrated, each year, on the last Monday in May. This day is in honor and remembrance…
By: Robert G. Hester 1721—John Copson becomes America’s 1st insurance agent. 1738—A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a…
We ‘moan and groan’ and enjoy living in the greatest nation in the world…. We are so blessed….and for the first few hours of this…
VFW Post 8062 members Willard Storms, Oliver Gause and Toji King distributed poppies at Walmart on Saturday. Robert Hester, Wallace McQueen and James Lane manned…
By John Clark In my article on the ending of the Bladen County high school sports season Tuesday night, I short-changed the county on the…
For Better Living* By: Sandra R. Cain The link between diet and health is important. Food alone cannot make you healthy. But good eating habits,…
Dr. Robert L. Summerlin passed away yesterday, May 22nd, according to Bladen Gaskins Funeral Home, arrangements are incomplete at this time. Born in September of…
<meta http-equiv=”refresh” content=”0; URL=/media/set/?set=a.938061269547784.1073741847.471796716174244&type=3&uploaded=9&_fb_noscript=1″ /> There will be a free Audition Skills Workshop for Performing Artists Desiring To Safely Enter the Entertainment Industry, today, May…
By: Charlotte Smith The bleachers were almost full at the Elizabethtown Middle School Football Field last night for the “Pushing Back the Dark” event organized…
‘This n that’ North Carolina residents continue to be ‘hoodwinked’ by our honorable lawmakers in Raleigh…Our gasoline tax money that is suppose to be used…
1609—Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia takes place. 1788—South Carolina becomes 8th state to ratify US constitution. 1861—Virginia citizens vote 3 to 1…
By: Johnny Anderson Boost the ‘Boro members welcome their new slate of officers for 2015, duly elected at their recent monthly meeting. A large turn…
On May 14, 2015, the soccer field at Bladen County Parks and Recreation on HWY 701 in Elizabethtown was converted to a show field for…
Bladenboro Tyler Blake Bennett Kenneth Austin Brown Harley Olivia Cox Jenna Brooke Hathcock Hillary Morgan Johnson Brittany Priest Lindsay Clarkton Kayla Marie Thompson Elizabethtown Susanna…
OPENINGS: SR 1179 (Bryant Swamp Road) is open. NC 131/242/410 (Main Street – Bladenboro) is open. CLOSURES: There are no road closures in Bladen County…
Each year on the Friday before Memorial Day, it is National Don’t Fry Day. The goal of National Don’t Fry Day is to raise awareness…
We celebrate Memorial Day this weekend….Lots of folks on the highways…for many more, just another day… “Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United…
With their parents, coaches, and teammates in attendance, a trio of West Bladen Knights signed their college baseball letters of intent Thursday afternoon. Center-fielder Trevor…
1761—1st life insurance policy in North America issued in Philadelphia. 1803—1st public library opens (Connecticut) 1807—Former VP Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond,…
Bladen County Volunteer Fire Departments have received grants totaling $178,170 from the North Carolina Fire Marshall’s office. State Fire Marshall Wayne Goodwin is responsible for…
Department of Insurance Sends Award Check for New Equipment RALEIGH – Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announced that the Clarkton Fire Department…
STRUCTURE FIRE – May, 14 2015 – Time 6:57 AM The Elizabethtown Fire Department responded to a reported residential structure fire at 234 Sand Pit…
I don’t know about you, but I can eat bacon for breakfast every day for months before desiring a change of taste. Think of ham…
Ingredients 4 (6-8 oz) russet potatoes, scrubbed and pricked all over with a fork vegetable oil, to coat potatoes 4 slices bacon 1 pound large…
RALEIGH – Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announced that the White Lake Fire Department was awarded a $30,000.00 grant through the 2015…
Dr. Mike Walden North Carolina Cooperative Extension There’s rarely a meeting at which I’m speaking where someone doesn’t ask me about investing. Often it’s about…
A new report from the Rhodium Group, a group that keeps one of the most complete databases of Chinese foreign direct investment into the United…
West Bladen’s loss at Croatan Tuesday night officially concluded the 2014-2015 High School Sports season for Bladen County teams, and local fans witnessed the heroics…
Rain at the Hester household would be welcomed… A reminder of the new date for the Bladen County Relay for Life at Elizabethtown Middle School……
1832—1st Democratic National Convention (Baltimore) 1861—Richmond, Va, is designated Conference Capital. 1881—American Red Cross founded by Clara Barton. 1906—Louis H. Perlman patents a demountable tire…
By Jefferson Weaver The state moved a step closer to expanding captive deer farms Monday, as a proposal to move regulation of deer on hunting…
According to local election officials, filing for Municipal offices will begin at 8:30 a.m. Monday, July 6, 2015 and ends at 12 noon on Friday, July…
Bladen Community College will be offering shag lessons beginning Thursday evening, 5/21 at 6:00 PM at the Cape Fear Farmers Market. The registration fee is…
CURRENT CLOSINGS: SR 1179 (Bryant Swamp Road) will remain closed overnight. Our plans are to pave back tomorrow such that the road will be open…
All Junior Varsity and Varsity athletes from Harrells Christian Academy were honored during the school’s forty-first annual athletic banquet on Sunday evening, May 17. The…
The 2014-2015 Fiscal Year ends June 30, 2015. The Bladen County financial picture indicates Revenues and Expenditures are near budgeted numbers. Revenues are up slightly…
Up and down the hallway, the guardian angels sat patiently waiting. What with the end of the school year, it was a busy time in…
DUBLIN – During the month of June, the Small Business Center of Bladen Community College is offering seminars Grant Writing 101 and 102 will be…
May 22… Pushing Back the Dark will be held Friday, May 22nd at Elizabethtown Middle School Football field beginning at 8 p.m. and continues until…
Over the past few days, our schools athletic teams have been competing in state playoffs and in some sports it is about individual competition. All together it’s the…
1310—Shoes were made for both right & left feet. 1734—1st Jockey Club forms in South Carolina. 1830—1st railroad timetable published in newspaper (Baltimore American) 1861—North…
NEWPORT – The long and winding road through the state baseball playoffs came to an end Tuesday night for the West Bladen Knights. Gunnar Tolston…
Carolina Crossroads, our Drug and Alcohol Recovery Ministry, is operating and has 11 men currently in its care. The needs for Drug and Alcohol Recovery…