1673 – Regular mail delivery begins between NY & Boston. 1776 – General George Washington hoists Continental Union Flag. 1797 – Albany replaces NYC as…
Posts published in December 2015
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Meeting Room in the Bladen County Courthouse. On the…
Each New Year, millions of people make resolutions to eat more healthy foods, lose weight and be more active. Many times, people try to make…
By: Erin Smith New laws are set to take effect Friday including a new abotion law, voter ID law, and a new law impacting the…
December 31, 2015 has arrived. All those things you thought you would/should accomplish this year have hopefully been fulfilled. If not, just a few hours…
Although plagued by foul trouble Monday night, West Bladen grad D. J. Mason tossed in 11 points, but his Campbell Camels were outscored by hot-shooting…
West Bladen grad Rahu Purdie fired in 11 points Wednesday night, but his Lander University Bearcats lost a non-conference basketball game to Paine College 98-88.…
The Bladenboro Police Department 2016 department calendars are now available and free to the public according to Chief Hunt. If you would like a copy…
1695 – A window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax. 1776 – Rhode Island…
Bladen County Emergency Responders are on the job no matter the time or the weather. Wednesday evening the rain was pouring, but that didn’t stop…
The severe thunderstorm warnings that were issued earlier for Bladen County have been allowed to expire. A line of severe thunderstorms moved through the county…
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4:30 PM EST FOR NORTH CENTRAL BLADEN COUNTY… AT 3:56 PM EST…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM…
The Elizabethtown Rotary Club was treated to a lesson on the club’s history by Rotarian Walter McDuffie. “The Clinton Rotary Club came over and helped…
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3:30 PM EST FOR NORTHWESTERN BLADEN AND EAST CENTRAL ROBESON COUNTIES… AT 233 PM EST…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED…
By: Dr. Mike Walden This is the time of year when economists shine – or at least they try to. The early weeks of a…
By: Gordon Kinlaw (910)862-6292 Price Comparisons Using Walmart App – Free Walmart has introduced a new option in their app called “Savings Catcher”. The new…
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 38 of North Carolina’s counties in November, decreased in 37, and remained unchanged in 25. Graham County had…
A Holiday Toss Up was held recently at Vineyard Golf At White Lake. The team of Brian Beaver, Charles DeVane, Steve Godwin and McKenzie Brisson…
DUBLIN – Beginning in January, the Small Business Center (SBC) of Bladen Community College is offering several no-cost seminars to help grow or start your…
Water, water everywhere….and I saw that yesterday. Visited, well drove down the road to US Lock and Dam #1 near Riegelwood and was surprised at…
West Bladen rallied in the final 4 minutes of regulation then made the big plays in overtime to defeat South Robeson 68-61 and win the…
West Bladen’s Lady Knights grabbed an early 9-1 lead and never looked back en route to a 41-26 girls basketball victory over South Columbus Tuesday…
1731 – 1st US music concert (Peter Pelham’s great room in Boston) 1817 – 1st coffee planted in Hawaii (Kona) 1854 – Pennsylvania Rock Oil…
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has closed six boat access areas along the Cape Fear and Lumber rivers, including two in Bladen County, because of…
Flood waters from the Cape Fear River have affected interests along the river this week including farm land and business interests. Hobby Greene, who owns Greene’s…
The folks at Southeastern Cruisers Car Club have been busy this Christmas season. They donated bicycles to the Bladenboro Police Department for the annual Christmas…
By Erin Smith Bladenboro Police Chief Chris Hunt has a message for all of those who donated to the police department’s Christmas for Kids program. “Thank…
By Erin Smith A crash on South Poplar Street near the intersection of Mill Street in Elizabethtown slowed the morning commute on Tuesday morning. The…
Warmer weather has advantages for families struggling to “make ends meet.” Up to this time this year, little has been spent on heat, however, to…
Camp Clearwater is planning to welcome the new year by inviting hearty souls to take a dip in White Lake during the fourth annual Polar…
Junior John Bowen fired in 10 of his game-high 21 points during a 19-4 third period run that propelled West Bladen to a 53-30 boys…
Star guard A’terria Quick poured in 26 points and South Robeson’s Lady Mustangs raced to an early 26-0 lead en route to a 51-33 girls…
1782 – 1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston. 1813 – British burn Buffalo, NY during War of 1812. 1845 – Texas…
New Years Day marks the beginning of a new year and is a great time for making those resolutions! We here at www.bladenonline.com would like…
This week’s trending news includes stories about major storms and a record for rowing a boat. This week we have learned that Peyton Manning is…
Many folks have been watching and waiting anxiously as rivers around the area have been on the rise during the Christmas holiday. A flood warning…
Walter McDuffie attended the Republican State Convention in Raleigh back in the summer and had the opportunity while at the convention to meet several of…
56 local dogs died. It was determined the deaths were linked to afatoxin contaminated dog food produced by an Elizabethtown company. Jeff Robertson of Elizabethtown…
Area offices and agencies have announced schedules for New Year’s Day. All banks are closed on Friday, Jan. 1, and will re-open for business on Monday, Jan. 4.…
Checking headlines over the weekend: Panthers lose their first game of the NFL season. They have won 14 games, Meadowlark Lemon, Wilmington native and longtime…
Bladenboro’s Vicki and Lauren Clark will be part of the cast for the Biggest Loser’s Season 17 that will begin airing Monday, Jan.4 at 9…
1732 – 1st known ad for “Poor Richard’s Almanack” (Pennsylvania Gazette) 1832 – John C. Calhoun becomes 1st VP to resign (differences with President Jackson)…
Fresh off winning the championship of their own Woodmen Life Christmas Tournament last week, West Bladen’s Knights will travel to Lake Waccamaw Monday to battle…
According to Ashley Trivette, owner of Healthworks Fitness & Wellness, she and her husband, Tracey are committed to offering the best to their members. The…
Bladen County slowed down a bit during the past week as many people celebrated the birth of Jesus, traveled over the hills and through the…
Santa (Christmas) is tough competition…expect our BladenOnline numbers to be down for the past week….but still the best around. Looking back and ahead. Would have…
It was Christmas week. It was a time for family and friends instead of spending time for surfing the Internet. So, Bladen Online’s numbers were…
East Bladen’s Ethan Hines has been named to the Fayetteville Observer’s All-Region Second Team as a return specialist. Hines returned 4 kick-offs and one punt…
East Bladen defensive lineman Chris Cromartie and defensive back Kyle Tatum have been named to the Wilmington Star-News All-Area Team. Cromartie was named to the…
1814 – Destruction of schooner Carolina, the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson’s make-shift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew…
Hope your Christmas was one of the best ever. For many, Christmas continues throughout the weekend. Can’t think of a better way to spend the…
1799 – George Washington is eulogized by Col. Henry Lee as “1st in war, 1st in peace & 1st in hearts of his countrymen” 1805…
Washington Nationals Scout Paul Faulk and his son, Tripp Faulk, conducted a hitting camp Saturday at the Bladen County Recreation’s Grand-Slam Batting Cage in Bladenboro.…
337 – Earliest possible date that Christmas was celebrated on December 25. 352 – 1st definite date Christmas was celebrated on December 25th. 1621 –…
By: Charlotte Smith They say the little town of Dublin grows a lot because it’s “Dublin every day”, but thanks to Lu Mil Vineyard the…
By: Charlotte Smith They say the little town of Dublin grows a lot because it’s “Dublin every day”, but thanks to Lu Mil Vineyard the…
Thoughts While Shaving Can you believe? Christmas 2015 is just hours away. Maybe a good time to reflect on New Year’s Resolutions. How did you…
Junior John Bowen fired in a 3-point shot with 4 seconds left in overtime that lifted West Bladen to a 67-66 victory over Hoke County…
Junior Tyrell Kirk pumped in 12 of his game-high 16 points in the second half as Whiteville defeated East Bladen 51-42 Wednesday in the Fifth-Place…
1818 – Christmas carol “Silent Night” composed by Franz Xaver Gruber is first sung at St. Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, Austria. 1851 – Fire…
This week’s trending include some interesting facts about how some states taxpayers pay not once but twice for schools. This week we have learned that…
Mac Campbell shared a family memory with www.bladenonline.com recently when he shared this photograph of the first store that housed what would later become known…
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Cape Fear River at William O. Huske Lock and Dam No. 3 and at…
A strong weather front moved through the area on Wednesday kicking off thunderstorms and resulting the National Weather Service issuing a tornado warning for Bladen…
Solar Energy and the installation of solar farms are gaining in popularity not just in Bladen County but in the eastern part of North Carolina.…
Senior guard Stefan McDonald poured in 24 points to lead West Bladen’s Knights to a 79-72 boys basketball victory over Midway that put the Knights…
Four East Bladen players scored in double-figures Tuesday as the Eagles rolled to a 71-47 boys basketball victory over East Columbus in the Woodmen Life…
Well, well, the filing season is over for the 2016 election and locally, I am surprised, disappointed at the lack of interest in the races…
Senior Lacey Suggs poured in 28 points Tuesday night to lead the unbeaten East Bladen Lady Eagles to a 69-37 girls basketball victory over North…
Turnovers and poor free throw shooting proved to be costly for West Bladen Tuesday night as the Lady Knights dropped a 48-38 girls basketball decision…
1776 – Continental Congress negotiates a war loan of $181,500 from France. 1776 – Thomas Paine writes “These are the times that try men’s souls.…
Members of the Bladen County Law Enforcement Officers Association recently had to call for backup from Old Saint Nick himself. Law enforcement officers from across…
Sabrina Murchison has filed seeking election to the Bladen County Board of Education District 1 seat. When asked about her decision to run, Murchison said,…
By: Jefferson Weaver I began writing this column a number of years ago, and many of you have been kind enough to request it every…
Maybe you have a drawer or a file full of recipes that you’ve clipped from newspapers, magazines or saved from the internet. It can take…
The No. 20 jersey that was worn by sisters JaToya and Jazmine Kemp was retired Monday night in a ceremony before the Lady Eagles game…
The North Carolina Sheriff’s Association wants your places of worship to be safe and has convened a group of sheriffs and sheriffs’ personnel from across…
One man has been arrested and charged in connection to two breaking and entering cases involving commercial businesses in Bladen County. Jonathan Adam Andrews, 27,…
Junior Sayaun Dent and sophmore Shaquille Johnson posted double-doubles and led West Bladen to a 68-52 boys basketball victory over Whiteville Monday night in the…
Members of the Bladen County 4H clubs visited the various Bladen County offices Monday and sang Christmas carols. Their hard work and dedication was evident.
A BladenOnline Salute to the Kemp sisters, JaToya and Jazmine Kemp. Two former East Bladen players had their number 20 uniforms retired in a brief…
Sheila Ford, a Clarkton High Graduate, was making news as the starting center for the women’s basketball team at UNC-Asheville. Sheila was averaging 21.8 points…
East Bladen blitzed Whiteville with a 44-8 first half surge en route to a 59-23 girls basketball victory on the opening day of the…
Bladen County commissioners receive monthly financial updates. The last report was for the first 5 months of the current fiscal year. As of November 30,…
1877 – “American Bicycling Journal” begins publishing (Boston, Mass) 1882 – 1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison. 1894 – United States…
North Brunswick 54, West Bladen 36 North Brunswick closed the third quarter with a 15-0 run that vaulted the Lady Scorpions to a 54-36 girls…
Southern Lee 65, East Bladen 37 Southern Lee closed the first half with a 20-4 surge that propelled the Cavaliers to a 65-37 boys basketball…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners with the new leadership in place of Chairman Russell Priest and Vice-Chairman Arthur Bullock, covered a lot of ground…
The Bladen County EMS report shows needs in Bladen County. David Howell, EMS Chief, and Bradley Kinlaw, Emergency Services Director, gave a system update report…
According to Ken Jones, CEO of Eastpointe, 2015 has been a successful year for the managed care organization. Eastpointe is a managed care organization for…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners honored Commissioner Charles Ray Peterson with a plaque and gavel for his service as 2015 Bladen County Board of…
The field is now set for the 2016 March Primary Election as a flurry of candidates filed for election. In the Democratic primary for the…
Joe Tatum, Jr. of Tatum Realty and Property Management Services has earned the Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation, placing him among 2,500 elite real…
An icon in the town of White Lake was torn down on Monday to make way for multi-family housing. The building that once housed the…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office seized more than 130 weapons in the Kelly area on Friday. Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker said the arrest comes…
ALE Agent R. Taylor said on Monday that warrants have been issued for the arrest of Jeffrey Scott Smith of Dublin in connection to a…
Students in Amy Schumacher’s Exceptional Children’s class at West Bladen High School performed a Christmas play on Friday. Schumacher said the students took on “Christmas…
The students at Plainview Primary School got a very special visit on Friday from Smokey the Bear. Smokey wanted to talk to the students about…