The National Weather Service has Bladen County for a slight risk for severe weather potential Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. The primary threat is wind…
Posts published in March 2016
The National Weather Service has Bladen County for a slight risk for sever weather potential Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. The primary threat is wind…
1778 – New Orleans businessman Oliver Pollock creates “$” symbol. 1789 – US House of Representatives 1st full meeting, NYC, F. Muhlenberg 1st speaker. 1826…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office has a new member in K-9 officer Jaxx. He joined the staff in January of this year and his handler…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office has received a donation from the Tar Heel Freewill Baptist Church. The gift will enable Sheriff McVicker to put new…
With the level of political discourse in this country dropping to a new low each day, I want to take a moment and highlight some…
The Bladen County Department of Social Services is gearing up to call attention to the scourge of child abuse with a a Child Abuse Awareness…
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College Student Government Association will host a local blood drive with Cape Fear Valley Medical Center’s Blood Donor Center on Monday,…
The 235th anniversary celebration of the British March in Bladen County that was scheduled for Saturday at Harmony Hall Plantation Village Inc. has been suspended…
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Fayetteville Achieving financial security is an important part of enjoying a satisfying retirement. Social Security has…
The Charles Lennon Dixie Youth Baseball Scholarship Games will be played Friday night, Saturday and Sunday at the Clarkton DYB Complex in Clarkton and at…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners is set to hold two special called meetings today. Both meetings will take place in the Commissioners meeting room located…
By Erin Smith The Elizabethtown Police Department is set to begin a new chapter with the hiring of retired NC Highway Patrol First Sergeant Tony…
West Bladen’s Chandler Lennon and Kassidy Anderson were named to the Robeson County Slugfest All-Tournament Teams. Lennon was named to the All-Slugfest Baseball Team, and…
CERRO GORDO – St. Pauls defeated West Bladen 16-1 Wednesday night in the semi-finals of the Columbus County Sports Network Junior Varsity Baseball Tournament. T.…
Presidential primaries continue and the delegate count continues to rise. Democrats—Clinton 1,712—Sanders 1,011. Needed to win 2,383 Republicans—Trump 736—Cruz 462 and Kasich 143. Needed to…
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 29, 2016) —The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open the statewide spring hunting season for wild turkeys — male and bearded turkeys…
1849 – Col. John W. Geary arrives as 1st postmaster in San Francisco. 1850 – US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%)) 1880 –…
Carol Strickland, Young Families Connect Local Coordinator, and Kayla Brianne, Young Families Connect Case-Manager, completed and submitted the Young Families Connect (YFC) grant on February 26,…
The 4-H Presentation District Competition judges are needed for the annual 4-H Activity Day planned for Saturday, May 14, in Kinston. Becky Spearman said, “4-H…
BLADENBORO – Boost the Boro, Inc. will host its 2016 Spring Fest event on Saturday, April 30, at the Bladenboro Farmer’s Market in downtown Bladenboro. “We…
Some photos contributed by Jamie Corbett A three vehicle crash on S. Poplar Street in Elizabethtown snarled traffic on Wednesday afternoon. The crash involving a…
US Congress Representative Robert Pittenger visited Bladen County on Wednesday to hear concerns and to learn about the needs of Bladen County. He had visited…
The Elizabethtown Rotary Club met on Wednesday for a business session and heard an update on plans for the upcoming 8K Trail Run and Walk…
Renae O. Taylor, chief nursing officer (CNO) for Southeastern Health, recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the nation’s leading professional…
A grandmother and her four grandchildren were hospitalized Tuesday night after being found overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a gas stove inside a White…
Whitehurst Lake House in Washington, North Carolina was the beautiful setting of the September 19, 2015 wedding of Lauren Brittney Perry and Tyler Closson Lumley,…
A patient has spoken out in support of a Bladen County doctor. Bernadette Y. Shaw issued a written statement to Bladen Online regarding the status of…
Lower Cape Fear Hospice will host free Begin the Conversations clinics about end-of-life and healthcare decisions. They will be from 1-2 p.m. Thursdays, April 28…
Charlie Daniel, 79, is one of three North Carolinians to be inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame later this year. Charlie has lots…
FAYETTEVILLE – Second baseman Quinton Bedsole snagged a line drive and stepped on second base for the game-ending double play as East Bladen escaped a…
CERRO GORDO – Lefthander Ian Sykes pitched 5 strong innings, and West Bladen held on for an 11-8 victory over South Columbus Tuesday in the…
J. Hoyt Warren-Wayne Edwards Baseball Invitational At Douglas Byrd High School Championship Game: Cape Fear 7, Scotland 0 Third-Place Game: East Bladen 7, Grays Creek…
April 10-16 is National Library Week and the Bladen County Public Library system has activities planned. Each of the three libraries will have special stories…
1822 – Congress combined East & West Florida into Florida Territory. 1842 – Ether used as an anaesthetic for 1st time by Dr. Crawford Long…
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has announced the following road openings and closings. NC DOT crews have completed the pipeline replacement work on Boggy…
You can register your school for the North Carolina Bike to School event and have the chance to become one of eight randomly selected events to receive…
By: Erin Smith Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker, in partnership with local municipal law enforcement agencies and other public safety agencies, is gearing up to…
A shooting on Sunday evening shattered and otherwise quiet in Clarkton and left one man shot in the leg, according to Bladen County Sheriff Jim…
By: Erin Smith The members of the Healthy Bladen Collaborative met on Tuesday morning and learned about how to access Eastpointe services for their clients.…
There will be a called Boost the ‘Boro meeting tonight at the Bladenboro Farmer’s Market at 6:30 p.m. the purpose of the meeting is to…
Congressman David Rouzer will be hosting a youth leadership conference for high school juniors in the 7th Congressional District on April 5, 2016. The first…
FAYETTEVILLE – Senior righthander Brandon Jacobs pitched a complete-game 3-hitter to lead Scotland to a 9-3 baseball victory over East Bladen Monday night in the…
ROWLAND – Aterria Quick walloped a 2-run home run that snapped a 2-2 tie and propelled South Robeson to a 7-2 softball victory over West…
The Elizabethtown Jaycees raised $600 for the Heart Fund during a basketball marathon. Longyell Cromartie, Kenny Graham and Greg High, along with lady basketball players…
With the weather perfect for low scoring golfers at Vineyard Golf took advantage and recorded some of the lowest scores of the year recently. Teen…
There is no shortage of news, from the local to state, US and around the world. The 24 hour news media must have reporters in…
1638 – 1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans). 1806 – Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland…
ROWLAND – South Robeson rallied for four runs in the sixth inning for an 8-7 win against West Bladen on Monday in the consolation bracket…
An update of road openings / closings is as follows: OPENINGS: ELWELL FERRY The Elwell Ferry is FINALLY operating once again. River levels…
Good Friday? Easter Monday?…..How about a week off? What I need is one more holiday that includes good food. Think I am losing the ‘Battle…
A White Oak man was sentenced last week on a charge of felonious restraint for taking a woman to his home against her will and…
Bladenboro native Abbey Walters slugged a home run and two doubles Friday to lead UNC-Pembroke to a softball double-header sweep Friday at Winston-Salem State by…
The Columbus County Sports Network Junior Varsity Baseball Tournament at West Columbus High has been postponed until Tuesday due to the rain and wet grounds.…
1796 – Bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is 1st US-African church. 1797 – Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patents a washing machine. 1799 –…
Saturday’s results Grays Creek 6, Freedom Christian 4 Cape Fear 12, Seventy First 2 (6 Innings) East Bladen 10, E. E. Smith 0 (5 Innings)…
West Bladen grad Clint Allen racked up 6 hits in Coker College’s weekend series at Carson-Newman Friday and Saturday in Jefferson City, TN. Allen batted…
It’s Easter Sunday. Remember the reason and celebrate. It is a safe bet the ACC will be represented in the Final Four next weekend. This…
Baseball Saturday’s results St. Pauls 2, Red Springs 1 Lumberton 5, West Bladen 0 Purnell Swett 15, Hoke County 3 Fairmont 6, South Robeson 4…
East Bladen 10, E. E. Smith 0 FAYETTEVILLE – Ty Watkins pitched a five-inning, one-hit shutout Saturday to lead East Bladen to a 10-0 baseball…
ROWLAND – Daniel Carter pitched a one-hitter as Lumberton shut out West Bladen 5-0 on Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the Robeson County…
Purnell Swett 6, West Bladen 3 ROWLAND – Purnell Swett capitalized on a trio of West Bladen errors to score 4 unearned runs and defeat…
1513 – Spaniard Juan Ponce de Leon and his expedition first sight Florida. 1790 – The modern shoelace (string and shoe holes) invented in England.…
Photos Contributed by Rebecca McCollum The crowd didn’t just come out for exercise Saturday morning at the 5K Bunny Fun Run in Bladenboro, they came out to…
By: Erin Smith The sounds of antique tractors and the chug-chug of hit and miss engines filled the air on Saturday morning as the 26th…
By: Erin Smith There was excitement in the air at Jones Lake State Park on Saturday as the park held their annual East Egg…
Contributed by Gerald Horne Good Friday Full Moon photos taken in Bladen County by Gerald Horne.
The Easter season is here. Time for family and friends, Easter egg hunts and worship, not necessarily in that order. A 5K Fun Run to…
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) presents two free exhibitions opening in April 2016, both featuring work by North Carolina artists. Altered Land: Works…
Raleigh, NC – The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is launching its annual speed enforcement blitz from March 24 – April 3 under the…
Raleigh, N.C. – More than $207,000 in the latest round of NCWorks grants will improve the skills of North Carolina’s workers. The NCWorks Incumbent Worker…
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted February unemployment rate was 5.5 percent, decreasing 0.1 of a percentage point from January’s revised rate. The national rate…
Syphilis rates in North Carolina are highest since the year 2000, and state health officials are reminding citizens that regular screening is key to prevention and…
RALEIGH 3/24/16 12:36 AM — The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for a missing endangered woman, Kayla Nicole Neville.…
1790 – US Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency. 1804 – Territory of Orleans organizes in Louisiana Purchase. 1845 – Patent awarded for adhesive…
The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy drill team the John L. Foye Rifles finished second overall this past weekend. The team competed at the 19th…
The West Bladen baseball and softball teams will begin play Saturday in the Robeson County Slugfest Tournament at South Robeson High School. Coach Joey Autry’s…
East Bladen’s Eagles will open play in the J. Hoyt Warren-Wayne Edwards Invitational baseball tournament at Douglas Byrd High in Fayetteville Saturday at 4 p.m.…
Bladen County Superior Court was in session Wednesday, March 23. Judge Douglas Sasser presided. Some of the plea agreements reached were: ** Rodriquez McNeil, 20,…
A man known for his work with community organizations is free on bond while facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.…
The man who was the driver of a vehicle used to leave the scene following an armed robbery at Dollar General in Dublin pled guilty…
By Erin Smith For one mother, the loss of her son has lead her to lobby for body cameras for county law enforcement officers. Marion…
Patrick Tremaine Rhodie was sentenced Wednesday to 15 to 27 months in custody on drug charges under a plea agreement entered in Bladen County Superior…
A brush fire burned near Farmer’s Union Road late Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported at about 4:45 p.m. and units from the North Carolina…
The forecast for the Easter weekend looks to be a soggy one, that is according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Mark Bacon. Bacon said a…
Dr. Mike Walden North Carolina Cooperative Extension North Carolinians having repairs made to their vehicles are now in for a little bit of a shock.…
RALEIGH – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that a federal grand jury in Raleigh, North Carolina returned…
ROCKY POINT – Junior Kyle Tatum lined a 2-run home run over the left field fence in the seventh inning to vault East Bladen to…
ROCKY POINT – East Bladen tallied a pair of early goals en route to a 3-0 Four County Conference girls soccer victory Thursday night over…
ROCKY POINT – Sophmore Devan Stocks pitched 5 strong innings and struck out nine to lead East Bladen to a 14-8 Four Conference jayvee baseball…
South View defeated West Bladen 6-3 Thursday in non-conference boys tennis action at West Bladen. Victor Jacome at No. 1 Singles and Tate Sykes at…
Today is Good Friday. Bladen students are out of school today and the coming week. Lots of folks on the roadways, drive with care. The…
0031 – 1st Easter, according to calendar-maker Dionysius Exiguus. 1634 – Under charter granted to Lord Baltimore and led by his brother Leonard Calvert first…
By: Sandra R. Cain For Better Living Research shows that most Americans aren’t getting enough fruits and vegetables in their daily diet. According to the…
USDA funding is available for housing loans and applications are being accepted for the low and very low income citizens in rural North Carolina. …
By Erin Smith A Sheriff’s Office watercraft has gotten a new lease on life. “Sheriff McVicker tasked me with getting a boat that had been…
RALEIGH – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that in federal court, United States District Judge Terrence W.…
By: Erin Smith The 24th annual Old Fashioned Planter’s Day is set for this weekend at the Graham Farms Showgrounds in Ammon. The event is…
By: Erin Smith The members of North Carolina State Highway Patrol Troop B have been visiting the firing range at the Bladen County training facility…
By: Erin Smith The Elizabethtown Fire Department was paged out to 1107 West broad Street on Thursday afternoon after someone reported an unusual burning smell…