WASHINGTON, DC– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the…
Posts published in March 2017
DUNN – Midway pushed across an unearned run in the fourth inning to snap a 2-2 tie and edge East Bladen 3-2 Thursday night in…
DUNN – Josh McKoy and Spencer Scott combined to pitch a 3-hitter Thursday night and led East Bladen’s jayvees to a 5-1 Four County Conference…
DUBLIN – Junior Madison Collins pitched a one-hit shutout as West Bladen blanked West Columbus 10-0 Thursday night in non-conference softball action. Collins allowed only…
1778 – New Orleans businessman Oliver Pollock creates the “$” symbol. 1826 – Samuel Morey is issued the first US patent for an internal-combustion engine,…
After a stormy start to the day, the evening proved to be quite tranquil. This sunset was captured over Elizabethtown this evening. The forecast…
Boost the ‘Boro, Inc is preparing for another successful year. March brought new board members, new officers and new businesses to help the Bladenboro non-profit…
Clarkton School of Discovery is having a spaghetti dinner and silent auction On Friday, March 31, to benefit the Jr Beta Club. There will be…
Bladen Community College received an approval letter on February 20th for the Bladen Early College. College officials are now waiting to learn how much funding…
The annual Bladen County Shrine Club fraternal fish fry will be held Wednesday, April 12, at the Elizabethtown Food Lion parking lot. Plates cost $8…
The Elizabethtown Town Council will meet on Monday and hear a recommendation from Hunt Cole regarding the Curtis Brown mural and to recognize the new…
Industrial Hemp Commission to host public meeting Thursday, April 6, at 2 p.m. The Industrial Hemp Commission will host a public meeting via conference call…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday night at 6;30 p.m. at the Bladen County Courthouse. The board is expected to adopt…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) have introduced the Save our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2017, bipartisan…
A few name corrections are needed to the West Bladen Track article: Kiance Morrisey placed second in the girls shot put, Patience Parker finished second…
The opening reception for “The Life of the Theater” exhibit at the Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater in Lumberton is slated for Thursday, April 20, at…
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has issued an updated listing of the road openings/closings in Bladen County. The list is as follows: OPENINGS: Berry…
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, President Donald Trump tweeted: “The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don’t get on the team, &…
Bethel Baptist Church will feature a Live Experience of Nicaragua on April 21-23 in the church yard. The purpose of the event is to allow…
By Congressman Robert Pittenger Saying no is easy. Actual leadership, or governing, is much more difficult. On Thursday, President Trump tweeted, “The Freedom Caucus will…
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) is excited to announce Jake Dean of Waxhaw has received a rare double-appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at…
By Dr. Mike Walden North Carolina Cooperative Extension I recall my late, paternal grandmother telling me how much she looked forward to the third Friday…
On Monday, April 3, 76 North Carolina Highway Patrol Troopers are slated to receive promotions and new duty stations. The ceremony will be conducted at…
Bladen County Commissioners G. Michael Cogdell was recently named to the 5th District NC Association of County Officials Board of Directors. The 5th district serves…
Sure could use a little good news today. As of 7AM today, about 35/100 of an inch was recorded by the National Weather Service…
DUNN – Midway scored with less than 7 minutes left to play to edge East Bladen 2-1 Thursday night in Four County Conference girls soccer…
DUNN – Midway defeated East Bladen 22-8 Thursday in Four County Conference jayvee softball action. The Lady Eagles pushed across a first-inning run as freshmen…
DUBLIN – Winning pitcher Brittany Landreth batted 3-3 and scored 3 runs to lead West Bladen’s jayvee girls to a 21-6 non-conference girls softball victory…
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ROCKY POINT – West Bladen’s girls track team won the first girls meet in school history Thursday. The Lady Knights racked…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after the North Carolina General Assembly voted to repeal House Bill 2…
1850 – US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%) 1880 – 1st town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, IN) 1903 – Richard Pearse…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met in a special called meeting on Thursday afternoon and approved the Phase IV Water Project to move forward.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, attended a confirmation hearing for Secretary of the Air…
Today, March 30th, 2017, Governor Cooper held a press conference to discuss the repeal of House Bill 2. Full remarks as prepared are below: Thank you…
The Ammon community is gaining a green energy project in the form of a 129 acre solar farm project on Old Fayetteville Road. Bladen Solar…
A big thank you to law enforcement went out after a vehicle was stolen in Bladen County. According to Eric Davis of Bladenboro, his vehicle…
Bladen We Care Byron H. Gooden Golf Tournament Team Entry Form 1 Bladen We Care Byron H. Gooden Golf Tournament Team Entry and Sponsorship Form…
Photos contributed by: Kenneth Armstrong
Photos contributed by: Kenneth Armstrong
By: Sandra R. Cain Eat your vegetables – good advice when we were kids, and it’s also good advice for adults. Only 23 percent of…
By Jefferson Weaver I was heading home, having made an uncustomary Sunday afternoon trip to the office, when I saw the young man in his…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, attended a hearing on the state of Alzheimer’s…
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) is happy to announce that Caroline Horne, a senior at Weddington High School, has received a prestigious appointment to…
FAYETTEVILLE – West Bladen grad Abbey Walters fired a one-hitter and struck out a career-high 11 batters Wednesday to lead UNC-Pembroke to an 8-0 victory…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jim Inhofe…
The Browns of Wallace N.C. Will be singing at Liberty Worship Center in Clarkton on Sunday, April 2nd, 2017, at the 11 a.m. service. Everyone…
Hopefully the NC HB2 issue will soon be a memory. Governor and Legislature have hopefully agreed to agree. House and Senate expected to repeal the…
RALEIGH -East Bladen grad Lexi Dawson batted 4-4 for St. Andrews Tuesday in a double-header at Meredith College. Meredith swept the double-header by scores of…
East Bladen defeated West Bladen 6-3 on Wednesday in a Four County Conference boys’ high school tennis match. Singles Joseluis Osorio (WB) defeated Michael McDuffie…
1822 – Congress combined East & West Florida into Florida Territory. 1858 – Pencil with attach eraser patented (Hyman L Lipman of Philadelphia) 1867 –…
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced Wednesday the conviction of two retired insurance agents, Milton Hooks, 72, of Rocky Mount and James Mangum, 69,…
A Charlotte man who led authorities on a high speed chase in August plead guilty Wednesday in Bladen County Superior Court to assault with a…
An Elizabethtown man was sentenced up to 32 months in prison Wednesday in Bladen County Superior Court after pleading guilty to taking items that were…
Mac Campbell, of Bladen We Care, spoke to the Elizabethtown Rotary Club on Wednesday during their luncheon meeting at Cape Fear Vineyard and Winery. He said…
Mark Johnson, the NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, will visit West Lumberton Elementary School at 9:40 a.m., and the relocated site of Lumberton Junior High…
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has released an updated listing of road openings/closings for Bladen County. An update of road openings / closings is…
RALEIGH – The State Bureau of Investigation is hosting this year’s United States Police Canine Association’s National Detector Dog Trials in Raleigh April 2-5. Police…
DUNN – West Bladen scored 2 fifth-inning runs to snap a 4-4 tie and claim a 6-4 Four County Conference jayvee softball victory over Midway…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Sophomore Pierce Melvin pitched a one-hitter and struck out 6 to lead the East Bladen jayvees to an 11-1 Four County Conference jayvee…
RALEIGH, N.C. — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Black Bear Management Forum scheduled for Bladen Community College on Monday, April 3rd has been moved from…
Southeastern Carolina Crossroads is gearing up for their second annual Golf Tournament to be held at Land O’Lakes Golf Course in Whiteville on Saturday, April…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will meet in a special session on Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Commissioners meeting room at the Bladen…
By: Charlotte Smith It is always nice to see a project come together. The staff members from the Bladen County Clerk of Courts and Work…
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the 2017 marketing assistance loan rates by county for…
Raleigh, NC – North Carolina craft breweries are praising the introduction of legislation that would modernize North Carolina craft brewing laws by eliminating unnecessary, burdensome regulations.…
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) is honored to announce that Elizabeth White, a senior at Myers Park High School, has received a prestigious appointment…
Time is running out! Applications for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Youth Preparedness Council (YPC) close on March 31 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Teens from across…
The West Bladen FFA Chapter participated in the North Carolina FFA Poultry Evaluation Career Development Event on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at the NC State…
DUNN – Midway scored 5 first-half goals en route to a 6-0 Four County Conference girls soccer victory over West Bladen Tuesday night. The Lady…
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen’s Lady Eagles raced to a 7-0 halftime lead en route to a 9-0 mercy-rule girls soccer victory over Union Tuesday night…
Mission accomplished, I think, and headed home from DC. Yesterday was a good day. Visited the office of several congressman, did not get to speak…
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ELIZABETHTOWN – Junior Sincere Smith pitched a 2-hitter and struck out 7 batters Tuesday night to lead East Bladen to an…
DUNN – Midway rallied for 5 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat West Bladen 5-4 Tuesday night in Four County Conference…
DUNN- West Bladen remained tied for first place in the Four County Conference softball race Tuesday night with a 12-2 mercy-rule victory over Midway. Coach…
1806 – Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway. 1848 –…
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong ELIZABETHTOWN –Freshman Izzy Smith and senior Emily Scott belted 2 hits each during a 9-run, sixth-inning explosion that propelled East Bladen…
Elizabethtown, NC – Teams from across North Carolina annually take part in a rigorous academic competition, which hosts 23 events in the fields of genetics,…
Washington, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC) re-introduced a bill to designate and recognize the city of Wilmington as the first nationally recognized “American World…
A female hiker suffered a minor knee injury on Tuesday afternoon while hiking at Jones Lake State Park, according to Ranger Lane Garner. He said…
The rains came early Tuesday morning but cleared up at 10 a.m. to allow 79 golfers to participate in the Tuesday, March 28, Southeastern Fellowship…
Governor Roy Cooper today met with leading professionals from law enforcement, substance abuse treatment and health care about the best ways to fight the opioid…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Sophomore Spencer Scott pitched a 2-hitter Monday night to lead East Bladen to a 7-1 victory over Clinton Monday night in Four County…
Woodmen of the World representative Trey Duncan presented a new flag to the Elizabethtown Police Department on Tuesday morning. The Woodmen of the World take…
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) has been honored with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce “Spirit of Enterprise” Award in recognition of his support for…
Greater McKoy’s Chapel, Inc. (282 Center Rd. Elizabethtown, NC) will be having a Gospel Explosion on Saturday, April 8, at 6 p.m. Come out and…
Greater McKoy’s Chapel, Inc. (282 Center Rd. Elizabethtown, NC) will conduct their annual Car Show on Saturday, April 29. Registration is from 8 a.m. to…
Jackie and Wanda Coleman presented the Monday, March 27, Bladenboro Rotary program, a continuation of the February 27, 2017, program. Jackie Coleman, Chief of the…
Antonio Lamel Murchison of Elizabethtown pled guilty in Bladen County Superior Court on Monday, March 27, to several drug-related charges. He received a sentence of…
An Elizabethtown man has pled guilty to attempted murder in the shooting of his brother. Tony Elmore Lewis, 55, was sentenced to 125 months to…
Never felt such a division in DC as now. Some are for the new administration, some opposed on any topic you choose. I listen. The…
1797 – Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patents a washing machine. 1834 – Senate censure President Jackson for taking fed deposits from Bank of US.…
UNCW golfer and Clarkton native Kayla Thompson came in 34th place in this past weekend’s LSU Tiger Classic played in Baton Rouge, La. Kayla, a…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Freshman Taylor Spell fired in 3 goals to lead Clinton to a 9-0 Four County Conference girls soccer victory over East Bladen Monday…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Junior Ty Watkins pitched a 4-hitter Monday night as East Bladen’s Eagles rode a 5-run fourth-inning to a 10-2 victory over Clinton in…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Freshman Johanna Parker blasted a walk-off triple that drove in the winning run and lifted East Bladen to an 11-10 Four County Conference…
Todd Pait has resigned as head football coach at West Bladen after one season at the helm of Knights. The resignation will be effective with…
The first annual Bladen County Aim For A Cure event to benefit the ALS Association for continued research, awareness, and assistance for those living with…
DURHAM N.C. — If local building officials notified you that your home is substantially damaged, you may be able to receive funds to make your…
Elizabethtown Christian Academy students have had an incredible year, winning in every state or regional competition they have entered. On Saturday, the last ECA team…
The victim of Saturday’s house fire on NC 242 near Oak Grove Church Road has lost all of his belongings, according to his daughter, Windy…