The Twins rallied to defeat the Orioles 11-7 Wednesday night in the Elizabethtown Dixie Youth Baseball Minor League Tournament Championship game. The Twins also won…
Posts published in May 2017
1638 – 1st earthquake recorded in US, at Plymouth, Mass. 1789 – 1st US congressional act becomes law (on administering oaths). 1813 – Capt. John…
The Elizabethtown and Bladenboro Rotary Clubs honored Bladen County veterans of World War II in a special ceremony on Wednesday at Cape Fear Vineyard and…
FAYETTEVILLE – Today, Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) toured neighborhoods in Fayetteville, Hope Mills, and Bladen County which are still recovering from Hurricane Matthew. This…
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC – Lower Cape Fear Hospice will offer a four-week, no cost grief program, Living with Grief: Growth and Education for Adults Coping with…
State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) members via the SECU Foundation, presented a $10,000 four-year college scholarship to Tamara L Moore, a senior at East Bladen…
State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) members via the SECU Foundation, presented a $10,000 four-year college scholarship to Amber Nicole Long, a senior at West Bladen…
RALEIGH —Bladen County reported an unemployment rate 5.5 percent for April. Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 97 of North Carolina’s counties in April…
The Bladenboro Braves clinched a share of the Bladen County Dixie Youth Baseball League’s Coach-Pitch Championship with a 4-3 victory over Dublin Tuesday at Wateree…
At the age of 12, Karen was admitted into foster care after a report of suspected sexual abuse and neglect was reported. The Department of Social Services investigated, found Karen…
DUBLIN – On June 19, Bladen Community College will host an afternoon workshop for youth to build and blast Alka-Seltzer rockets into the sky. BioNetwork…
The Minuteman Foodmart stores were recognized by the Soldiers and Airmen Assistance Fund for their efforts in supporting North Carolina National Guardsmen who are deployed.…
The annual David F. Coble reunion is planned for Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Cypress Creek Baptist Church in the fellowship hall. The Alta Coble…
Our thoughts on politics tends to bring out the worst in many of us, and we know so little, other than what our news sources…
1634 – The colony of Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony. 1790 – US copyright law enacted. 1837 – Astor Hotel opens in NYC, it later…
RALEIGH – The State Board of Elections is seeking public comments from June 1 through July 31 on proposed changes to the administrative code regarding…
CHARLOTTE – Two recently published articles in the Charlotte Observer omitted relevant facts and did not provide readers with a thorough account of Congressman Pittenger’s…
Photos by Kenneth Armstrong The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy held their second commencement exercise on Saturday, May 27, 2017, at 10 a.m. in the…
The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University’s College of Education is pleased to announce that this year we are honoring Innovative Superintendents…
Seventy players participated in the May 30 SFSGA tourney at Pinecrest Country Club near Lumberton. The winning team, with a score of 51, was Sandy Holland,…
Hunter Tyler Jackson will graduate from West Bladen High School on June 17, 2017. His accomplishments include: *Awarded NC Academic Scholar Award for maintaining a…
C/1st Lieutenant LaShay Ania High graduated from the Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy on May 27, 2017. LaShay is the daughter of John and Ruth…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) have led a bipartisan group of senators in calling for Pentagon funding and…
Sydney Elizabeth Jackson, daughter of Dwayne and Emily Jackson of Bladenboro, will be graduating from West Bladen High School on June 17, 2017. Sydney has…
Bladen Community College has lots of summer camp opportunities to meet almost any child’s needs. Use the summer to let your child brush up on…
The Healthy Bladen Collaborative met on Tuesday morning in the conference room of the Bladen County Health Department to share ideas and to discuss new…
The Elizabethtown Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a larceny that occurred on Monday, May 29, 2017. According the Lt. D.…
A Memorial Day Tossup was held Monday at Vineyard Golf At White Lake. The winning team was Stacey Owen, Henry Warwick, Warren Baker and Lenon…
I love this time of the year. As a youngster (14-17), growing up near Bladenboro, it was baseball time and the Bladenboro Spinners, a semi-pro…
Here are results from NCHSAA regional softball championship series. State championship series are scheduled this weekend: Class 1A Eastern Regional Championship Whiteville 9, Louisburg 5…
Here are results from NCHSAA regional baseball championship series. State championship series are scheduled this weekend: Class 1A Eastern Regional Championship Whiteville 6, Goldsboro Rosewood…
A Memorial Day Ceremony was held today at the Bladenboro Historical Building by Bladen County’s Disabled American Veterans Chapter. David Brown opened the Ceremony with…
This Day in History – May 30 1783 – Benjamin Tower of Philadelphia publishes 1st daily newspaper in US. 1806 – Andrew Jackson kills Charles…
According to the Bladen Board of Elections, as of August 5, 2016, the second largest voter registration party in Bladen County is not a party…
by: Tonya Bockover At age 11, Karson Shughart is a boy with a passion for off-road mountain biking. Karson’s typical weekend is spent training Saturday…
Learn how to make a container garden! The Bladen County Cooperative Extension will be offering a class soon. On Saturday, June 10, 9am until 12noon…
Today is Memorial Day, a day of honoring American soldiers who died serving the country in wars. Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday…
Elizabethtown’s Cade Hancock has been named the Coastal Rivers Conference Golf Player of the Year. Hancock, 15, is a sophmore at Harrells Christian Academy. Hancock…
1721 – South Carolina formally incorporated as a royal colony. 1765 – Patrick Henry’s historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of “Treason!”…
Elizabethtown attorney David Wall was elected President of the 13th Judicial District Bar Association. Thousands attended the White Lake Water Festival. Bladen County Hospital offered…
By [email protected] (Chris Denny) on May 26, 2017 06:30 am I Peter 4:7-9 The end of all things is near; therefore be serious and discipline…
For high school seniors, the big day is fast approaching. We honor those veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice to make our country free. Remember…
1664 – 1st Baptist Church organizes (Boston). 1774 – 1st Continental Congress convenes (Virginia). 1818 – 1st steam vessel to sail Great Lakes launched. 1889…
CHARLOTTE – Earlier today, gunmen attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians south of Cairo, Egypt, killing at least 20 innocent civilians. Congressman Robert Pittenger…
Raleigh, NC — Today Governor Cooper announced a new lawsuit in which he is suing Republicans for supposedly limiting his power. “Headed into the Memorial…
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) has put on its docket a petition to declare that a solar facility is in fact a…
By: Amy Schumacher The Taylor family has been in the business of bringing “ideas” to “reality” for over 80 years and the family bonds are…
RALEIGH – The latest Civitas poll has found that by a 2-1 margin, likely North Carolina voters think “cutting state taxes” will help their current…
By Dr. Mike Walden North Carolina Cooperative Extension My wife and I have one foot in rural regions and the other in big cities. We…
By: Dora Brogdon, Intern Every week there are animals waiting to be adopted at the Bladen County Animal Shelter. This week a friendly cat named…
The National Weather Service sent out the the holiday weekend forecast.
Sheriff James A. McVicker and other local law enforcement officers, agencies, offices and departments were honored this week by the entire battalion of the Corp…
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the US for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces, not to be…
Jordan Kinlaw pitched a 4-hitter and struck out six batters to lead the Slammers to a 12-1 victory over the Comets Thursday night in Bladen…
The Bladenboro Giants won the Bladen County Dixie Youth Baseball Majors League with a perfect 12-0 record. “I am so proud of this team and…
West Bladen High School held their annual year-end athletic awards service Thursday night for the 2016-17 school year. Here are the award winners: Football Special…
RALEIGH—As the Memorial Day weekend kicks off, the State Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to be patient while traveling to and from their intended…
RALEIGH – The latest Civitas poll has found that an overwhelming majority of likely North Carolina voters support legislation requiring voters to show a photo…
1796 – James S. McLean patents his piano. 1850 – Mormon Temple in Nauvoo, Illinois, destroyed by tornado. 1916 – President Woodrow Wilson addresses…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, applauded the committee passage of the Department of…
By Gordon Kinlaw Walabot – Wall Inspector Move over Superman cause there’s an app for that!! We all have had a time where we wished…
The winning team in the May 25 Thundering Herd, with a score of 9-under par, was Bobby Davis, Jason Douglas, Jim Hancock, Stephen Clark and…
CHARLOTTE – This Memorial Day weekend, Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) is paying respects to the brave Americans who died to defend our freedom, and expressing…
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that the nomination period for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees begins…
Impaired Motorists Targeted to Combat Collision Numbers RALEIGH – The State Highway Patrol along with the Wildlife Resources Commission Law Enforcement Division have announced they…
Smoke billowed from beneath the hood of a station wagon on Friday afternoon as firefighters worked to cool the vehicle and extinguish the flames. A…
Bladen County will hold a Pet Palooza for the first time in June to benefit the Bladen County Animal Shelter. With the help of local businesses…
Recently, two Bladen County softball players, Kayleigh Raynor and Abigail Madden, participated in the Duke University Women’s “Rising Star” camp put on by the Duke…
The Eastpointe Managed Care Organization (MCO) Board of Directors met on Tuesday, May 23rd at Mount Olive College and discussed budget matters. This was the first board…
Food Lion Announces 10 Percent MVP Discount for Active and Retired Military Personnel on Memorial Day SALISBURY, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In honor of Memorial Day, Monday, May…
A fire call went out the morning of Friday, May 26th on a report of smoke coming from the White’s Creek Missionary Baptist Church parsonage…
Steven “Steve” Lesane, Sr. Graduated from North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C. on May 13, 2017. Steve graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree…
Contributed by: Abigail Young, West Bladen FFA Reporter West Bladen’s FFA Chapter held their annual FFA Banquet on Thursday, May 18th, 2017. There were…
Winners of the Bonnie 3rd Grade Cabbage Program at Bladenboro Primary School are Amelia Thompson, Faith Wren, and Braylen Merritt. Bonnie Plants began the…
By Dora Brogdon A lot of family and friends will be gathering this weekend to celebrate Memorial Day. Memorial day is a important time…
Memorial Day weekend begins today and the weather should be perfect, sunny, pleasant, temps in the mid 80s, a little breezy. Temps should be…
1861 – US Postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with South. 1868 – President Andrew Johnson avoids impeachment by 1 vote. 1896 –…
Karli Priest batted 3-3 and pitched two hitless innings to lead the Racers to a 15-4 victory over the Sandpipers in Bladen Recreation 11-12 Softball…
The Bay Tree Lakes Volunteer Fire Department will hold their annual tournament on Saturday, June 3 at Vineyard Golf. This will be a Captain’s Choice…
By Sandra Cain Food poisoning affects millions of Americans each year. Common symptoms are similar to the flu and may include headache, nausea, fever, stomach…
Sunny skies and a light breeze greeted those who gathered at The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy on Thursday for the school’s annual Memorial Day…
WASHINGTON – Using Obama Administration criteria, the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday released a report finding premiums on the individual health insurance…
UPDATED: May 25, 2017. Audio from today’s media call is posted to the “Resources” section below. May 25, 2017 Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center…
USDA Encourages the Use of Food Thermometers to be Food Safe this Summer WASHINGTON, May 25, 2017 — Summer is a time for family…
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that the nomination period for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees begins…
WASHINGTON – This morning, Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) spoke with Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson regarding additional funding to help eastern North…
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has issued an update of road openings and closings in Bladen County. They are as follows: OPENINGS: Marsh Road…
One corporate business is continuing to invest in Bladen County. Smithfield Foods announced on Thursday, May 25th, it is investing over $45 million to expand its…
Congressman Pittenger column on Memorial Day On Monday, America will pause to honor and remember the patriotic men and women who sacrificed their lives in…
There was a report of a missing four-year-old female in Elizabethtown on Thursday morning around 9 a.m. The Elizabethtown Police Department, Bladen County Emergency Management,…
Memorial Day weekend is expected to be hot, temps in the 90s. Total rainfall for this week at the Hester household was 1.5 inches. …
1721 – John Copson becomes America’s 1st insurance agent. 1787 – Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding. 1844 – 1st telegraphed news dispatch…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is asking for anyone with information regarding the identities of the suspects in a shooting that left one immigrant dead…
By Amy Schumacher West Bladen High School students and staff gathered Wednesday wearing a t-shirt made in loving memory of a friend, counselor and motivator…
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen High School celebrated the signing Wednesday of senior Kyle Tatum to play baseball for the next two seasons at Brunswick Community…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined a bipartisan group of Senators led by Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) to…
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Vice Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, attended a hearing with the…
East Bladen High School recognized its’ outstanding athletes in all sports with an awards ceremony Tuesday night. A list of those award winners follows: Men’s…
On Thursday, May 11, 2017, Ms. Betty Connor, of the Trinity Ringers, unexpectedly came to deliver a generous donation to our West Bladen FFA…