East Bladen’s soccer program played a key role in the Powerade State Games at UNC-Greensboro this summer. East Bladen Coach Jay Raynor served as site…
Posts published in July 2018
1789 – US Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act. 1855 – Castle Clinton in NYC opens as 1st US receiving station for immigrants. 1876 – Colorado…
Bladen County NCWorks 101 Training for Businesses and Industries scheduled for August 1, 2018 at Bladen Community College has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled for a…
The Bladen County Board of Elections will be conducting a regular meeting on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at 301 S. Cypress St.,…
More than 460 North Carolina students from 41 high schools and 17 community colleges traveled to Louisville, Ky., earlier this summer as the third-largest delegation…
Whiteville – Two brand new, gleaming white school buses are currently making a daily circuit between Columbus, Bladen and Robeson Counties, transporting students from three…
Contributed Bladen County Sheriff James A. McVicker said a joint operation with North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Special Agents from District III Fayetteville…
Contributed by Bridget Ezzell A double rainbow was spotted by Bridget Ezzell of Elizabethtown. The bow crossed the sky on Monday afternoon.
WHITEVILLE – Starting Monday, Aug. 6, the N.C. Department of Transportation will close Hallsboro Road at U.S. 74 and 76 to begin constructing an interchange east of…
By Erin Smith U.S. Congressman David Rouzer hosted an Opioid Symposium for the 7th Congressional District on Monday night in Wilmington. The Symposium featured panel…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, attended the swearing-in ceremony for VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, a native…
With fall sports practice barely underway, thoughts turn to Back-to-School. As a youngster in Bladenboro, meant a trip to a clothing store moved to top…
1777 – Marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army. 1849 – Benjamin Chambers patents breech loading cannon. 1893 – Henry Perky patents shredded…
West Bladen’s Knights opened their 2018 official football practice schedule Monday morning with 34 players on hand, but Coach Kris Williams said that additional players…
East Bladen football had good numbers for both varsity and jayvee Monday evening for the first day of official football practice. “Practice went good,” said…
A missing Bladenboro was found dead near his home on Saturday. According to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, Mr. Tullen Adams, 69, of Bladenboro was…
By Erin Smith The area around Bladen Lakes State Forest will be the scene for a training exercise for the United States Marine Corps overnight…
A fundraiser is planned for David Johnson on Saturday, August 4th, at Merritt Brothers located at 8906 NC Highway 41 East near White Lake. The…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that seed cotton producers, who want to participate in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and…
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Education has asked the Bladen County Board of Commissioners to place a referendum on the November ballot…
Currie, NC – Have you ever visited as historic site or event and wondered “How do I become a Re-enactor”? Join us on Saturday, August 25, from 10…
DUBLIN – The Small Business Center (SBC) of Bladen Community College is offering no-cost online business seminars and webinars in August and September. “How to…
DUBLIN –Bladen Community College graduated its largest class ever of Practical Nursing students in a pinning ceremony on July 24. Board Chair Dennis Troy and…
Southeastern Community College is seeking to hire the following position. Foundation Operations Associate A full position description and required application for these position can be…
RALEIGH – Computers at the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicle’s driver license offices are working again after a problem earlier this morning temporarily disabled services at…
Waynesboro, VA – For the fifth time in six years, Fishburne Military School has been named to the annual Top High Schools and Colleges list by…
Expect the wet weather to continue through most of the week according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Richard Neuherz. There is also a moderate risk…
Contributed A second individual has surrendered himself to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office after learning there were active warrants for his arrest for selling heroin…
The Town of Bladenboro is seeking an innovative, motivated leader to professionally direct, lead, and coordinate all operations of our 5-member police department. We are…
By Erin Smith North Carolina’s pubic schools rank 32nd in the nation in Wallet Hub’s “2018’s States with the Best and Worst School Systems.” According…
Practice is underway for high school fall sports. John Clark has the complete schedule on our Sports Page, football, volleyball, women’s tennis, men’s soccer and…
CHARLOTTE – A bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday gave final approval to Congressman Robert Pittenger’s Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), which protects America’s…
1619 – House of Burgesses, Virginia forms, 1st elective American governing body. 1739 – Casper Wistar begins glass manufacturing in Allowaystown, New Jersey. 1869 –…
Hickory Grove’s women softball team finished second in the Lumber RIver Church Softball League’s post-season tournament Saturday night.
Galeed’s Women won the Lumber River Church Softball League’s regular-season and tournament championship finishing the season with a 19-1 overall record. Galeed outscored their opponents…
Eight people were treated at Bladen County Hospital due to heat exhaustion. Bladen County received $428,728 for secondary road construction. Assistant County Administrator Bill Davis…
1773 – 1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny Mountains completed, Schoenbrunn, Ohio. 1847 – Cumberland School of Law founded in Lebanon, Tennessee, USA. At the end…
It’s Sunday, and after church, a day for relaxation. A few reminders: A ground breaking ceremony is planned for Wednesday, August 1st at the FFA…
Tryouts and practice for East Bladen football, volleyball and women’s tennis will begin Monday. Men’s soccer will begin Tuesday. All participants must have a current…
YAPHANK, NY – Ty Mathis of Elizabethtown cracked two key hits and drove in three runs Saturday as his Canes-Gallaher team won the 13-and-Under Championship…
Interesting stat on one of the local TV weathercast recently, you may have seen as well. Over 50 inches of rain has been recorded in Wilmington so…
1849 – Memmon is first clipper to reach San Francisco, 120 days out of NY. 1866 – Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in…
By Erin Smith Signs and trail markers are being posted along the Coastal Crescent Trail section of the Mountains To the Sea trail in Bladen…
Tryouts for all West Bladen fall sports will begin Monday. All participants must have a current physical on file with the school. The times for…
YAPHANK, NY – Ty Mathis of Elizabethtown pitched Canes-Gallaher to a 6-1 victory over the Mid Atlantic Pirates Friday in a 13-and-Under quarterfinal game of…
RALEIGH – State officials will shut down online services of the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles this weekend to upgrade its system. The upgrades will occur…
In a letter sent yesterday, NC Emergency Management Director Mike Sprayberry shared detailed information on North Carolina’s progress recovering from Hurricane Matthew. Read the full…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia as well as the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and…
By Charlotte Smith The third week in the third lawsuit trial involving hog farms and their neighbors is quickly coming to an end. This week…
The Compassionate Friends Border Belt Chapter, serving the parents of both Bladen and Columbus counties, will hold a meeting on the First Friday of the…
US Congressman David Rounder will be hosting an Opioid Symposium for the 7th Congressional District on Monday night in Wilmington at the Coastline Convention Center…
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Brooke Locklear Clark to preside in Robeson County District Court. “Clark’s experience in the law and deep knowledge of her…
The Bladen County Division on Aging and Senior Center will present a “Scam Awareness” program at Trinity United Methodist Church in Elizabethtown on Tuesday, August…
As the lazy days of summer are winding to a close, many parents are beginning to think about sending their children back to school. To…
Contributed Many of us have annual reviews for various things such as our physical health, our financial situation, our businesses and so forth, but often,…
New head coach Billy Bryant has announced that West Bladen women’s tennis tryouts will begin Monday at 6 p.m. and will be held each evening from 6-7:30 p.m. through Friday, August…
Wilmington, NC – Tommy Baker, Owner and President of Baker Motor Company, with award-winning dealerships in Wilmington, N.C. and Charleston, S.C., has announced the official debut of…
Faye M. Boyne, NC DOT The North Carolina Department of Transportation has issued an updated listing of road openings and closings in Bladen County. There…
By Erin Smith One Bladen County woman’s journey with addiction has led her to begin offering Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. The meetings take…
By Charlotte Smith Brent Underwood from Tar Heel, with his band Nephilym, was featured on Rock 103. The local band’s song “Red Sky Constellation” played…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy’s North Carolina solar rebate program has attracted significant interest from customers, with more than 1,500 applying for the incentive to install private solar…
Contributed Thanks to the public’s help, one individual who was wanted on outstanding warrants for selling heroin has surrendered to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor to honor the life and legacy of philanthropist and UNC System President Emeritus C.…
1586 – Sir Walter Raleigh brings first tobacco to England from Virginia. 1789 – US Congress establishes Department of Foreign Affairs now referred to as…
Never dreamed there was so much ‘drug activity’ as appears to be now in Bladen County, every area of the county. Sheriff’s deputies are making…
By Erin Smith Warm sunny skies greeted a crowd of concert goers as The Pizazz Band took to the stage Thursday night during the Summer…
Coach Jay Raynor has announced that East Bladen men’s soccer try-outs will be held Tuesday from 8-11 a.m. and then later that day continued from…
Pam Davis Taylor will be holding a free Kids Golf Clinic at Vineyard Golf at White Lake beginning Saturday at 1 p.m. and continuing for…
Bladen County’s Dwayne Thompson received the 2018 Dick Knox Distinguished Service Award for Volleyball by the Southeastern Athletic Officials Association (SAOA) Wednesday night at the…
YAPHANK, NY – Elizabethtown’s Ty Mathis is playing this week in the National Youth Baseball Classic 13-and-Under tournament at the Baseball Heaven Complex on Long…
The North Carolina Main Street and Rural Planning Center selected Whiteville for its Downtown Associate Community Program, Commerce Secretary Anthony M. Copeland announced today. Beginning…
Contributed Registration for fall classes is now open. Bladen Community College offers 80 curriculum courses, associate degrees, high school credentialing, skilled workforce programs, and opportunities…
By Erin Smith A pest control contract worth over $50,000 and almost three times the previous year’s pest control amount was awarded to a Columbus…
NCDP Hispanic American Caucus Denounced Immediately; Cooper, D. Jackson, G. Meyer, D. Blue Remain Silent Raleigh, NC — This morning, following news that House District 64 Democrat candidate…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today gave final approval to Congressman Robert Pittenger’s historic legislation to protect America’s critical national security technology and infrastructure…
Contributed Bladen County Sheriff James A. McVicker released information this morning concerning the execution of several search warrants. “The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit…
Melanie Bunn who is a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner and a Dementia Training Specialist, from Dementia Alliance of North Carolina, will be presenting on “What Happenings Next?”…
Contributed Sheriff James McVicker said recently that his Office has experienced a sharp increase in the reported sale of Heroin in the county as it…
Contributed Kaley L. Smith of White Lake was the recipient of the NC State Firefighters Association George Horace Moore Scholarship. She is a graduate of…
FAYETTEVILLE – This weekend, traffic at night will be detoured off Cliffdale Road in western Cumberland County where the Fayetteville Outer Loop is being built.…
LUMBERTON – The Dixie Youth Baseball World Series comes to our area Friday as the Lumberton Youth Baseball Association will host not one, not two, but Five…
One more reminder of the Summer Sounds Concert from 6 to 9 PM today at Cape Fear Farmers Market. Music provided by The Pizzaz Band and it…
By Charlotte Smith One business moved out, but another moved in. Teresa Horton is excited about her new business venture after working over a decade…
1775 – US Continental Congress creates United States Post Office (U.S.P.O.), in Philadelphia under Benjamin Franklin. 1790 – US passes Assumption bill making US responsible…
If you are a business or industry interested in North Carolina Works there is now a training for you. Ann Garrett, Center Manager with NCWorks…
A special called meeting of the Bladenboro Board of Commissioners has been called to meet in the Town Hall on Monday July 30, 2018, at…
By Erin Smith The Kraft Heinz Company issued a voluntary recall for its Taco Bell brand Con Queso Mild Cheese Dip, over concerns regarding Botulism…
By Erin Smith Many shoppers and business owners paused on Wednesday and stepped outside; to pay tribute to the runners participating in America’s Run for…
RALEIGH, N.C. – The State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement on Friday(July 27) will host a public demonstration of all voting equipment under consideration for certification in…
By Andy Curliss, CEO, ncpork.org The third case brought by the Texas lawyer against a North Carolina hog farm has been building, slowly and carefully, to what…
Clarkton, NC — Attention wizards, witches, and muggles ages 10 & up! You are invited to join the Bladen County Public Library system for a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and James Lankford (R-OK) issued the following joint statement after a Turkish court in Izmir ordered American citizen Andrew…
Raleigh, NC – Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC) released the following statement marking the fifth anniversary of North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program…
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL), a globally diversified financial services group providing insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance, will open an operational hub in Raleigh and…
Colly Chapel Church will conduct a Yard Sale on Saturday, July 28 beginning at 7 a.m. All proceeds will go to David “Punk” Johnson for…
RALEIGH – Organic growers in North Carolina can apply for partial reimbursement of the cost of becoming certified or for recertification through a program offered…
Elizabethtown, NC — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director for BladenCounty, Chris Tatum, today reminded farmers and ranchers that…
August 2, 1954 – July 22, 2018 Edward Luke Thurston, 63, of Oak Island, has transitioned from the Earthly plane. He was an islander from…
Interesting to observe crops, in some areas, great crops, and just a few miles down the road, not so good. Has to do with how much rain…
1729 – North Carolina becomes a royal colony. 1854 – Walter Hunt is awarded the first U.S. patent for a paper shirt collar. 1866 –…