by Danna Martínez In addition to composing the meals of millions of people worldwide, rice is a symbol of cultural identity. Thus, rice is present…
Posts published in June 2021
by Charlotte Smith Bladen County Health & Human Services Agency Director, Dr. Teresa (Terri) Duncan, released the daily COVID-19 update for today. Over the last…
Por Danna Martínez Además de componer las comidas de millones de personas en todo el mundo, el arroz es un símbolo de identidad cultural. El…
By Cara Beth Lewis The annual Fourth of July sidewalk sale is quickly approaching! Whether you are a local resident or a tourist, you will…
On Jun 29, 2021, the North Carolina State Board of Elections announced their Board appointed four members to all 100 county boards of elections. Every…
The Bladen County Board of Education met on June 28, 2021, for a Special Called Board Meeting. A summary of the meeting was published on…
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, regarding the Strategic Planning process. The…
On Tuesday, June 29, the following announcement was made by Board Chair Peterson. The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting to…
The month of June saw a record number of golfers enjoying the playability of Vineyard Golf At White Lake. The greens are running at about…
Contributed RALEIGH — Attorney General Josh Stein announced Monday an agreement on a consent order with e-cigarette maker JUUL that will require JUUL to pay…
Contributed Cayenne Acquisitions Group, LLC purchased the Brooks Brothers Garland facility on June 18. Garland Apparel Group LLC will lease and reopen the facility late…
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation is suspending most road construction projects over July Fourth weekend to help ease highway congestion over the holiday.…
TABOR CITY – Three Bladen players – East Bladen senior Lily Lin, East Bladen junior Heather Hardin, and West Bladen sophomore Kaden Thurman – have…
The Bladen County Coach Pitch All-Stars will be the host team for the North Carolina Dixie Youth Baseball State Coach Pitch (AA) Tournament that begins…
HALLSBORO – For the second consecutive game, South Columbus rallied late to defeat Bladen County 6-4 Tuesday night in the Dixie Youth Baseball District 2…
June 30, 2021 … We arrived so quickly, or so it seems… Much has been written and talked about the number of folks in the…
Here are three things to know for Wednesday, June 30: 1. Christmas In July: Friday-Saturday, Touch of Country Venue, NC 41, White Lake. Information: 910-588-4344.…
1896 – William S. Hadaway patents an electric stove in the US. 1906 – US Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food…
by Charlotte Smith The Bladen Board of County Commissioners held a reconvened meeting at the Bladen County Courthouse to discuss Bladen County citizens’ health and…
By Cara Beth Lewis There is a new personal service location in Elizabethtown. Rhonda Hall, a hairdresser, opened her salon, The Hair Loft at 87…
Program focuses on losses suffered from Hurricanes Florence, Michael and Dorian RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has received a $79.6…
North Carolina Highway Patrol reported that this morning at approximately 1:10 a.m. a northbound vehicle crashed, resulting in one fatality. There was one female driver…
By Cara Beth Lewis BladenOnline received a tip from a reader regarding a car chase in Dublin today. The North Carolina Highway Patrol was contacted,…
By Cara Beth Lewis As of June 28th, there are 86 COVID-19 cases in Bladenboro. 67% of these reported cases are in the age group…
by Joy Warren A Special Called Meeting (Virtual) for the Town of Elizabethtown Town Council, was held on June 29, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. The…
Contributed On Friday night, June 25, members of the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Community Impact Team and 16 other local agencies conducted a checking station…
On the third Monday of each month, The Pastries and Print Book Club meets at 3 p.m. at the Main Library in Elizabethtown. If the…
TABOR CITY – East Bladen Coach Grant Pait has been named the Three Rivers Conference Baseball Co-Coach of the Year along with East Columbus Coach…
TABOR CITY – Five Bladen players – seniors Zach Meares, Lefredrick Wooten, Brady Hollingsworth and Jacob Priest from East Bladen and West Bladen junior Devon…
By Cara Beth Lewis According to Monday’s report from Bladen County Health and Human Services, there are 97 active cases in our county currently, and…
Contributed FAYETTEVILLE – Cape Fear Valley celebrated another construction milestone recently with the completion of the steel framing for the Dorothea Dix Care Unit for…
My how time flies! We are at the midway point of 2021. Time waits for no one … Actually, good to realize we are moving…
Here are three things to know for Tuesday, June 29: 1. Games with Dads and anybody else: Today, 5:30-7 p.m., Clarkton Public Library. Open to…
1891 – US National Forest Service organized. 1906 – US Congress pass the Hepburn Act, permitting the regulation of rates charged by railroads, pipelines, and…
Por Danna Martínez La pregunta es: “¿Cuál es la razón por la que me levanto todos los días?” La respuesta es “mi fortaleza”. La fortaleza…
by Danna Martínez The question is, “What is the reason why I get up every day?” The answer is “my fortitude.” Fortitude is the strength…
by Leyton Ezzell Goldston’s Beach at White Lake, North Carolina, with a significant facelift and name change, was celebrated for its 100th Anniversary with free…
by Cara Beth Lewis At the Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Meeting on June 15th, 2021, Executive Director Terri Dennison announced to members that…
Superintendent’s List – Grades above 96 and no more than 7 absences in all classes for Q4 Violet Allen, Ashley Argueta Martinez , Kennedy Carroll, …
Bladen County is expected to be a busy place over the next couple of weeks … Week before the July 4th holiday and the week…
Here are three things to know for Monday, June 28 1. Bladen County Board of Commissioners meeting: Today, 5 p.m., reconvened from June 23 recessed…
1892 – Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis, 24-0. 1902 – US buys concession to build Panama canal from French for $40 million. 1924 –…
TABOR CITY – East Bladen senior standout Zach Meares has been named the Three Rivers Conference Baseball Player of the Year. Meares finished the season…
HALLSBORO – South Columbus rallied from a 6-2 deficit and edged Bladen County 7-6 Sunday in the Dixie Youth Baseball District 2 Minors (AAA) Tournament.…
PEMBROKE – West Robeson defeated Elizabethtown 16-3 Sunday in an elimination game in the Dixie Youth Baseball District 9 Minors (AAA) Tournament. West Robeson advances…
Today is ‘Church Day’. Checking the National Weather Service station at the local airport … Rain total for yesterday at that location, just over 1/3…
PEMBROKE – Fairmont defeated Elizabethtown Saturday in the Dixie Youth Baseball District 9 Minors (AAA) Tournament. Elizabethtown will play West Robeson Sunday at 4 p.m.…
1893 – Great stock crash on NY Stock Exchange. 1914 – US signs treaty of commerce with Ethiopia. 1924 – British Open Men’s Golf, Royal…
Here are three things to know for Sunday, June 27: 1. Bladen County Board of Education meeting: Monday, 5:30 p.m. Special session to close out…
The Bladen County All-Stars: Front Row (Left-Right): Gauge King, Dalton Ammons, Sawyer King, Tyler Thurman, Will Allen. Second Row (L-R): Keithan Russ, Drake Gause, Peyton…
Contributed Elizabethtown – The first annual Juneteenth Celebration held Saturday, June 19th in the open area across from 807 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive was…
GREENSBORO – East Bladen sophomore Malcolm Bolden and West Bladen senior ShyRon Adams posted the best finishes Saturday for the Bladen County athletes in the…
Bladen County All Stars win against Whiteville American 15-11 in their first game of the District All Stars tournament. They play South Columbus Sunday at…
by Blake Proctor Everyone knows how cantankerous Mother Nature can be: often a party-pooping spoilsport. But after assuring Accuweather that it would be raining this…
by Blake Proctor At Governor Roy Cooper’s June 25th Covid19 update press conference, he provided the encouraging news that statewide numbers are stabilizing: As of…
Good Saturday … Weekend plans??? Big weekend at White Lake, best I can tell… Can’t believe so few Bladen County residents have been vaccinated ……
PEMBROKE – West Robeson shutout Elizabethtown Friday night in the opening round of the Dixie Youth Baseball District 9 Majors Tournament. Photos by Kenneth Armstrong Elizabethtown…
1848 – 1st pure food law enacted in US. 1870 – 1st section of Atlantic City (NJ) Boardwalk opens. 1900 – Dr. Walter Reed begins…
Here are three things to know for Saturday, June 26: 1. 100th Anniversary of Goldston’s Beach: Today, The Grand Regal at Goldston’s Beach, White Lake.…
Raleigh, NC – On Friday, NCDHHS stated that Bladen County’s low vaccination rate is leading to Covid-19 spread. The county has a vaccination rate of…
By Cara Beth Lewis It’s time to play ball at the Clarkton Dixie Youth Baseball Field! The 2021 North Carolina Dixie Youth Baseball AA State…
By Cara Beth Lewis On June 23rd, 2021, EBHS Principal, Dr. Jason Wray, held an intimate awards ceremony with the Eagles Track and Field Team,…
The Bladen County Board of Education will meet in a special called session on Monday, June 28, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of this…
By Cara Beth Lewis The Critical Race theory has been around for decades. It is the idea that racism is infiltrated in policies, legal systems,…
This recipe, submitted by Barbra A. Miller, was published in August 1987 in The Southeastern Times as a series of summertime articles. Easy Peach Dessert…
Kathy Memory, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Memory of Elizabethtown, was chosen North Carolina Junior Miss Rhododendron Queen. Tornados hit Bladen County with $10,000…
The June 23 Recessed meeting, convened originally on Monday, June 21, will be reconvened at 5:00 pm on Monday, June 28, 2021. The specific time…
On Thursday, June 10, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, Community Impact Team arrested Coty Lane Hunt, W/M/32, of Marsh Road, near Bladenboro, for an outstanding…
Por Danna Martínez Uno de los movimientos más representativos de la cultura norteamericana es el precisionismo. El movimiento precisiónista surgió en 1920 y duró hasta…
by Danna Martínez One of the most representative movements of United States culture is Precisionism. The era of the 1920s found inspiration in the ideas…
The East Bladen reverse raffle, was a huge success. Sold around 270 tickets at $100 each … Many folks assisted, including those who have been…
By Cara Beth Lewis White Lake Water Park is a local summertime staple. After missing last season, they are back and better this year! The…
1910 – US Mann Act passed (no women across state lines for immoral purposes) 1919 – 1st advanced monoplane airliner flight (Junkers F-13) 1926 –…
By Leyton Ezzell This recipe was published in August in The Southeastern Times and was made by Barbra A. Miller. This recipe was part of…
Here are three things to know for Friday, June 25: 1. Bladen County Board of Education meeting: Monday, 5:30 p.m. Special session to close out…
Dixie Youth Baseball’s district tournaments will continue this weekend with Pembroke hosting the District 9 Minors (AAA) and Majors Tournaments. The District 2 Minors (AAA)…
Contributed RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will participate in a nationwide campaign July 2–4 called Operation Dry Water. The mission of the nationally…
Contributed RALEIGH — This time of year, alligators are moving around a lot on the southeastern North Carolina landscape. They are looking for food and…
Thirteen East Bladen athletes and three from West Bladen will compete in the NCHSAA Class 2A Track & Field Championships Saturday morning at N.C. A&T…
Por Bladen Online Team Todos los jueves, el equipo BladenOnline publica un nuevo video con recetas. Agradeciendo a todos por su apoyo en el video German…
Todas las exenciones de COVID-19 finalizarán el 19 de agosto de 2021. El programa WIC del Departamento de Salud del Condado de Bladen se reanudará…
Por Danna Martínez Las bacterias son organismos unicelulares que no podemos ver a simple vista. A pesar de su tamaño microbiótico, las bacterias juegan un…
by Danna Martínez Bacteria are single-celled organisms that we cannot see with the naked eye. Despite their microbiotic size, bacteria play an essential role in…
With a new COVID-19 Update from Bladen County Health Department, today comes proof that the positive case counts are rising. In a social media post,…
The Emereau Bladen Board of Director’s will meet in a special called meeting on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of the…
UNC Health Southeastern’s Gibson Cancer Center has added state-of-the-art technology from C-RAD to enable safer radiation treatments to more cancer patients and improve their quality…
Por Bladen Online Team Todos los jueves, el equipo BladenOnline publica un nuevo video con recetas. Agradeciendo a todos por su apoyo en el video German…
This is notice to the public of a Special Called Meeting (Virtual) for the Town of Elizabethtown Town Council on June 29, 2021 at 1:00…
by Bladen Online Team Every Thursday, the BladenOnline Team publishes a new video with recipes. Thanking you all for your support on the German Chocolate…
The photo above is of the dog that did not survive the altercation. Updated article: Antwan Jamell Pearson Arrested Again; First Hearing on Animal Cruelty…
by Cara Beth Lewis If you are a Bladen County native, you have more than likely heard of Goldston’s Beach, and even if you are…
By Blake Proctor At the start of the Commission’s June 21st meeting, Chairman Charles Ray Peterson asked to table discussion of a resolution to disengage…
Author: Mindy Wharton RALEIGH, N.C. (June 21, 2021) — This Independence Day, anyone in North Carolina, regardless of age, will be able to fish for free. Free…
Chason Harris and Connor Smith scored the deciding runs in the top of the 9th inning as the BlueClaws outlasted the GreenJackets 10-9 Wednesday night…
I watched a potential state championship slip away from the East Bladen Eagles baseball team last evening … Check our Sports Page for details ……
Here are three things to know for Thursday, June 24: 1. East Bladen athletics reverse raffle: Today. Booster Club selling $100 tickets. Two steak dinners…
1853 – US President Franklin Pierce signs the Gadsden Purchase, buying 29,670 square miles from Mexico for $10 million (now southern Arizona and New Mexico)…
East Bladen’s magical season came to an end Wednesday night, but not before the Eagles pushed one of the state’s premiere high school baseball programs…
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted May unemployment rate was 4.8 percent, decreasing 0.2 of a percentage point from April’s revised rate. The national rate…
The Clarkton Lions has a new fundraiser. According to Rusty Marsh with Clarkton Lion’s Club, back in 1979, the women in the Clarkton Lioness Club…