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SATURDAY, AUG. 27 HIGH SCHOOL Boys’ soccer East Bladen vs. Western Guilford at Wake Med Soccer Complex, Cary, 1 p.m. FRIDAY’S SCORES Football East Bladen…
Here are three things to know for Saturday, Aug. 27: 1. Beach Music Weekend: Today, 2-11 p.m., The Grand Regal, 1589 White Lake Drive, White…
1881 – Hurricane hits Florida & Carolinas; about 700 die. 1910 – Using twenty 137,000 candlepower arc lights, 2 amateur baseball teams play a night…
TABOR CITY — A dominant running game led by an experienced offensive line combined with an opportunistic defense that forced five turnovers put East Bladen…
LET YOUR WINE VOICE BE HEARD!!! Stop by Lu Mil Vineyard this Saturday (8/27/22) between 1 pm-5 pm. Join the Bryan School at UNCG in…
After years in the planning it’s time to put shovels to work on Bladenboro’s new town square. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday morning on…
The State Board of Education will meet Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 30-31, for its Bi-Annual Planning and Work Session. This two-day session will be held in room 150 North/South in…
By Mike Walden Debates are still raging over whether the economy is in a recession. While the economy has met one litmus test for a…
RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now, the…
It’s Friday, a busy Friday and weekend throughout the area… High School Football tonight… East Bladen at South Columbus, 7:30 p.m. West Bladen at West…
WHITEVILLE – In over 40 years of playing golf, Bladenboro barber Rodney Baxley had never had a hole-in-one … until Wednesday when Baxley aced the…
By Sonny Jones Winning 60% of your football games will get you into the state playoffs. Getting 60% of your football predictions correct will make…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior Malcolm Bolden fired in a ‘Hat Trick’ plus one of 4 goals Thursday night to lead East Bladen to a 5-0 non-conference…
ELIZABETHTOWN – West Bladen improved to 3-0 in Southeastern Athletic Conference girls tennis action Thursday with a 7-2 victory over St. Pauls. The Lady Knights,…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Torrean Cogdell returned a kick-off 75 yards for the winning touchdown with 1:07 remaining as East Bladen rallied for a 24-21 non-conference junior…
BLADENBORO – Unbeaten South Columbus improved to 6-0 Thursday night with a 3-0 non-conference volleyball victory over West Bladen by set scores of 25-14, 25-12…
BLADENBORO – South Columbus outlasted West Bladen 2-1 Thursday by the slimmest of margins holding only a 62-61 edge in total points scored but prevailing…
Joey Hulon, a resident of Bay Tree Lakes, is the new superintendent at Vineyard Golf at White Lake located between Elizabethtown and White Lake. Hulon…
• Marjory Bartlett Sanger, noted author, was the guest speaker at the Bladen County Historical Society meeting. • The long awaited NC 211 bypass was…
Contributed WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced another installment (phase) in assistance to commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster…
FRIDAY, AUG. 26 HIGH SCHOOL Football East Bladen at South Columbus, 7:30 p.m. West Bladen at West Columbus, 7:30 p.m. Master Sports Schedule | Conference…
Here are three things to know for Friday, Aug. 26: 1. Youth Football and Cheerleading Registration: Through Sept. 9. Bladen County Recreation Department, King Street,…
1843 – American inventor Charles Thurber patents a typewriter. 1873 – First free kindergarten in the U.S. started by Susan Blow in Carondelet, a suburb…
FAYETTEVILLE – Aug. 23, 2022 – Brian Langston, Cape Fear Valley Health’s Corporate Director of Patient Logistics – Critical Care Transport, was recently honored at the…
North Carolina’s youngest students made strong gains in early literacy skills during the 2021-22 school year, outpacing the performance of students in other states where…
The Town of Bladenboro is seeking its next full-time General Maintenance Worker. Great benefits; salary dependent upon qualifications. Applications available online at www.bladenboronc.org. Please contact Kelsey…
Bet you just about gave up on ‘Thoughts’ yesterday … Had some technical issues with someone, somewhere that we signed on with when we began…
Contributed Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and Bladen County Emergency Management Service have joined together for monthly Integrated Response Training. The class is being taught by…
Contributed GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Learfield recently appointed company veteran Darren McPhail to general manager for Florida Gators Sports Properties, the multimedia rightsholder and sports marketing…
Registration is open for the 4-H 2022-2023 Strawberry Project. It’s a new project that is being brought to Bladen County 4Her’s. To register, go to…
TABOR CITY – South Columbus defeated West Bladen 6-3 Wednesday in non-conference girls tennis action. The Lady Knights, now 2-1, will host St. Pauls Thursday…
CARY – East Bladen will play Western Guilford Saturday at 1 p.m. in the 9th annual North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association’s Kickoff Classic. The Eagles…
THURSDAY, AUG. 25 HIGH SCHOOL Boys’ soccer West Brunswick at East Bladen, 5:30 p.m. Volleyball South Columbus at West Bladen, 4:30/6 p.m. Girls’ tennis St.…
Here are three things to know for Thursday, Aug. 25: 1. Bladen County Schools Open House: Today, Bladen Lakes Primary 1-5 p.m., Bladenboro Primary 4-6…
1904 – Champion James J. Jeffries scores a 2nd round TKO win over Jack Munroe in San Francisco, Jeffries retires after his 7th heavyweight boxing…
Weather forecast for the area … Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 88. Tonight, patchy fog after 5 a.m.…
LAKE WACCAMAW – East Bladen’s Lady Eagles fought back after suffering a narrow loss in the opening set to sweep the next 3 sets and…
BLADENBORO – After a pair of narrow 5-set defeats in their opening 2 matches, West Bladen’s Lady Knights rolled to a 3-0 victory over West…
PEMBROKE – Freshman Jonah Bryan fired in a pair of 2nd half goals as West Bladen’s Knights posted their 3rd straight boys soccer win 2-0…
ELIZABETHTOWN – Seniors Kaden Thurman and Lainey Autry combined to win 48 of 48 games Tuesday as West Bladen swept a Southeastern Athletic Conference doubleheader…
FAIRMONT – Fairmont defeated East Bladen 8-1 Tuesday in Southeastern Athletic Conference girls’ tennis action. Singles Addison Waldo (F) defeated Ashlyn Williams (EB) 6-0, 6-4…
BLADENBORO – West Bladen’s Lady Knight jayvees captured their 2nd victory of the season Tuesday defeating West Columbus 2-0 by set scores of 25-18 and…
LAKE WACCAMAW – East Columbus defeated East Bladen 2-0 Tuesday in non-conference jayvee volleyball action by set scores of 25-15 and 25-17. Sophomore Mollie Tolar…
The Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association played Tuesday at Pine Crest Country Club in Lumberton with 30 members participating. Next week’s tournament is at Fort Bragg’s…
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24 HIGH SCHOOL Girls’ tennis West Bladen at South Columbus, 4 p.m. Master Sports Schedule | Conference Standings East Bladen Sports Schedules |…
Here are three things to know for Wednesday, Aug. 24: 1. Bladen County Schools Open House: Thursday, Bladen Lakes Primary 1-5 p.m., Bladenboro Primary 4-6…
1853 – 1st potato chips prepared by chef George Crum at Moon’s Lake House, near Saratoga Springs, New York (popular legend says he invented though…
By Cara Beth Lewis Going back to school brings up many worries and stressors: maintaining healthy routines, getting good grades, understanding what is taught, doing…
Contributed HAMPSTEAD – The incident management team that has been engaged in suppression efforts of the Juniper Road Two Fire will begin demobilizing Monday, Aug.…
By Cara Beth Lewis Jeffrey Ruffin and Heidi Cartrette share a love for haunted attractions and all things “scary.” This Fall, the pair is excited…
Temperature down, stock market down… Stumbling thru the Internet, discovered the 40 most miserable cities and town in the US, and I thought there was…
By Sonny Jones There’s the scheduled schedule and the real schedule. How is a high school sports fan supposed to keep up? The scheduled schedule…
BLADENBORO — Martin Rojas Jacinto and Aiden Russ scored first half goals and keeper Oswaldo Gonzalez-Lopez made key saves in the second half Monday as…
LELAND – Sophomore Alberto Rodriguez scored a 2nd half goal off of an assist from senior Jaxon Ohmer that lifted North Brunswick to a 1-0…
BLADENBORO – Union rallied twice from 1-set deficits and edged West Bladen 15-13 in the final set to pull out a 3-2 non-conference volleyball victory…
WHITEVILLE – Whiteville defeated East Bladen 3-0 Monday night in non-conference volleyball action by set scores of 26-24, 25-12 and 25-19. Lady Eagle senior Trinity…
WHITEVILLE – East Bladen swept Whiteville 2-0 Monday in non-conference junior varsity volleyball action by set scores of 25-23 and 25-18. A pair of service…
BLADENBORO – West Bladen rolled to a 2-0 victory over Union Monday in non-conference jayvee volleyball action by set scores of 25-15 and 25-6. Sophomore…
TUESDAY, AUG. 23 HIGH SCHOOL Volleyball West Columbus at West Bladen, 4:30/6 p.m. East Bladen at East Columbus, 4:30/6 p.m. Boys’ soccer West Bladen at…
Here are three things to know for Tuesday, Aug. 23: 1. Cape Fear Valley Health Hiring Event: Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Charlie Rose Agri-Expo Center,…
1869 – 1st carload of rail freight (boots & shoes) arrives in San Francisco, from Boston after a 16-day trip. 1904 – Automotive tire chain…
By the BladenOnline Team On Saturday, Elizabethtown Baptist Church hosted a Round Table Discussion on the Opioid Epidemic in North Carolina. The event’s goal was…
Veteran of Foreign Wars Post #8062 sponsored the Elizabethtown Dixie Youth Dodger’s Baseball Team this season. But, they did not stop with sponsoring the team.…
Cape Fear Mini Storage Auction Per N.C. Statues, Section 44A-40 thru 46, Cape Fear Mini Storage has the right to take possessory lien on all…
RALEIGH – Has your farm family got what it takes to be one of the 11 families recognized this year at the N.C. State Fair…
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced the latest Road Closures on Monday morning. According to Faye Boyne with NCDOT following are the updated. CLOSED:…
The Southeastern Economic Development Commission (SEDC), located in Elizabethtown, is hosting a series of Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Visioning and Strategy Meetings to engage…
By Ben Sessoms Carolina Public Press In response to an updated federal drinking water advisory, the chemical company Chemours filed a lawsuit last month against…
Monday, hope your day is good… Hope you read the Brandon Council article … Great article … Brandon was still at West Bladen about the…
By Sonny Jones There’s always excitement when opening a season. Everyone is undefeated. Everyone believes their team can compete for a championship. Then, the first…
MONDAY, AUG. 22 HIGH SCHOOL Boys’ soccer Union at West Bladen, 6 p.m. East Bladen at North Brunswick, 6 p.m. Volleyball Union at West Bladen,…
Here are three things to know for Monday, Aug. 22 1. Popcorn & A Movie: Today, 2 p.m., Bladen County Public Library, 111 N. Cypress…
1865 – William Sheppard is issued the first US patent for liquid soap. 1901 – Cadillac Motor Company is founded. 1902 – US President Theodore…
From AuburnTigers.com and staff reports AUBURN, Ala. – For senior Brandon Council, the road to where he is now has been anything but ordinary. Last…
Today is Sunday, Church Day … Worship at the church of your choice… We are moving into a busy, busy time in our area ……
By Sonny Jones There are long innings and, then, there are really, really, really long innings. Check out the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys’ sixth…
SUNDAY, AUG. 21 HIGH SCHOOL No games scheduled East Bladen Fall Sports Schedules | West Bladen Fall Sports Schedules Bladen County Master Sports Schedule
Here are three things to know for Sunday, Aug. 21: 1. Jesus First Conference: Today, 5 p.m., The Lake Church, 1930 White Lake Drive, White…
1888 – American inventor William Seward Burroughs patents the adding machine. 1901 – Baltimore Orioles pitcher Joe McGinnity is suspended from NL for punching and…
Football | Boys’ soccer | Volleyball SOUTHEASTERN 2-A FOOTBALL CONF. ALL W-L W-L Clinton 0-0 1-0 Fairmont 0-0 1-0 St. Pauls 0-0 1-0 East Bladen…
SATURDAY, AUG. 27 HIGH SCHOOL Boys’ soccer East Bladen vs. Western Guilford at Wake Med Soccer Complex, Cary, 1 p.m. SUNDAY, AUG. 28 No games…
The Bladen Craft and Food Truck Rodeo is just three weeks away! Vendors, if you haven’t already signed up, there’s still time! Share the info…
WALLACE- Wallace-Rose Hill scored 4 touchdowns in the final 5:40 of the 2nd period to snap a 7-7 tie and take a 35-7 halftime lead…
High School football scores: Thursday – South Columbus 34 – West Bladen 13 Friday Night Football – Wallace Rose Hill 61 – East Bladen 7…
By Sonny Jones These are some happy times for N.C. State football fans. Their team is ranked No. 13 in the preseason Associated Press poll.…
Registration for Bladen Recreation’s fall soccer program has been extended until Sept. 2 for ages 5 through 14. Registration for Tot soccer has closed. Online…
TABOR CITY – South Columbus defeated East Bladen 3-0 Thursday night in non-conference volleyball action by set scores of 25-17, 26-24 and 25-18. Senior AnnaGrey…
TABOR CITY- South Columbus defeated East Bladen 2-0 Thursday in non-conference junior varsity volleyball action by set scores of 25-11 and 25-21. A run of…
SATURDAY, AUG. 20 HIGH SCHOOL No games scheduled East Bladen Fall Sports Schedules | West Bladen Fall Sports Schedules Bladen County Master Sports Schedule
Here are three things to know for Saturday, Aug. 20: 1. Opioid Epidemic and Sex Trafficking in NC Round Table Discussion: Today, 2-4 p.m., Elizabethtown…
1866 – President Andrew Johnson formally declares US Civil War over. 1896 – Dial telephone patented. 1908 – America’s Great White Fleet arrives in Sydney,…
By: Jair McElveen & Kylee Kellam There is construction going on in front of San Jose Restaurant. The BladenOnline team received a few inquiries about…
Contributed by Jeff Raines Below is a public notice BladenOnline received to be published.
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted July 2022 unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, remaining unchanged from June’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.1 of…
There are 15 School Resource Officers (SRO) on the Bladen County Sheriff’s SRO Squad. The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office announced, over the past week they…
By: Jair McElveen Starting Monday, August 22, Coastal Horizons will be providing Mobile Clinics that will serve Bladen, Columbus, and Brunswick Counties. Their Mobile Clinics…
The department is mourning one of our own. Anna Bradshaw was killed last week while working to remove a fallen tree posing a hazard…
Early fall usually offers the best weather conditions for painting projects. Therefore, Ed Clark at Bladen Builders Supply (BBS) wanted to share seven reasons to…
By Sonny Jones BLADENBORO — West Bladen had moved the ball to the 3-yard line late in the second quarter and appeared on the verge…