1823—R.J.Tyers patents roller skates. 1864—US mints 2 cent coin (1st appearance of “In God...
Month: April 2015
West Bladen exploded for 9 first-inning runs and pounded out 20 hits en route...
Junior Lacey Suggs used her speed to manufacture the winning run in the top...
Sophomore Michael Walter batted 4-4 to lead East Bladen’s jayvees to a 4-3 Four...
ROSE HILL – West Bladen pounded out 16 hits and took advantage of 11...
Midway defeated visiting East Bladen 10-0 Tuesday night in Four County Conference baseball action....
Conner Brisson walloped a 3-run triple to deep left-field...
Representatives of Star Telephone Membership Corporation were in Washington, DC recently to meet with...
DUBLIN – Medical Director and physician for the Hospitalist Program at Bladen County Hospital,...
Bladen County Shrine Club members are getting ready for the big plate sale tomorrow....
(Elizabethtown, NC) – April 21, 2015 – National 4-H Council has announced the launch...
Bladen County Sheriff Once again this year we will be comparing Bladen County public...
An opinion poll was held in the town of Clarkton concerning the proposed housing...
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted March unemployment rate was 5.4 percent, increasing 0.1...
[slideshow_deploy id=’10924′] Providing learning opportunities and effective instruction as necessary for employment or further...
Bladen County Has Job Opportunities Career and job opportunities are available in Bladen County. You...
April marks Strawberry season this year. Gooden Strawberry Farm is now open! You may...
Boys Conference All Games W L W L Midway 6...
5th Grade Superintendent’s List: Hannah Davis, Trent Pittman, Karlee Roberts “A” Honor Roll: Tamia...
A reminder…the annual Bladen We Care golf tournament will be played Thursday of this...
1649—Maryland Toleration Act passed, allowing all freedom of worship. 1789—John Adams sworn in as...
By: Charlotte Smith [slideshow_deploy id=’10847′] Recognizing the employees, Litter Sweep, financial reviews, 2015 tax...
Sophmore Abbey Walters walloped a pair of solo home runs Friday, but her Southeastern...
By Joy Warren Tension was high Monday evening at the standing-room-only (majority CSD parents,...
The following third and fourth grade students made the Bladenboro Primary School honor roll...
Bladenboro Primary Terrific Kid Gift Certificate Winner Pictured with Bladenboro Primary School assistant principal...
This summer you can learn how to paint, crochet, shag, make a floral arrangement,...
The following third and fourth grade students made the Bladen Lakes Primary School honor...
As many as 80 vintage cars are expected to be on display Saturday as...
Public health is in every corner of our homes. It’s in the safe food...
The weather should be much better today… get the week off to a good...
Tar Heel native Michael Inman pitched 7 strong innings Saturday to lead Methodist University...
Southeastern Community College with a trio of Bladenboro natives and West Bladen grads in...
In a continued effort to offer the students at Clarkton School of Discovery an...
1775—British begin siege of Boston. 1777—New York adopts new constitution as an independent state....
Dean Bowen made his first appearance of the season at Dublin Motor Speedway a...
West Bladen grad Clint Allen batted 2-3 and scored 2 runs Saturday for Coker...
Wallace-Rose Hill scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime to edge East Bladen...
Much is going on constantly in the area…Saturday was a typical busy day…. Zane...
1775—Minuteman Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon. 1782—John Adams secures...
Despite the rain Saturday morning Elizabethtown Rotary Club’s 8K Trail Run and Walk fundraiser...
With five runs in the first three innings, HCA left no doubt about the...
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners meet Monday for a regular meeting. Included on...
The first of two Annual Bladen We Care fundraisers was held last night and...
About 400 people attended the first of two annual fundraisers for Bladen We Care...
Have you received a telephone call from someone saying that you have won a...
NEWTON GROVE – Left-hander Matthew Barefoot pitched a four-hit shutout and the Midway Raiders...
NEWTON GROVE – Greg Nobles’ double scored Dawson McLamb in the bottom of the...
Softball 10 a.m. West Bladen JV at Lumberton (Double-Header) Elizabethtown DYB League At Leinwand...
Senior Nicole Wyatt fired a 3-hitter, and the West Bladen defense held Midway’s running...
1676—Sudbury, Massachusetts, attacked by Indians. 1775—Paul Revere & William Dawes ride from Charleston to...
Have you thought about where tonight’s dinner will come from? Will it be the...
By: Charlotte Smith The community helped Pawn South celebrate their new location with a...
Washington, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-7) released the following statement today marking his...
By: Charlotte Smith [slideshow_deploy id=’10616′] Smiles, laughter and fun times were all found at...
On April 14th and April 17th Goodwill Community Foundation (GCF), a Durham based nonprofit...
The Bladenboro Board of Commissioners on Monday approved a bid from Hickman Utilities to...
Be careful when texting. That’s the lesson an Elizabethtown man learned last weekend when...
I enjoy scanning area news sources and see how Bladen County area athletes are...
I am proud to claim Bladen County as my home….I know, a large, rural,...
Junior Alex Coates pitched 6 innings of 2-hit baseball to lead East Bladen to...
1704—1st successful US newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell. 1817—1st US school for...
Junior Lacey Suggs walloped two home runs to lead East Bladen to a 14-3...
The West Bladen Knights defeated East Bladen 7-2 Thursday in Four...
West Bladen rolled to a 20-5 non-conference jayvee baseball victory over visiting East Columbus...
A lot is happening in our area this weekend. The fun starts on Friday...
Rotarian Eddie Madden had Mr. Greg Brinson with the Cape Fear SORBA group speak...
Bladen Community College is pleased to welcome Stephanie Gonzalez as the part-time community service...
Each year on April 16th, the day after taxes are due in the United...
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed the Lineman Appreciation Day act Thursday morning in...
Bladen County Shrine Club will be having a fish fry next Wednesday, April 20,...
The Special Olympics will take place tomorrow, Friday, April 17th the Elizabethtown Middle School...
Been thinking about my mom who died 11 years ago…April 2004….well into her 80s…She...
1787—1st American comedy, “The Contrast,” made its debut in NYC. 1789—George Washington heads for...
West Bladen pounded East Columbus 20-5 Wednesday in non-conference jayvee baseball action at West....
Logan West hammered a 2-out, walk-off double that lifted Bladenboro to...
A ten-run, third-inning rally propelled Bladenboro to an 18-12...
The East Columbus at West Bladen baseball game was suspended by rain Wednesday night...
The Big Swamp Sluggers finished third in the Lower Competitive Division of the 67th...
Turkey hunting can be very rewarding! Once you have bagged a turkey, you can...
Elizabethtown, NC – The 2nd annual VGP Fashion show and fund raiser event will...
On April 16, 2011 several supercell thunderstorms spawned damaging and lethal tornadoes that swept...
By: Charlotte Smith The power went out in Elizabethtown at almost exactly 3 pm...
Lumberton, NC—Southeastern Health (SeHealth) has been awarded a $500,000 grant by The Golden LEAF...
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 15, 2015) — With seven boating fatalities already reported this year...
Ingredients 2 cups water 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup fresh ginger, minced 1/4 cup...
5th Grade A Honor Roll: Lauren Gooden, Hailey Guyton, Mary Lennon, Kory Smith, Latham...
We are fortunate to have so many successful small businesses and family farms in...
By: Jefferson Weaver Jim Stafford’s controversial (for its time) song was stuck in my...
The 2nd Annual 8K Trail Run and Walk to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project...
By Joy Warren The White Lake Town Board met in regular session Tuesday evening. ...
By: Robert G. Hester Two Harnett residents have been killed after being struck by...
Today is April 15….Maybe the most unpopular day of the year….Uncle Sam wants to...
West Bladen exploded for 22 runs in the first 3 innings and rolled to...
Clarkton School of Discovery exploded for 21 runs in the bottom of the first...
Jonathan Wright pitched a two-hitter Tuesday night in leading the Clinton Dark Horses to...
Clinton scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to pull away...
Shortstop Erica McKoy batted a perfect 3-3 and walloped a triple and a home...
1738—Bottle opener invented. 1817—1st American school for the deaf opens (Hartford, Conn) 1850—City...
By: Hailey Smith Born and raised in Clarkton, NC our very own Bladen native,...