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Bladen County Health Department shares safety tips for the holidays
Keeping children safe is always a priority to parents no matter the season, however, the busy holiday season may bring more hazards than usual for children. Bladen County Health Department shared some...
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Bladen County Adopt a Cop Christmas 2016
Contributed photos by: Melonie Davis Bladen County Adopt a Cop Christmas 2016 Bladen County Adopt a Cop Christmas 2016 7 Bladen County Adopt a Cop Christmas 2016 6 Bladen County Adopt a Cop Christmas...
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Bladenboro Chief Hunt gives 10 safety tips when using your ATM card
By: Charlotte Smith Earlier this year, ATM Skimmers were found on a few ATM machines in Bladen County. Recently, more ATM Skimmers have been found in New Hanover County according to Chief Chris Hunt...
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2016 Sports Year in Review – March
East Bladen’s remarkable run ended in the Class 2A Eastern Regional Basketball Championship game as North Pitt jumped out to an early 18-2 lead and defeated the Lady Eagles 55-37. East Bladen senior...
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This Day in History for December 24
1818 – Christmas carol “Silent Night” composed by Franz Xavier Gruber is first sung at St. Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, Austria. 1851 – Fire devastates US Library of Congress in Washington,...
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Bratt bags 8 point
Sebastian Bratt bagged an eight point Friday, December 23rd in Bladen County. Share:
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Top 25 Videos of 2016
As we prepare to say farewell to 2016, we decided to take a look back at our Top 25 Most Viewed Videos of the Year. These videos are the ones you, our loyal readers, found most interesting during the...
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Thoughts While Shaving
Happy Christmas Eve. For many adults, this will be a hectic day, so much to do and so little time. For youngsters, it can be the longest day of the year, or so it seems. How long before Santa arrives...
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Dublin lifts boil water advisory
The town of Dublin has rescinded the boil water advisory as of Friday evening. This means that all normal consumption of water can continue again for all water customers of the town of Dublin. Share:
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Favorite homemade chocolate chip cookies
A lot of baking happens around the holidays. We have a recipe we would like to share. It’s our favorite homemade chocolate chip cookies. Ingredients: 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter softened 1 cup...
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With the new year comes new changes
By Brenda Brown, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Fayetteville, NC Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will see a slight increase in 2017. The...
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2016 Sports Year in Review – April
Elizabethtown Dixie Youth Baseball League President Mark Gillespie was inducted into Dixie Youth Baseball’s Danny Jones Club in ceremonies on DYB’s Opening Day in Elizabethtown. The Danny Jones Club...
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Ethan Hines Named All-Area and All-Cape Fear Region
East Bladen senior Ethan Hines has been named to the Wilmington Star-News All-Area First Team Offense and to the Fayetteville Observer’s All-Cape Fear Region Second Team Offense. Hines rushed for...
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This Day in History – December 25
1 – 1st Christmas, according to calendar-maker Dionysus Exiguus. 352 – 1st definite date Christmas was celebrated on December 25th. 1492 – Christopher Columbus’ flagship the Santa Maria runs aground...
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Thoughts While Shaving
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL. Can you believe another year (2016) has come and is nearly gone. As a year old wide eyed youngster on Christmas morn, one of 6 in the Hester household searching under the...
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2016 Sports Year in Review – May
East Bladen clinched the Four County Conference Baseball Championship with a 6-3 win over Union on Senior Night. Senior Alex Coates pitched 4-hit baseball for 6 innings, and sophmore Xavier Wooten...
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This Day in History – December 26
1799 – George Washington is eulogized by Colonel Henry Lee as “1st in war, 1st in peace & 1st in hearts of his countrymen” 1811 – A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia...
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Bladen County Headlines 35 Years Ago
The Town of Elizabethtown Commissioners approved making the Mayor’s term 4 years. Thieves stole over $2,000 in merchandise from Dublin Scotchman and Brisson 76 in Dublin. The recreation hut at...
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You Decide: What Should Be North Carolina’s Economic Agenda?
By Dr. Mike Walden North Carolina Cooperative Extension A new year is always a good time to assess where we’ve been and where we’re going. Each year I want to lose fat and gain muscle. I’ve given up on...
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