Bladen County Cotton Production meeting set for Feb. 7
Bladen County Cooperative Extension will be having the Bladen County Cotton Production Meeting and the Bladen County Auxin Herbicide Training on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at the Powell-Melvin...
View ArticleNC Blueberry Council will have Bladen County Blueberry Growers meeting on...
Bladen County Cooperative Extension, along with the NC Blueberry Council, will be having the Bladen County Blueberry Growers Meeting on Monday, February 13, 2017 at Lu Mil Vineyard in Dublin. The...
View ArticleRosindale Road has re-opened
Rosindale Road has re-opened after being closed due to damage from Hurricane Matthew. The road re-opened on Thursday afternoon following repairs to a washout that ocurred during the storm. The washout...
View ArticleBoard of Education to meet in Special Session Monday, Feb. 6
The Bladen County Board of Education will meet in special session on Monday, February 6, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss facility planning, new construction, and or...
View ArticleNeeds for Bladen County discussed by County Commissioners
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners has some new faces this year with newly elected commissioners. During the month of January 2017 the elected board met twice for a SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis...
View ArticleThis Day in History – February 3
1690 – 1st paper money in America issued (Massachusetts Bay Colony) 1834 – Wake Forest University is established. 1876 – Albert Spaulding with $800 starts sporting goods co, manufacturing 1st official...
View ArticleJV Boys Basketball: East Bladen 63, Wallace-Rose Hill 53
ELIZABETHTOWN – Freshman Majuan McKoy fired in 20 points to lead East Bladen to a 63-53 Four County Conference jayvee boys basketball victory over Wallace-Rose Hill Thursday night. Byron Bowen netted 3...
View ArticleJV Girls Basketball: East Bladen 23, Wallace-Rose Hill 16
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen’s Lady Eagles raced to an 11-2 first quarter lead en route to a 23-16 Four County Conference jayvee girls basketball victory over Wallace-Rose Hill Thursday night. The Lady...
View ArticleMiddle School Girls Basketball: Clarkton School of Discovery 25,...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Khadijah Jones threw in 9 of her game-high 15 points in the fourth quarter as Clarkton School of Discovery rallied for a 25-24 Bladen Five Middle School Conference girls basketball...
View ArticleMiddle School Boys Basketball: Elizabethtown 36, Clarkton School of Discovery 11
ELIZABETHTOWN – Center Javant McDowell and guard JaQuez McKoy combined for 23 points Thursday night to lead unbeaten Elizabethtown to a 36-11 Bladen Five Middle School Conference victory over Clarkton...
View ArticleMiddle School Boys Basketball: Bladenboro 46, East Arcadia 26
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View ArticleGirls Basketball: East Bladen 49, Wallace-Rose Hill 26
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View ArticleThoughts While Shaving for February 3
In our new political environment, the truth is difficult to find sometimes. Reasonable people can disagree with just the facts. The Bladen County Board of Education will meet in Special Session,...
View ArticleLet’s Eat out, But Where?
By: Cheryl Thurston Seems like we just started 2017 but the calendar on the wall shows that one month is gone already. Did you have the opportunity to visit your favorite restaurant in January? Or one...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: Wallace-Rose Hill 83, East Bladen 69
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View ArticleFor Better Living: Be Heart Smart!
By Sandra Cain February is American Heart Month, a time to turn our thoughts to scientific matters of the heart. Cardiovascular diseases, those diseases of the circulatory system, are still America’s...
View ArticleCONGRESSMAN PITTENGER LAUNCHES CONVENIENT BLADEN COUNTY OFFICE HOURS
WASHINGTON – To provide residents of Bladen County with easier access to Congressional services, Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) is excited to launch regular office hours in Bladen County....
View ArticleFACT VS. FICTION ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER
By: Congressman Robert Pittenger You probably heard from the liberal media this week about President Trump’s “outrageous” Executive Order on immigration. But before we get too caught up in the bluster...
View ArticleMother County Genealogical Society meeting on February 11th
The Mother County Genealogical Society (MCGS) meeting is Saturday, February 11th, from noon to 2 p.m. The meeting will be downstairs in the Bladenboro Historical Society Building, 818 South Main...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Launches new eBook Sharing Service Specifically for Children
RALEIGH — A first of its kind statewide eBook consortium specifically for children has launched in the Tar Heel State. The North Carolina Public Library Directors Association (NCPLDA) together with...
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