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Let’s Eat Out, But Where?
By Cheryl Thurston February seemed to fly by in a hurry, and without the usual winter you might expect. Bright skies and sunny weather might have encouraged you to eat out more than usual last month. I...
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Bladen Community College Trustees on Capitol Hill
The Bladen Community College Board of Trustees had the chance in February to be more involved with a trip to Capitol Hill. Not all the board members were able to make the trip, but Bladen County’s...
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This Day in History – March 3
1634 – 1st tavern in Boston (Mass) opens (Samuel Cole). 1791 – 1st US internal revenue act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages). 1803 – 1st impeachment trial of a US federal judge, John...
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Bladen Five Boys Basketball Championship: Elizabethtown 45, Clarkton School...
CLARKTON – Forward Ra’Sean McKoy poured in a season-high 16 points to lead Elizabethtown to a 45-30 victory over Clarkton School of Discovery Thursday night in the Bladen Five Middle School Conference...
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Bladen Five Girls Basketball Championship: Clarkton School of Discovery 29,...
CLARKTON – Khadijah Jones and Mariah Smith combined for 18 points Thursday night to lead Clarkton School of Discovery to a 29-16 victory over Elizabethtown in the Bladen Five Middle School Conference...
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Thoughts While Shaving
Shared by a friend…..Six little stories – well worth the 30 seconds to read! 1) Once all villagers decided to pray for rain. On the day of prayer all the people gathered, but only one boy came with...
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Roger Bacon Academy Enrollment Lottery Results
Dozens of expectant families gathered at four separate lotteries over the last two weeks, anxious to hear their name called. Those families did not win money or prizes, but they did win a coveted seat...
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Elizabethtown Rotary learns about giving the gift of life through organ and...
Did you know that you can give someone the gift of life by becoming an organ donor? That is what the members fo the Elizabethtown Rotary Club learned on Wednesday during their luncheon meeting at Cape...
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You Decide: What is Your Local Economy?
By Dr. Mike Walden North Carolina Cooperative Extension North Carolina has a lot of local governments. To be exact, there are 100 counties and 552 municipalities in the state. North Carolina is one of...
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For Better Living: Lunch On-The-Go
By Sandra Cain March is National Nutrition Month and a good time to re-think some of our eating habits. Take time this month to look at your eating patterns and begin to make the small improvements...
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Local child fighting cancer again
“Fight like JT,” is the slogan that is emblazoned on shirts being sold in Bladen County to help raise funds for baby JT. On Tuesday, parents Kelsey Cox and Jacobe Higgs received the news baby JT’s...
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Rozier named as Superior Court Judge for District 10B
A Bladen County native has been named to serve as a Superior Court Judge for District 10B in Wake County. Vinston M. Rozier Jr., formerly of Tar Heel, was named to the seat by North Carolina Governor...
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Flu on the Rise, 16 Additional Deaths Reported
RALEIGH, N.C. – The number of confirmed flu cases and flu-related deaths is rising in North Carolina as the peak of the 2016-17 flu season nears, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human...
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Congressman Pittenger: Federal Regulations costing American workers
By: Congressman Robert Pittenger Too many hardworking Americans can’t find good jobs, or they’re forced to accept part-time work when they need full-time. Too often, Washington bureaucrats are to...
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Pancake Supper to benefit the Joe H. Bostic-Lacy T. West ECU Scholarship set...
A Pancake Supper is planned for Thursday, March 16, 2017, to benefit the Joe H. Bostic-Lacy T. West East Carolina University Scholarship Fund. The event will take place from 4:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at...
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The North Carolina Horse Council to hold equine industry referendum Wednesday
RALEIGH, NC – The North Carolina Horse Council announced plans for holding an equine industry referendum to extend the Horse Industry Promotion Assessment which was first authorized in 1999. The...
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White Lake Police officer promoted to sergeant
White Lake — Police Officer Jay Davis was promoted to the position of sergeant during a ceremony at White Lake’s town hall Friday morning. Davis, of Elizabethtown, has been with the White Lake Police...
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Girls’ Soccer: East Bladen 5, Red Springs 0
ELIZABETHTOWN – Sophmores Ashley Hardin and Sarah Johnson scored 2 goals each Friday night to lead East Bladen to a 5-0 non-conference girls soccer victory over Red Springs. Johnson fired in the first...
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Baseball: St. Pauls 12, West Bladen 0
DUBLIN – A 5-run third-inning broke open a 1-0 game and propelled St. Pauls to a 12-0 non-conference baseball victory over West Bladen Friday night. Two misplayed fly balls, 3 walks and a bad-hop...
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JV Baseball: West Bladen 5, St. Pauls 4
DUBLIN – Junior Bryan Haro’s sacrifice drove in the winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning as West Bladen edged St. Pauls 5-4 in non-conference jayvee baseball action. Sophmore Brandon Strange...
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