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Bladenboro Natives Run D. C. Rock-and-Roll Marathon
A trio of Bladenboro natives competed in the Rock-and-Roll Marathon Saturday morning in Washington, D. C. Lindsay Clark Harrell, Ashely Clark and Sharon Baxley completed the Half-Marathon race that...
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Clint Allen Smacks 2 Hits in Coker Win
SALISBURY – Bladenboro native Clint Allen batted 2-4 and scored a run Saturday as his Coker Cobras defeated Catawba 10-1 in the opening game of a South Atlantic Conference baseball double-header. Allen...
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Thoughts While Shaving for March 13
My kinda snow. The yard is covered at noontime, not a sign of the white stuff by late afternoon. Thinking about adjustments since retirement. Mail box is empty, except for monthly bills, phone is...
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Board of Education to hold regular monthly meeting
The Bladen County Board of Education will conduct their regular monthly meeting today (Monday, March 13) at 6 p.m. in the Board of Education Office meeting room located on US Hwy. 701 South,...
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Bladenboro Town Board to meet in regular session
The Bladenboro Town Board will meet tonight (Monday, March 13) at 7 p.m. at the Bladenboro Town Hall for their regular monthly session. Items included in the consent agenda include: approval of agenda...
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Construction on Hardees in Elizabethtown continues
Construction on the new Hardees Restaurant in Elizabethtown is coming along nicely. Crews have been working diligently at the lot located at the intersection of Swanzy and S. Poplar Streets to...
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Commissioner credits Pittenger for ZTE’s record-breaking fine
WASHINGTON – Last week, Chinese telecom firm ZTE Corporation agreed to pay over $1 billion in fines for violating U.S. law by selling embargoed technology to an Iranian government-controlled entity...
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World Champion Wakeboarder to attempt to set record at White Lake
One a warm spring or summer day, it is not that unusual to find folks enjoying an afternoon boat ride or even skiing on White Lake. One World Champion Wakeboarder took notice of the activity on the...
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BCC Offers Assistance to Students Seeking Financial Aid
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College will assist students and families in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) during the month of March. According to Director of Financial Aid...
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Sub-freezing temperatures could impact agricultural interests at end of week
Wed Temps Thursday Temps Exhausted farmers in Bladen County are bracing for more freezing temperatures following this weekends snow as sub-freezing temperatures are forecast for Wednesday, Thursday...
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Bladen Community College to Host Poetry Reading by UNC-W Author
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College will welcome Professor Mark Cox to campus for a poetry reading and discussion on Mon., March 20, at 11 a.m. in the Student Resource Center. Founder of the creative...
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Crash leads to detour; hog waste spill
Hog Waste Spill 5 Hog Waste Spill3 Hog Waste Spill Hog Waste Spill 4 Hog Waste Spill 2 A crash at the intersection of NC 211 Bypass and NC 242 near Bladenboro on Monday afternoon led to a hog waste...
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Tillis & Burr Call On VA Secretary to Act Following Troubling Report on Wait...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) joined a bipartisan group of Senators, including the leadership of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), to send a letter...
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NC Smiles Program comes to Douglass Academy
Smiles Program 1 Smiles Program 2 Wilmington – Douglass Academy welcomed dentist Dr. Hood from the NC Smiles Programs. Dr. Hood and his staff spent a week at the tuition free charter school to provide...
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One Bladen County church needs help recovering from ravages of Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew has left an indelible mark on Bladen County and its residents. For one church, the scars are painfully clear. Live Oak United Methodist Church in White Oak has stood silent as...
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This Day in History – March 14
1743 – 1st American town meeting (Boston’s Faneuil Hall) 1794 – Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin machine revolutionizing the cotton industry in the southern US states. 1862 – Battle of New Bern NC:...
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Tommy Hall Celebration Party
There is a big celebration party planned for a local Bladen County resident. According to a Facebook event post, the Tommy Hall Celebration Party will be held, March 25, 2017 11 a.m. – 12 a.m. at LuMil...
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North Carolina’s January Employment Figures Released
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate was 5.3 percent, increasing 0.1 of a percentage point from December’s revised rate. The national rate increased 0.1 of a percentage...
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Bladenboro Board holds discussion on inmate labor
The Bladenboro Town Board met on Monday and discussed the possibility of hiring inmate labor. Town Administrator John O ’Daniel presented to the board the costs the town could expect if they chose to...
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Thoughts While Shaving
The weather continues to be a BIG story. We recorded about .80 of an inch of rainfall over the past 12 hours, and it was still falling around 6:30 this morning. More rain today, and northwest wind 9...
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