Tragic crash involving farm tractor and vehicle results in fatality
By : Erin Smith A tragic wreck involving a farm tractor and a motor vehicle on Saturday afternoon resulted in a fatality. North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Sellers said that a John Deere tractor...
View ArticleUS Congress representative gives interview
US Congressman, Robert Pittenger stopped by BladenOnline’s office Friday morning to discuss his platform. The representative talks on federal government power, healthcare, the financial industry,...
View ArticleGoldston’s offers fun for families at White Lake
Goldston's Beach5 Goldston's Beach4 Goldston's Beach3 Goldstons' Beach2 Goldston's Beach1 Goldston's Beach 6 Saturday offered perfect weather to hang out at the “Nations Safest Beach” also known as...
View ArticleBladen County Commissioners to meet on Monday night
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners is set to meet on Monday night at 6:30 p.m. in the Commissioners meeting room in the Bladen County Courthouse. The board is expected to recognize Beverly...
View ArticleThis Day in History for August 14
1559 – Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay, Fla. 1820 – 1st US eye hospital, the NY Eye Infirmary, opens in NY. 1846 – Henry David Thoreau jailed for refusing to pay taxes. 1862 –...
View Article18th annual Made in the Shade Open Car and Truck Show a success; Sheriff’s...
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View ArticleHigh School Athletic Seasons Start Monday
Three West Bladen teams start their fall seasons Monday, and two East Bladen teams begin their seasons on Tuesday as high school athletics officially start a new year this week. School will not begin...
View ArticleThoughts While Shaving for August 14
I am among men most richly blessed. Early on this Sunday morning, I am in Winston Salem, a place I love to visit and have many fond memories in my 25 years as a member of the staff of the North...
View ArticleThompson wins Super Street race after Norris disqualified
Vintage Series winner Sonny Ritter Vintage Series winner Sherman Garris Pure Stock winner Ryan Gilbert Vintage Series winner Michael Fullwood Vintage Series winner Jeremy Cumbee Vintage Series winner...
View ArticleBack to School Rally set for August 21 at DBFC
A Back to School Rally is planned for Sunday, August 21, at 6 p.m. at Dublin First Family Life Center. The event will feature the Consumed Band and Amped Band. Bryan Hickman will be bringing the...
View ArticleThis Day in History for August 15
1635 – 1st recorded US hurricane hit the Plymouth Colony. 1858 – Regular mail to Pacific coast begins. 1870 – Transcontinental Railway actually completed in Colorado. 1911 – Procter & Gamble...
View ArticleThoughts While Shaving for August 15
Everyone needs to go-away from home for a period of time so they can appreciate the return. Attended a portion of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) in Forsyth County over...
View ArticleNC DOT announces road closings
The NC Department of Transportation has announced the following road openings/closings for the coming week. OPENINGS: Sassafras Road is now open and all work is completed. CLOSINGS: NC DOT has begun...
View ArticleMeredith Cromartie sentenced for gang-related shooting
A man involved in a gang-related shooting near where just hours earlier hundreds of people had enjoyed the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in downtown Elizabethtown will spend up to seven years in...
View ArticleKenzil McCall Named East Bladen Men’s Basketball Coach
Clarkton native Kenzil McCall has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at East Bladen High School and has been approved by the Bladen County Board of Education. McCall replaces Ken Cross...
View ArticleBASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING BEGINS SEPTEMBER 22 AT BCC
DUBLIN – Bladen Community College will begin classes for men and women interested in Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) on September 22, 2016. Over the past 25 years, the college has graduated 250...
View ArticleKelly Hamilton given $500,000 bond on murder charge
A Bladenboro man charged in the shooting death of a Tar Heel woman in February was given a $500,000 secured bond by Judge Douglas B. Sasser on Monday during a hearing in Bladen County Superior Court....
View ArticleBusiness leaders gather for economic development brainstorming session
Brainstorm1 Brainstorm4 Brainstorm2 Brainstorm5 Brainstorm6 (1) Brainstorm3 Business leaders from across Bladen County gathered at Cape Fear Vineyard and Winery on Monday morning to talk about ways to...
View ArticleAre you smarter than a 5th grader
Elizabethtown Middle School announced to all parents of rising 5th graders: All are invited to Elizabethtown Middle School on Tuesday, August 16, at 5:30 p.m. in the school Media Center. Take the time...
View ArticleThis Day in History – August 16
1691 – Yorktown, Virginia founded. 1861 – President Lincoln prohibits Union states from trading with Confederacy. 1870 – Fred Goldsmith demonstrates curve ball isn’t an optical illusion. 1898 – Edwin...
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