Dublin Peanut Festival –Favorite Peanut Recipe Contest
Dig out your favorite peanut recipe and brush up on your cooking skills! Make plans to enter the cooking contest during the Dublin Peanut Festival on September 17. Dishes will be judged in three...
View ArticleCorrection – West Bladen 22, South Brunswick 15 JV Football
DUBLIN – Kerron Washington rushed for over 120 yards and scored on a pair of 60-yard touchdown runs to lead West Bladen to a 22-15 jayvee football victory over South Brunswick. Da’Shawn Hines returned...
View ArticleJV Football: East Bladen 34, Whiteville 6
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View ArticleNC DOT announces road closings/openings
The NC Department of Transportation has released the schedule of road openings and closings for the coming weeks. NC 131 / 410 is now open. This completes all crossline replacement work on NC...
View ArticleWilliams joins Majestic Funeral Home staff
Majestic Funeral Home in Elizabethtown is happy to welcome Maurice Williams to their staff. Williams said that his interest in the funeral home began when he first met owner Eric Matthews. He said...
View ArticleWhite Lake gearing up for work on Multi-Use Pathway
Officials with the town of White Lake are hard at work planning for a multi-use pathway at the lake. White Lake Planning Board member Hope Campbell said that for many years, the town of White Lake and...
View ArticleBladen County Animal Shelter holds Adoption Special
Bladen County Animal Shelter will be waiving the adoption fee for all dogs from Monday, Aug. 29, through Friday, Sept. 9. You will still be required to pay the $25 vaccination fee for the dogs. The...
View ArticleBladen County Celebrating National Dog Day
BladenOnline.com celebrated National Dog Day by entertaining some sweet dogs with toys and treating them to a day of love. The dogs got their day in efforts to celebrate rescue dogs. Dogs of all...
View ArticleGolf Activities at Vineyard Golf at White Lake
Congratulations to the winners of the Thundering Herd Thursday. Again only one shot divided all teams. Winning First Place on scorecard play-off was the team of BC Smith (Bill Smith), Ty Wilson, and...
View ArticleThis Day in History for August 27
1667 – Earliest recorded hurricane in North America (Jamestown, Virginia) 1859 – 1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn. by Edwin Drake. 1881 – Hurricane hits Florida & Carolinas;...
View ArticleFootball: West Bladen 49, West Columbus 14
DUBLIN – West Bladen scored on 5 of their 7 first-half possessions and rolled to a 49-14 non-conference victory over West Columbus Friday night in Coach Todd Pait’s home opener at the helm of the...
View ArticleFootball: East Bladen 43, Whiteville 15
WHITEVILLE – Twin brothers Ethan and Eian Hines combined for 343 yards, 6 touchdowns and 2 conversions as they led East Bladen to a 43-15 non-conference football victory over Whiteville Friday night....
View ArticleThoughts While Shaving for August 27
First a confession, I seldom shave on Saturday. Planned to attend a high school football game last night, however, it was about 90 degrees shortly before kick-off and I made an executive decision. I...
View ArticleBoy Scout gives back to Ammon Fire Department
Eagle Project5 Eagle Project4 Eagle Project3 Eagle Project2 Eagle Project By: Erin Smith On Saturday, a very special project was under way at the Ammon Fire Department as a group of friends lead by...
View ArticleBike ride to benefit Jeremy Gautier held Saturday
Jeremy's Ride2 Jeremy's Ride3 Jeremy's Ride A benefit day was held in Garland on Saturday under warm sunny skies to assist Jeremy Gautier. Gautier was badly injured in a motorcycle crash earlier this...
View ArticleBack to School Bash helps students prepare for new year
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View ArticleFour car wreck causes Hwy 701 to close in both directions in Bladen County
Both lanes of US Hwy 701 were closed due to a four car wreck in the vicinity of Cape Fear ATV Park in Bladen County. Both lanes of traffic have been re-opened. Two helicopters were reported to be on...
View ArticleThis Day in History for August 28
1565 – Oldest city in the US established – St. Augustine, Florida. 1609 – English explorer Henry Hudson, discovers & explores Delaware Bay. 1830 – 1st locomotive in US, “Tom Thumb”, runs from...
View ArticleFriday’s High School Football Scores
Friday’s High School Football Results Four County Conference East Bladen 43, Whiteville 15 West Bladen 49, West Columbus 14 Clinton 52, Southwest Onslow 0 Wallace-Rose Hill 17, East Duplin 7 Heide...
View ArticleThoughts While Shaving for August 28
Today, I am sharing a poem written by Morgan Hester, our granddaughter (without her permission) who is a first year student in the ECU School of Dental Medicine, 2020. She will forgive me for not...
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