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Thursday’s High School Football Results
Four County Conference East Bladen 42, St. Pauls 28 Whiteville 35, West Bladen 6 Wallace-Rose Hill 34, James Kenan 0 Heide Trask 48, West Columbus 0 Union 40, Jones Senior 12 Pender 34, South Brunswick...
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State Board of Elections Meeting to be Held
NOTICE OF STATE BOARD MEETING The State Board of Elections will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 10 a.m. in its boardroom located at 441 North Harrington Street, Raleigh. Public...
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Annual Sidewalk Sale kicks off
SidewalkSale1 SidewalkSale2 SidewalkSale3 Even the rains from Tropical Storm Hermine couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm for those searching for bargains on Friday during the annual Labor Day Sidewalk...
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Tropical Storm Hermine Update
According to the National Weather Service Tropical Storm Hermine has moved in southeastern South Carolina. As of 2 p.m., the National Hurricane Center located the storm at about 80 miles west-southwest...
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Duke Energy mobilizing storm response
Duke Energy meteorologists continue to track the remnants of Hurricane Hermine, and the company is prepared to respond to possible power outages that could occur in the Carolinas. Duke Energy began...
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Kayla Thompson, Former West Bladen Golfer, Begins Third Season With UNCW...
Kayla Thompson will begin her Junior season as one of the top golfers at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington on September 11. Last year Kayla was third out of six golfers on the UNCW golf...
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Campbell named nurse recruiter
Krystale Campbell has been named nurse recruiter for Southeastern Health. She is responsible for recruitment of nurses credentialed as licensed practical nurses to registered nurses as well as nursing...
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This Day in History for September 3
1777 – Cooch’s Bridge – Skirmish of American Revolutionary war in New Castle County, Delaware where the Flag of the United States was flown in battle for the first time. 1833 – New York Sun begins...
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Bladen County Commissioners to meet Tuesday
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Meeting Room in the Bladen County Courthouse. The board is anticipated to recognize Beverly...
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Elizabethtown Council to meet Tuesday
The Elizabethtown Town council will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber in the Elizabethtown Municipal Building. The board is expected to conduct a public hearing for a rezoning...
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Thundering Herd Result From September 1
This past Thursday was our final Thundering Herd event of the 2016 season at Vineyard at White Lake. I’m very sad about that!!!! Teams were divided by only one shot again!!!! Two teams shot 4 under...
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Tropical Storm Hermie soaks Bladen County on Friday
Tree down on NC 242 between Elizabethtown and Bladenboro (John Courtney photo) The effects of Tropical Storm Hermie left Bladen County saturated Friday night as emergency crews dealt with several...
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Thoughts While Shaving For September 3
A quick, first look around the Hester household indicates it could have be worse. As of Saturday, 6 AM, we recorded about 6.2 inches of rain in the Happy Valley area. The National Weather Service at...
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Every Vote Counts Seminar to be Held
The Bladen County Voters Coalition will present “Every Vote Counts” on Monday, Sept. 12, at 6 p.m. at the Paul R. Brown Building located at 1360 Martin Luther King Drive, Elizabethtown. The voter...
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Road Closures in Bladen County
Very minor issues overnight. The only road that remains closed is as follows: Twisted Hickory Road Twisted Hickory Road is closed between Old Abbottsburg Road and Grimsley Farm Road this moring due to...
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Tropical Storm Hermine brushes by Bladen County
On Saturday morning, residents awoke in some areas of Bladen County to no power thanks to Tropical Storm Hermine. Bladen County Emergency Management Director Bradley Kinlaw said other than the closure...
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Tonight’s Monster Energy MXG Begins at 5:05 PM
Tonight’s Monster Energy MXGP of the Americas at The Dirt Track at Charlotte has racing beginning at 5:05 p.m. with the final MXGP moto set for 9 p.m. This is the highest level of international...
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State Superintendent to Focus on School Bus Safety at Media Event
State Superintendent June Atkinson will hold a press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m., at East Cary Middle School (school entrance beside school bus parking lot), 1111 SE Maynard Road,...
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This Day in History for September 4
1781 – Los Angeles is founded by 44 Spanish speaking mestizos in the Bahia de las Fumas (Bay of Smokes) 1807 – Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat. 1833 – 1st newsboy hired (Barney Flaherty,...
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