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Friendship Baptist Church revival
REVIVAL at Friendship Baptist Church has been scheduled for March 18 – March 21. Services will begin at 11 am on Sunday, March 18 and at 630 pm on Sunday night. Services will start at 7 pm Monday...
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Wilmington Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years for Drug Distribution Charge
RALEIGH – The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III...
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FIVE MEMBERS OF ROBESON COUNTY DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION SENTENCED
RALEIGH – United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced five members of a Drug Trafficking...
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Ferry closed due to high water
The Elwell Ferry is closed due to high water. The CSX railroad was unable to replace pavement on a couple of crossings due to weather. An update of road openings / closings is as follows: OPENINGS:...
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Boys Basketball: Fairmont 91, West Bladen 57
DUBLIN – Fairmont defeated West Bladen 91-57 Wednesday night in Three Rivers Conference boys basketball action. Sidney McKeithan, Corry Addison and Nalijha Pittman threw in 6 points each in the first...
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Girls Basketball: West Bladen 58, Fairmont 54
DUBLIN – West Bladen’s Lady Knights rode a 17-9 fourth-quarter rally to a 58-54 girls basketball victory over Fairmont Wednesday night in Three Rivers Conference action. The Lady Tornadoes led by 11...
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Thoughts While Shaving
A salute to Bladen County Beta Club members and their sponsors who recently attended the Junior Beta Club Convention in Greensboro. A great week for a wonderful group of youngsters and leaders. Some...
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This Day in History – February 8
1802 – Simon Willard patents banjo clock. 1862 – Battle of Roanoke Island, NC, Federals gain control of Pamlico Sound. 1898 – John Ames Sherman patents 1st envelope folding & gumming machine (Mass)...
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February Bladenboro Primary School Terrific Kids Ceremony, Certificate Winner
Pictured with Bladenboro Primary School principal Deborah Guyton is Lileigh Anderson, fourth grader who was the winner of a twenty-five dollar gift certificate to Pizza Palace of Bladenboro. First...
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Bladen Community College Extends Registration for Community Classes
Bladen Community College has extended their registration dates for Conversational Spanish! In this course you will learn how to communicate basic phrases in Spanish, such as, collecting demographic...
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Plain View Primary School Honor Roll
3rd Grade A Honor Roll Alajah Parker David Sanchez Justin Van Valkenburg Ethan Wil-Dey Oliver Freese A/B Honor Roll Fernando Chavez Verales, Yoni Dennis, Patrick Elliott, Nery Garrido-Perez, Brandon...
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Job Shadowing takes place at BladenOnline.com
Bladenonline.com had a very special visitor come to our offices on Thursday morning. Andrew Sessoms, a student in Mr. Helms’ class at Tar Heel Middle School, was taking part in the Bladen County 4-H...
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Tillis & Burr Announce Additional $125 Million for NC Hurricane Matthew Relief
Sen. Thom Tillis WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr announced that the Senate’s two-year budget agreement will allow North Carolina to be eligible for more...
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Tillis Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Financial Flexibility to...
Sen. Thom Tillis WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, in recognition of Black History Month, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced bipartisan legislation to overturn an outdated, biased policy and...
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Bladen County receives grant for jail diversion program
By Erin Smith Bladen County officials were notified on Wednesday they were approved for a $50,000 grant from Eastpointe MCO for a jail diversion program. The funding will be for one year. Bladen County...
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Second annual Casino Night fundraiser for Committee of 100 announced
By Erin Smith If you love games such as Texas Hold’em, Roulette or Craps, then the second annual Casino Night should be the perfect opportunity to put your strategies to a test. The Casino Night is...
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Chairman Robin Hayes Calls On Legislature to Halt Gov. Cooper’s...
Raleigh, NC – North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes is calling on the legislature to take all necessary actions to prevent Governor Cooper from creating an unconstitutional $58 million...
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NCGOP Statement Celebrating Black History Month
Raleigh, NC — Chairman Robin Hayes joins RNC Committeewoman Dr. Ada Fisher and Clarence Henderson, President of North Carolina’s Frederick Douglass Foundation, in releasing the following statements as...
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Middle School Basketball: Elizabethtown 32, Bladenboro 22
ELIZABETHTOWN – Timothy McLean pumped in 13 points to lead Elizabethtown to a 32-22 boys basketball victory over Bladenboro Thursday night in the battle for first place in the Bladen Five Middle School...
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Middle School Boys Basketball: Tar Heel 41, East Arcadia 28
TAR HEEL – Center Lancine Soumanoro pumped in 12 points to lead Tar Heel to a 41-28 boys basketball victory over East Arcadia Thursday in Bladen Five Middle School Conference action. Anthony Cowan...
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