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Candidates file for elected offices
Russell Priest Charles Ray Peterson Tony Denning Sheriff McVicker Roger Carroll Niki Dennis Kenneth Clark Hakeem Brown Gary Edwards Dawson Singletary Board of Elections Billy Ward Beverly Parks By...
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Four County EMC Members Raise $3 Million for Operation Round Up
The Four County Electric Membership Corporation Care TRUST also known as Operation Round Up has been in existence since 1994. As of January 18, 2018, the program has awarded over three million dollars...
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Moores Creek National Battlefield Visitor Center Temporary Closure
Currie, NC- The Visitor Center at Moores Creek National Battlefield is still under construction and continues to be closed. The anticipated reopening date for the facility is scheduled for Wednesday,...
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Moores Creek National Battlefield to Commemorate 242nd Anniversary of the...
Currie, NC- On Saturday and Sunday, February 24-25, 2018, from 10 am – 4 pm, Moores Creek National Battlefield, in collaboration with the Moores Creek Battleground Association, will be commemorating...
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Congressman Pittenger: Samaritan’s Purse VP “perfect choice” for U.N. role
Rep. Robert Pittenger CHARLOTTE – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) issued this statement after learning mainstream media outlets are questioning President Trump’s nomination of Samaritan’s Purse...
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Bladen County Opioid Task Force to meet
The Bladen County Opioid Task Force will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Bladen Community College auditorium. All interested persons are invited to attend and take part. The task force was recently...
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Wilmington man indicted on murder charge by Bladen County Grand Jury
By Erin Smith A Wilmington man was indicted on Monday morning by the Bladen County Grand Jury in connection with a deadly shooting which took place on Saturday, December 23, in Kelly. David Wayne...
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Three Rivers Conference Girls Basketball Tournament: East Bladen 74, South...
ELIZABETHTOWN – Junior Ja’Tyra Moore-Peterson and sophmore Patience Ward combined for 41 points Monday night to lead East Bladen to a 74-50 girls basketball victory over South Robeson in the...
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Middle School Boys Basketball: Elizabethtown 37, Bladenboro 35
BLADENBORO – Malcolm Bolden fired in a 14-foot jumper with 2 seconds left that lifted Elizabethtown to a 37-35 victory Monday night in Bladen Five Middle School Conference boys basketball action. The...
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Middle School Girls Basketball: Elizabethtown 24, Bladenboro 20
BLADENBORO – Alexus Mitchell scored 23 of Elizabethtown’s 24 points Monday as the Lady Cougars rallied for a 24-20 Bladen Five Middle School Conference girls basketball victory. The Lady Bulldogs took...
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Board of Education votes to close Booker T. Washington Primary
Board_Education_08 Board_Education_07 Board_Education_06 Board_Education_05 Board_Education_04 Board_Education_03 Board_Education_02 Board_Education_01 By Bethany Stephens The Board of Education met...
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Bladenboro board to pursue PARTF grant for McClean Park
By Erin Smith The Bladenboro Town Board met on Monday evening and voted to approve an application for a Parks and Recreation Trust Fund grant for McClean Park. The PARTF grant would be used for...
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West Bladen High School second nine week honor rolls
Here are students who made honor rolls at West Bladen High School for the second nine weeks: SUPERINTENDENT’S LIST – Grades of 96 and above in all WBHS classes and 7 absences or less in all WBHS...
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This Day in History for February 13
1795 – 1st state university in US opens, University of North Carolina. 1861 – Abraham Lincoln declared US President in Washington, D.C. 1866 – Jesse James holds up his first bank, stealing $15,000 from...
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Thoughts While Shaving
Filing for political offices is underway across the state and in Bladen County, incumbents were among the first to make their wishes known yesterday, most hopeful of another term. But, there were...
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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR CONGRESSMAN PITTENGER’S NATIONAL...
CHARLOTTE – Today, the Trump Administration continued strong support for two of Congressman Robert Pittenger’s signature national security efforts: strengthening review of foreign investments that...
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Tillis: Now Is The Time To Act On Immigration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor about the Secure and Succeed Act, a bill introduced by Senator Tillis that will strengthen border security, provide...
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Bladen Community College Board of Trustees meeting on February 27
The Bladen Community College Board of Trustees will convene for a special called meeting on Tuesday, February 27, at 5:15 P.M. in the boardroom of the Essic Williams Administration Building (building...
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Golden LEAF scholarships at Bladen Community College
Bladen Community College students have received Occupational Extension Golden LEAF scholarships. Pictured from left to right are Vice President for Workforce and Continuing Education Sondra Guyton,...
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Bladen County Love Lines
Not so long ago I was alone and lost, and then you came along and I was home. Thank you for finding me, Tiffany Strickland My Huckleberry, I want to say thank you for the last 8 years. I love you a...
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