Bladen County News

According to Bladen County Sheriff Departmenta s Chief Deputy Phillip Little, on Nov.

The Bladen County Commissioners listened and approved numerous requests on Monday.

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival and is traditionally a time to give thanks for the harvest and all the many other blessings in one's life.

ELIZABETHTOWN a ' During the Monday night meeting of the Bladen County Commissioners, Greg Elkins of the Bladen County Planning Department and Landon Holland of the Holland Group appeared before the commissioners to update them on the Hazard Mitigation Plan being revamped as required by law.

Businessmen, local government leaders and farmers will have a chance to meet and share ideas at the annual Farm-City Week banquet on Tuesday, Nov.

On Oct. 10 at its annual achievement week banquet, the Kappa Rho Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity recognized Delilah Blanks as the Bladen County Citizen of the Year.

More than two dozen farmers in southeastern North Carolina said they haven't been paid for corn they delivered to a large pork-producing company run by the daughter of former U.S. Sen.

The gloomy skies and wet weather did not spoil the Veterans Day celebration at the National Guard Armory in Elizabethtown Tuesday morning.

ELIZABETHTOWN a ' Bladen County Veterans will be honored on Tuesday, Nov. 10, beginning at 11 a.m. at the National Guard Armory in Elizabethtown.

In observance of Alzheimer's Awareness Month and National Family Caregiver Month, candles will be lit to honor and remember people with Alzheimer's disease.

Three residents of Elizabethtown were honored by the Kiwanis Club for a total of 156 years of membership during a special dinner held at San Jose Restaurant on Oct.

Tar Heel Fire Department and Tar Heel Rescue with Tobermory Fire Department respond to the crash on N.C. 20.

As many as 30 farmers in southeastern North Carolina say they haven't been paid for corn delivered to a large pork-producing company run by the daughter of former U.S. Sen.

Anne Faircloth, partner of Clinton-based Coharie Hog Farms, said the company is contending with two years of shrinking profits but she ultimately aims to work with the farmers.

The Operation Save Foundation is throwing the Witches & Warlocks Charity Bash to help raise money for The Children's Miracle Network and also for The Bladen County Special Olympics.

An Elizabethtown man was killed at Tory Hole Park on Thursday night during an altercation.

ELIZABETHTOWN a ' Police Chief Bobby Kinlaw said a shooting took place Thursday night off Martin Luther King Drive in Elizabethtown.

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 8:33 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 8:33 a.m. RALEIGH Former North Carolina Gov.

When the Bladen Journal put out a call to organizations to come up with a project to help the community as part of the annual, nationwide Make A Difference Day, the students and teachers at Clarkton School of Discovery weren't interested.

Slippery definitions of "life sentence" will lead to inmates convicted of serious crimes in the 1970s being released October 19, 2009 9:56 AM Politicians sometimes like to invoke the term "fuzzy math" when it comes to criticizing their opponents' tax or spending policies.