Bladen County News Archives

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.

The Bladen County Relay for Life committee is preparing for its fundraising season, beginning with a kickoff on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Elizabethtown Baptist Church Activity Center.

Early voters have flocked in to the election boards in New Hanover and Brunswick counties since the start of one-stop voting last week, but other counties are seeing a slow start.

One-stop early voting locations will open across the state Thursday. If you missed the deadline for registering to vote, you can register and vote at the same time until October 31.

A Bladen County man who was originally sentenced to life in prison 31 years ago may be released by the end of this month due to a N.C. Supreme Court ruling in the State v. Bowden case.

A man convicted of murdering a taxi driver more than three decades ago in Bladen County will be released from prison later this month.

When the Bladen Journal decided to have a Best Boss contest in honor of today's National Boss Day, there were some tough choices among the 12 entries received.

The annual Bladen County Shrine Club Fish Fry takes place Wednesday, Oct. 14, to raise money for the Shriner's Hospitals for Children.

From the time she was a child, Bladenboro resident Anita Hall dreamed of someday working in a business she enjoyed and could call her own.

Pauline Smith Butler, 71, of Dublin is a busy lady, and for her efforts in Spetmeber, she has been chosen Citizen of the Month.

A Confederate Re-enactor pays homage to a confederate soldier's grave during the grave marking ceremony held at Carvers Creek Methodist Church in 2000.

Submitted by WWAY on 5 October 2009 - 6:36pm. Bladen County band directors are asking for the public's help.

ELIZABETHTOWN a ' In honor of National Boss Day on Friday, Oct. 16, the Journal staff have been asking themselves, just who in Bladen County is the best boss? The Journal has launched a contest to see who has the best boss.

Lawmen are still looking for an inmate who was awaiting trial for allegedly committing several violent crimes, including rape and attempted murder, when he escaped from jail Tuesday night.

GREENVILLE a ' On Sept. 24, an Elizabethtown man was sentenced to 180 months Federal prison by United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle.