Bladen County, NC

Bladenboro Middle’s Addison Wilcox and Allison Hickman and Tar Heel Middle’s Gracey Edwards will travel to Viera, Florida to compete in the USSSA World Series Sunday as members of the Coastal Crush Elite team that is based in Loris, South Carolina. Wilcox, Hickman and Edwards were all chosen...

Bladen County Commissioners meeting on June 20, 2022 is featured on YouTube on the County of Bladen channel. View the meeting now at the link below.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Bladen County Schools recently announced taht Georgia Spaulding will be the new principal at East Bladen High School effective July 1. Spaulding comes to East Bladen High with many years of experience not only in the classroom but in school administration as well. A Columbus County native, Spaulding earned her undergraduate degree in elementary education from Campbell University and began her career in education teaching mathematics at Harnett Central Middle School. She continued to further her education, earning a master’s degree in school counseling and school administration.

WHITEVILLE – Luke Bryant knocked in the winning run in the bottom of the 7th inning, and Ashton Davis struck out 16 batters as Bladen County shutout Whiteville 1-0 Saturday in the opening round of the Dixie Youth Baseball District 2 Majors Tournament. Bladen County receives a bye for...

The Bladen County Board of Education will hold a special called virtual meeting on Tuesday, June 28, at 5:30 PM, for the purpose of discussing and taking action on 2021-22 year-end budget items; to go into closed session for the purpose of discussing personnel, as per NCGS 143.318.11 (a) (1), and to consult with an attorney, if needed, as per NCGS 143.318.11 (a) (3); and to take action on personnel items, if needed. A hyperlink will be activated prior to the meeting to allow the public to listen to the meeting virtually.

ELIZABETHTOWN — A traffic checking station setup on Tuesday resulted in the arrest of one man on drug charges. According to information from the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, the Community Impact Team was conducting the traffic checking station on Hwy. 41 near the Robeson County line. “A vehicle...

RIEGELWOOD – Will Allen pitched 4.2 innings of hitless relief Friday night, and Oxiel Campos blasted a 2-run triple as Bladen County captured District 2’s 2nd berth in the Dixie Youth Baseball AAA (Minors) State tournament with a 6-2 victory over South Columbus. Will Allen gave up an...

RIEGELWOOD – Whiteville National won the Dixie Youth Baseball District 2 AAA (Minors) Tournament championship Thursday night with a 10-0 victory over Bladen County. Bladen County will play South Columbus Friday at 7 p.m. to determine District 2’s second berth in the AAA (Minors) State Tournament. Members of...

ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WWAY) — The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Community Impact Team was conducting a Traffic Checking Station Tuesday on Hwy 41 near the Robeson County Line when a vehicle approached with a marijuana odor. The vehicle was being driven by 31-year-old Michael Carmona. Due to the odor,...

The Town of Dublin is asking residents to conserve water, and has issued a boil advisory, after a water main broke Thursday afternoon in Bladen County. Town of Dublin Water System officials warned that the system will have periods of low pressure and outages while the water main is fixed. That can cause back siphonage and the introduction of bacteria into the water system.

Bladen County rising high school seniors Luke Barber and Wadeyn Norris were recognized recently for completing NC Farm Bureau’s Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders program. The program assists exceptional rising high school seniors from across the state in exploring agricultural-related college majors available at the state’s two land-grant universities — NC A&T State University and NC State University. In the photo are Norris and Barber holding their certificates alongside Travis Park and Joy Morgan, NC State IFAL program coordinators; North Carolina Farm Bureau president Shawn Harding; and Chastity Warren English, NC A&T IFAL program coordinator.

WARM is an organization that began in Wilmington, NC, and stands for The Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry, which started in response to hurricanes Bertha and Fran, volunteers across the Wilmington area were organized by the leaders of the Wilmington District of the United Methodist Church as they set out to repair storm damage to low income and elderly houses. The volunteers for WARM noticed that much of the damage predated the storms, which they did not have the resources for. SO WARM decided to continue its mission to help repair houses, which continues to this day.

Tar Heel Middle School’s cheerleading squad has earned highest honors in the school’s athletic conference for the 2021-2022 year. The Panthers’ cheerleaders were named “Conference Cheerleading Champions” in the Waccamaw Middle School AA Conference which includes schools in parts of Bladen and Columbus counties. “This...

RIEGELWOOD – Keithan Russ hammered a double to left-center field and scored the go-ahead run in the 3rd inning as Bladen County edged Riegelwood 3-2 Wednesday night to advance to the championship game of the Dixie Youth Baseball District 2 AAA (Minors) Tournament. Russ advanced on Tyler Thurman’s fielder’s choice and scored on Oxiel Campos’ fielder’s choice.

The Sun Cats played in Bladen Recreation’s 5-7 Coach-Pitch League. Team members are Jolene (JoJo) Roberson, Bella Hester, Paisley Crawford, Kaydence Bracey, Eva Dove, Mia Overgaard, Livia Overgaard, Kaidence Overgaard, Jaycee Hyatt, Paislee Alley, Brinkleigh Strickland. Coaches are Mike Dove and Stephen Hester.

Bladen County Clerk Maria Edwards administered the oath of office to Bladen County Tax Assessor Renee Davis on Monday night during the regular Board of Commissioners meeting.

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The Bladen County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, June 27 at 5:45 p.m. (following the Board of Equalization and Review meeting). The purpose of the meeting is regarding the fiscal year 2022-23 Budget and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) enabled projects. The fiscal year 2022-23...