HOPE MILLS — Once high school teammates, three former West Bladen baseball players have spent the summer together working on their game while playing for the Hope Mills Rockfish.

ELIZABETHTOWN - An UPDATE TO THE PREVIOUS STORY:

It’s getting to that stretch of the summer when angst begins to set in. Maybe not as much here in the south since we have a few more months of summer down here. But I remember being “on my playground” as a kid in Milwaukee.

BLADENBORO - The Bladenboro Benefit Committee has done a lot to help raise money for those in need and at this moment there are two special women in the community who are facing great odds.

Perhaps this will fall on deaf ears if you are young and healthy.

ELIZABETHTOWN – A swearing in of the new Bladen County Board of Election members will take place July 22, 2025 at noon.

BLADEN COUNTY – Sporting one of the biggest and most friendly lakes in the area, the Fourth of July was a great place to start Friday morning. The lake was packed with boats, the town was full of people and both of the area water slides had wall-to-wall splashing.

ELIZABETHTOWN - A grand celebration of freedom and patriotism took place July 2, in Elizabethtown, as the nation’s 72nd Charters of Freedom setting was formally dedicated on the front lawn of the Bladen County Courthouse.