The National Weather Service has issued a cold weather advisory for Bladen County from 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 until 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 8.

RED SPRINGS — West Bladen’s Knights clinched a share of their fourth consecutive conference championship Friday night with a 68-35 Southeastern Conference boys’ basketball victory over Red Springs.

ROSE HILL — Keyshawn Kemp scored 29 points, including six in overtime, in lifting East Bladen to a 45-42 victory against Union on Friday in a Carolina Conference high school boys’ basketball game.

FAIRMONT — Seniors Jackson Pait and Tylik McCall combined for 37 points Thursday night to lead West Bladen’s Knights to their ninth straight victory, 79-57 over Fairmont in Southeastern Conference boys’ basketball action.

The opportunity was there for the East Bladen boys’ basketball team to move into a tie for second place in the Carolina Conference, but it was West Columbus that made the plays down the stretch Thursday to squeeze out a 56-50 high school basketball victory.

BLADENBORO — Keithan Russ scored nine points to lead a balanced scoring attack Thursday and Bladenboro limited Clarkton to only a point in the third quarter in edging the Blue Devils 30-26 in a tightly contested middle school boys’ basketball game inside Wills Nance Jr. Gymnasium.

Winter Storm Gianna came in like a lamb late Friday, Feb. 2 and roared out of Bladen County overnight Saturday, Feb. 3.

WHITE LAKE - The Town of White Lake announced that they have been awarded $2 million in federal funding to support critical wastewater system improvements. These funds are being provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the STAG Clean Water State Revolving Fund, a program designed to help communities maintain and improve essential water infrastructure.