When you’re hot, you’re hot.

Bladenboro and Clarkton won games Tuesday in the Bladen County middle school boys’ basketball preseason tournament played inside Harold L. Ford Gymnasium.

East Bladen’s Ariel Cromartie and Union’s Zadariyah Faison dueled for scoring honors Tuesday night.

ELIZABETHTOWN - Small, local businesses are more than storefronts in Elizabethtown.

ELIZABETHTOWN - The Elizabethtown Town Council held their first meeting of the year Jan. 5 with some surprise announcements and a lot of business being transacted. The meeting also prompted questions.

ELIZABETHTOWN - “Close to the vest” is an idiom meaning to be secretive, cautious or reserved, keeping your plans, thoughts or information hidden from others, much like a poker player guards their hand.

Elizabeth “Libby” Robbins Dowless, of Whiteville passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. She was born in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Elizabeth “Lib” Robbins. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by son; Theron “Ted” Layton Dowless, Jr.

ELIZABETHTOWN – The people of Bladen County were supporters to bring a piece of the wartime history back to the state.