Bladen County’s critical role during the Revolutionary War as part of “the race to Wilmington” was commemorated Sunday, Feb. 22 at Harmony Hall Village Plantation outside of White Oak.

“There’s nothing to do in Bladen County!”

Two young ladies from Bladen County are preparing to go to Las Vegas in late March to represent the state in the United States of America pageant.

As I ponder over and prepare for this week’s devotional thought, I’m reminded of the children’s television show, “Sesame Street”. In each episode, the character Elmo would introduce a “Word of the Day” and then that word would be referenced and explained all throughout the show with the help of the other puppets and celebrity guest stars. As I prayed for discernment for my weekly Journal article, the Lord brought one particular word to mind… The “Word from the Word” for this week is, “STEWARDSHIP”. Before you check out on me, let me explain what Biblical Stewardship is all about – and it’s NOT all about MONEY!

After one week of early voting about 4% of Bladen County’s registered voters had cast a ballot for the March 3 general election, according to figures provided by the Bladen County Board of Elections.

The four Bladen County high school basketball teams received bids to the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs.

ROSE HILL — An improbable run to a seemingly impossible goal has put the East Bladen boys’ basketball team atop the Carolina Conference.

FAIRMONT — Senior Tylik McCall lit up the scoreboard with 31 points and a 14-2 fourth quarter spurt carried West Bladen to the Southeastern 3A/4A/5A boys’ tournament championship with a 64-55 victory over Fairmont on Friday night.