Bladen Journal

ELIZABETHTOWN — Bladen County added no new cases to the coronavirus count in Monday’s report from the Health Department and the state. The number infected remained at 94. It’s the first time since May 12 the county didn’t have any additions. Two people have died. The county said 64 have…

ELIZABETHTOWN — A product created in the kitchen of a restaurant has seen impacts all over the country thanks to the innovation and teamwork at Cape Fear Distillery. “So when the pandemic hit we had to close our restaurant,” Alex Munroe said. “That was about two and half months ago.…

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Cape Fear River is flooding in Bladen County. Measurements are still coming in at the northern and southern ends of the county, but not in the middle at Browns Landing, site of Lock and Dam No. 2. Near Tar Heel at the W.O. Huske Lock and Dam…

ELIZABETHTOWN — Two months after the first death and nearly three months after the first case was reported in North Carolina, more than 96 percent of the state is yet to be tested for the coronavirus. Sunday’s report from the Department of Health and Human Services says 336,656 tests have…

TAR HEEL — The Smithfield Foods plant here is one of 27 in North Carolina contributing to roughly 2,000 cases of the coronavirus. In response to a query from the Bladen Journal on Friday, a spokeswoman from the Department of Health and Human Services gave an update for statistics through…

COUNCIL — The Baltimore Center here and the former Booker T. Washington School have been added as coronavirus testing sites, the Bladen County Health Department says. Testing will be Wednesday at the Baltimore Center, 2100 Elwell Ferry Road in Council. The time is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There…

ELIZABETHTOWN — Statistics from the state Department of Health and Human Services included some interesting, if accurate, swings on Friday and Saturday. DHHS reports daily the numbers from throughout the state in various breakdowns. Among those is a reflection of hospitals and how close to being overwhelmed they are, and…

ELIZABETHTOWN — Bladen County matched its highest number of reported positive coronavirus cases Friday. Eight more were added, bringing the total to 91. The county also added eight on April 27, May 5 and May 11, the latter being the date a second death was also recorded. The past seven…

ELIZABETHTOWN — They have traveled the world and lost more, and gained more, than many in the country, sacrificing their families and comrades. Monday is Memorial Day, and veterans at the Robert Curtis Hester Chapter of Disabled American Veterans feel the pain of their memories as sharp as if it…