Business
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Friday Roundup: West Bladen baseball, softball post wins
CLINTON — A pair of hit batters with the bases loaded in the fifth inning got the West Bladen offense going and the Knights worked out of a bases loaded jam in the seventh Friday night to beat Clinton 5-4 in a non-conference high school baseball game.
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13 Bladen corporations formed in February
These Bladen County businesses incorporated in February 2026 with the State of North Carolina based on information from the N.C. Secretary of State website. The office addresses listed are for the registered agent and may not necessarily be the location of the business. Nonprofit organizations are noted by “NP.”
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Joy Fellowship’s outreach helps battle food insecurity
It’s the last Saturday in February and time for Joy Fellowship’s monthly food giveaway. It’s the outreach ministry’s way of helping people that struggle putting food on the table, especially at the end of each month.
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Thursday Roundup: Emereau girls’ soccer opens with victory
Rylie Dowless had a hat trick and Emsleigh Burchfield posted a clean sheet Thursday afternoon as the Emereau: Bladen girls’ soccer team opened its middle school season with a 3-0 victory against Midway.
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Wednesday Roundup: East Bladen boys’ tennis beats West Bladen
The East Bladen boys’ tennis team opened its season Wednesday with a 9-0 victory against county rival West Bladen.
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.E-Town Nutrition offers a variety of healthy teas, smoothies
Aaron Bullock saw a need for healthier nutrition options in Elizabethtown. That’s why he has opened E-Town Nutrition at 168 South Poplar Street.
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Jacobs, Hester oust Board of Education incumbents
Theresa Jacobs and Walter Hester defeated incumbents Tuesday to capture seats on the Bladen County Board of Education, according to unofficial returns.
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Tuesday Roundup: East Bladen baseball, girls’ soccer win
Jaxon Hair and Cade Rogers combined for four of East Bladen’s eight hits and drove in four runs Tuesday night in sparking the Eagles to a 6-2 win against West Brunswick in a non-conference high school baseball game played on Russell Priest Field.
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Discs were flying at Lu Mil
Lu Mil Vineyard hosted the Lu Mil Classic presented by Throw Coast Disc Golf on Feb. 21-22. There were almost 80 players who walked the picturesque grounds trying to fly their discs into baskets over 18 holes.
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Fish fry supports Dublin Peanut Festival
There was something fishy going on Saturday, Feb. 28 outside the General Store at Lu Mil Vineyard.
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Nearly 80 disc golfers played in Lu Mill Classic
Circular objects were sent flying around the grounds of Lu Mil Vineyard in the hope of landing inside an elevated basket.
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Monday Roundup: West Bladen baseball tops Lumberton
Weston Hilburn had three hits and drove in four runs and Tyler Lewis struck out 13 over five innings Monday night as West Bladen beat Lumberton 11-3 in a non-conference high school baseball game.
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Hooks: Why education still deserves an A+
If you have ever walked past a classroom lately, you probably have noticed something remarkable: students learning, teachers teaching, and technology behaving itself, at least most of the time. Education, despite decades of jokes about pop quizzes and overdue homework, is quietly staging one of the most impressive comebacks of…
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“Colonial Faire” honored America’s anniversary
WHITE OAK — Harmony Hall’s “Colonial Faire” took me back to the beginning of the country with an immersive experience that enlightened me on colonial life and sent me off with gratitude for the many blessings of today.
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Voters go to polls Tuesday for primary elections
Bladen County’s registered voters can go to the polls Tuesday, March 3 to select candidates in Democratic and Republican primaries.
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Jones: Try something new, you might enjoy it
Well, it seems not everyone agrees that there’s plenty to do in Bladen County in spite of it, admittedly, lacking in some areas of entertainment. Here’s some of the reaction from Facebook about last week’s column.
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Wagner: ‘Minor Prophets of the past, major problems of the present’
My latest book, “Micah, Nahum, the Turning of the Hourglass”, just went live on Amazon. We have been studying through the Minor Prophets in my adult Sunday school class for several months now, and I am producing these study books as we go. It, and to a slightly lesser extent,…
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Bladen recreation basketball results/standings
The Bulldogs won the title in the Bladen County Recreation Department’s 7-9-year-old girls’ basketball league. The Mercury in 10-12-year-old girls and Bears in 7-9-year-old boys have clinched first place. The Celtics have a one-game lead in 10-12-year-old boys through last week’s games.
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McGill: Christians have civic duty to vote
There’s a lot of Prophetic Talk these days about the “Signs of the Times”. For this week’s Motivational Message, I’m going to be sharing some Political Thoughts on another sort of “Signs of the Times”… Everywhere you look today, you can see the Prophetic Signs of the Perilous Times telling…
