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All may not be quiet on the hurricane front this year, but the forecast calls for below-normal activity for the Atlantic basin.

Staff members from the office of U.S. Rep. David Rouzer are expected to be in Elizabethtown on Tuesday, April 14.

A wildfire driven by gusting winds near the Bladen County and Columbus County border burned more than 700 acres of woodlands over a two-day period, according to the N.C. Forest Service.

These Bladen County businesses incorporated in March 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.”

It was an assembly line of near perfection on a windy Wednesday, April 8 in the parking lot of Food Lion in Elizabethtown. The final product benefits an organization committed to improving the lives of children.

The Small Business Center at Bladen Community College has scheduled the Boots to Business Reboot program coming to the Dublin campus on April 30. The entrepreneurship training program for veterans and their spouses helps former military personnel transition their skills into successful businesses.

The challenge was to build a bridge between two tables using only Magna-Tiles and Lego blocks, then see how much weight that bridge would hold before collapsing to the floor.

Michael Maldonado will soon graduate from West Bladen High School. The 17-year-old salutatorian has big plans for his future.

Cape Fear Valley Health updated its Emergency Department visitor policy effective April 1 to improve the patient experience and make it easier for loved ones to stay nearby during care.

Bladen County remains under a burn ban as drought conditions worsen across North Carolina.