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Bladen County – The chair of the State Board has indicated he plans to call a meeting to consider early voting plans the week of May 20 according to Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of NCSBE. Accordingly, she said that early voting plans are due by the end of the day on May 7, 2024. Below you will find instructions on submitting your early voting plans for the 2024 general election. Source ..read more

I shared a few Italian dishes lately. I think it’s now time to give the salad lover’s a taste. This will satisfy the most finicky of pallets with its sweet and savory flavors. It goes well with brunch, as a lunch or dinner salad. I always double the recipe when serving this to a larger group of guests as I found it went quickly. But if there is any left, it stays well in the frig as a left over. Source ..read more

ELIZABETHTOWN – A group of concerned citizens and local health workers rallied at the Bladen County Department of Social Services Building April 18 to show their support in the fight against child abuse here in April which is National Child Abuse Prevention month. It was a walk for remembering and reflecting on the issue of abused children who need to be taken out of the shadows and brought into… Source ..read more

Today I want to review something I saw as I closed the book on the church at Ephesus. A church where “potential” was in its spiritual DNA – but remained in the shadow of a pagan temple because it had left its first love. The key to achieving your destiny and reaching your potential is “working faith” – and faith can only work by LOVE. This church had walked away from its love because it was too… Source ..read more

We don’t have too many people to surprise with the fact that we are about to embark on one of the greatest weekends in Bladen County. One of the featured events is this year’s classic car show and cruise. EVERY TOWN NEEDS A CRUISE! Could you imagine a cruise in a circle from Elizabethtown to White Lake and even down to Bladenboro? Outrageous. Every once in a while, we need to look back at our… Source ..read more

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ELIZABETHTOWN – A country girl with a roundball in one hand and a guitar slung over her shoulder ambled into Bladen County and performed at the Barefoot Sandwich Shoppe Friday concert series. Brittany Blackburn who hails from Clinton, North Carolina and is known above the Bladen/Sampson line as a 5’8 shooting guard that can shoot the lights out and has a reputation for being very quick on… Source ..read more

ELIZABETHTOWN – Each month, like clockwork, you will see the same out-of-town vehicle from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, parked for 48 hours at the Elizabethtown Bed and Breakfast – with two very special people in tow. Chico and Bertha Caldwell are two educational professionals who have made it a quest to be servant-leaders to the staff and student body of Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy… Source ..read more

ELIZABETHTOWN – On April 10, 2024 the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office was notified of an incident with a bus driver and a student. A thorough investigation began immediately by our Criminal Investigations Division. Over the past few days Bladen County Sheriff’s Office has received notification from several additional parents stating their children have came forward with similar complaints against… Source ..read more