Coach Smith’s East Squad Won 85-82, Pait on Losing End of East Loss 102-101 in OT GREENSBORO—On Monday night, a local coach and a basketball player represented Columbus and Bladen in the 2026 NCHSAA C...
An independent, nonprofit foundation has been established to benefit employees of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) in times of need. Articles of incorporation were filed with the Secret...
At Vineland Golf Course of White Lake, the Southeastern Fellowship Golf Association played its weekly tournament on July 14. The course saw 28 members participating in the event. First place went to t...
A two-day drug roundup put some “heat” on suspects in Bladen County. Operation Heat Check led to the arrest of seven narcotics suspects in Bladen County on a number of charges, the Bladen County Sheri...
The massive fire that consumed more than 280 acres of woodland in Brunswick County was caused by a lightning strike. The N.C. Forest Service said Monday that the Quarry Road fire began Friday after a ...
ELIZABETHOWN—Los Angeles Ram’s defensive lineman Larrell Murchison came home to Elizabethtown on July 11 for his Annual Community Fun Day and Football Camp. More than 70 campers enjoyed the event whic...
WHITE LAKE–Mark Harritan held off Daryl Davis and Richard Shaw to win the weekly Showdown at Sundown held at Goldston’s Putt-Putt at White Lake on Tuesday. Davis and Shaw squandered opportunitie...
A Whiteville Wolfpack JV football player has been identified as the victim of a hit and run in Bladen County. King Amaru Mark Taylor was walking in the eastbound lane of N.C. 211 when he was struck by...
A man was struck and killed Thursday near Council in Bladen County, and investigators have no information who he was or what hit him. First responders were called to the scene on N.C. 211 at 8:28 a.m....
Superior Court Judge Giles Clark, a fixture in courts in Bladen and Columbus for more than a half-century, died July 4 in Wilmington. Clark had been hospitalized while undergoing treatment for cancer ...
Patrick Corey Fields pleaded guilty Tuesday to two misdemeanor charges and saw his child sexual assault charges dismissed. Patrick Corey Fields, 35, of Bladenboro, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child ...
WHITE LAKE – Daryl “Double D” Davis took first place in Tuesday’s Showdown at Sundown Putt-Putt match at Goldston’s Beach at White Lake with a score of -5. Twelve players entered the event. Second p...
The ongoing drought and a preponderance of wildfire fuel has fire officials concerned that Independence Day fireworks could lead to more than fire in the sky. “We encourage folks to just use common se...
Clarkton will experience some “Hazzardous” conditions Sunday, as an iconic television car makes an appearance. The Helms General Lee, a replica of the car used in the Dukes of Hazzard television show,...