In Rocky Point, West Bladen defeated the Titans of Heide Trask 5-3 in the first round of the 3A playoffs. The win puts the Knights (1-10) against N.C. School of Math and Science (11-2) on Wednesday. H...
North Carolina’s 41-cent-per-gallon gas tax is suspended through Nov. 30, and Attorney General Jeff Jackson today put the state’s major gas retailers on notice that the law requires those savings to r...
The sheriff’s office is asking for assistance in the search for William “Barry” Freedman. Freedman, 62, was last seen in the Whiteville area on Sept. 23. No description of his clothing or method of tr...
ELIZABETHTOWN—East Columbus shut out the East Bladen Eagles in the second half but fell short 22-20 on the Eagles’ Homecoming Night at Lenon Fisher Stadium on Friday. Zamarion Pone rushed for two touc...
Updated 3 p.m. to include new information. A strong line of unstable weather caused by Hurricane Isaias brought two confirmed tornados to the area Sunday. And may have spawned others. The confirmed to...
Fire crews, the Forest Service and Marine Corps personnel are on the scene of a crashed Osprey aircraft in Bladen Lakes State Forest. The Osprey was part of a training mission in the parking lot when ...
Updated 2:50 p.m. State representatives today (Oct. 7) approved a measure suspending the state fuel taxes until Nov. 30. The State Senate is expected to pass a similar measure. Both the State House ...
State officials have announced that more than $17 million is being committed to mental health and addictions services across the state. N.C. Dep. of Health and Human Services said the funds will help ...
East Bladen clinched at least a tie for the Carolina Conference title in ladies’ volleyball as they downed Lakewood 3-0 on Tuesday In Salemburg. East Bladen now sits at 10-1 in the Carolina Conferenc...
We are more than halfway through the football season; some things have fallen into place, there are some things undecided but as I stated before the year kicked off, I thought our local teams were goi...
ELIZABETHTOWN—East Bladen jumped to a 20-0 lead only to fight to hold off North Duplin 40-35 in a key Carolina Conference win on Friday night. East Duplin was an early favorite to challenge Tarboro in...
Both houses of the General Assembly will reconvene Wednesday to discuss possible changes to the gas tax and other ways to lower fuel costs. Sources say among the possible solutions being considered fo...
Tonight’s Encounter Crusade is still on for Legion Stadium. Services begin nightly at 6:30 p.m. The Encounter Crusade is sponsored by the Columbus Baptist Association, in partnership with Every Nation...
The N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund has awarded $51.2 million in grants to help protect working farms and forests and support North Carolina’s agricultural economy. ...
In Elizabethtown, East Bladen inched closer to the Carolina Conference Volleyball title with a 3-0 defeat of Union this week. The Eagles need one more conference victory to clinch at least a tie for t...