Bladen County News

It sounds like something from a Shakespeare tragedy. One man is dead, and another seriously injured after a late-night fight in Elizabethtown; a daughter is left in the middle. Full story...

Bladen County band directors are asking for the public's help. They need old instruments for children who can't afford to be in band. Full story...

Bladen and Columbus County school kids may learn to read at an even earlier age, thanks to a federal grant. The school systems in the two counties have received a joint Early Reading First grant worth $4.3 million. Full story...

Elizabethtown residents are looking forward to a new place to buy locally-grown produce. An open-air farmer's market is coming to Bladen County to help revitalize downtown Elizabethtown. Full story...

There was a memorial tribute Sunday near Myrtle Beach honored the three crew members, including a Bladen County man who died when a medical helicopter crashed on the South Carolina coast last month. Full story...

There is encouraging news on the job front. There was a downtick in unemployment for our local counties in August. Full story...

Bladen County commissioners gave the okay Tuesday night to selling dead cats. County commissioners approved selling euthanized cats for educational purposes. Full story...

There is some positive economic news from Bladen County. The Dupont facility on the Bladen/Cumberland County line is expanding. The company's 55 million dollar investment will produce new jobs. Full story...

Folks in Bladenboro would like to have a new sports complex. WWAY's John Rendleman said the town is trying to work out a deal that would turn a 15-acre corn field into a field of dreams. Full story...

An inmate who escaped from the Bladen Correctional Center in Elizabethtown Tuesday morning is back behind bars. Thirty-two-year-old Hieu Bui walked away from his dorm and scaled a fence around 11:30 a.m. Full story...

Driver license offices around Southeastern North Carolina will each close for half a day this week as the DMV moves to a central issuance system for licenses and IDs. That means you'll get a temporary... Full story...

It's amazing what a few nails, wood and some concrete can do. For one Bladen County family, it can change a case of bad luck into good fortune. Full story...

A Clarkton peanut factory is fully operational once again, after a fire destroyed its warehouses last week. Full story...

Sixteen teams are competing for the Dixie Ten and Under Baseball State Championship in Bladen County this week, including three squads from our viewing area. WWAY's John Rendleman has more from Clarkton. Full story...

Nearly 20 fire departments from Bladen and Columbus County responded to the blaze that started late Thursday night. The two buildings belonging to the EJ Cox Peanut Plant are chock full of nuts; peanuts that will be roasting for at least another week. Full story...