Southeastern Health celebrates first residency graduation
By Roxana Ross Southeastern Health President/CEO Joann Anderson addresses the organization’s first ever graduating class of medical residents during a ceremony held June 22. Southeastern Health...
View ArticleDuke Energy receives highest honor from the U.S. Department of Defense for...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced that it has received the 2018 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest honor the U.S. Department of Defense gives to...
View ArticleBladen Community College Golden Leaf winners
Six Bladen Community College students have received Golden LEAF Scholarships. In the group photo, from left to right are BCC Vice President for Workforce and Continuing Education Sondra Guyton,...
View ArticleBladen Women’s Health Specialists and Kid’s Care awarded Mother-Baby Award...
Bladen Women’s Health Specialists and Kid’s Care were recently awarded the Mother-Baby Award for Outpatient Healthcare Clinics. The recipients of this award represent the best our state has to offer in...
View ArticleBladen County Training School-Bladen Central High School Alumni Association...
Contributed Bladen County Native, Kelva Autry-Jones will be the speaker for the Bladen County Training School-Bladen Central High School Alumni Association’s Annual Awards Banquet. Jones is the...
View ArticleEight North Carolina Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Honors
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today recognized eight North Carolina schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or...
View ArticleDepartment of Public Instruction wins federal grant for pilot program to...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded an $8.8 million grant to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in support of NC Project ACTIVATE, a...
View ArticleBCC’s Linda Burney Receives Distinguished Service Award
Contributed Linda Burney, Executive Director of Bladen Community College, received the prestigious NC CORD Distinguished Service Award last week at the NC CORD annual conference recently held at...
View ArticleLifestyles: Bladen High School Students contribute in outstanding numbers
Kiwanis East vs West Food Drive 2018 10 Kiwanis East vs West Food Drive 2018 1 Kiwanis East vs West Food Drive 2018 2 Kiwanis East vs West Food Drive 2018 7 Kiwanis East vs West Food Drive 2018 3...
View ArticleDuke Energy helps protect and restore North Carolina’s wildlife and natural...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy is providing more than $1.1 million to support 11 North Carolina environmental nonprofit organizations to preserve, protect and enhance natural heritage across the state....
View ArticleLloyd recognized during LCOG Award Presentations
Lumber River Council of Governments Present Regional Awards On December 13, 2018, the Lumber River Council of Governments (LRCOG) celebrated 46 years of excellence and recognized individuals who have...
View ArticleBladen County Farm Bureau President Albert Beatty, Agents recognized
Contributed The Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation was held December 2-4 at the Sheraton Four Seasons and Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, NC. Congratulations...
View ArticleDublin Peanut Festival Draws One of the Biggest Crowds in History
By Charlotte Smith About 30 years ago, the Dublin community came together to pull off a festival celebrating one of Bladen County’s cash crops, the peanut. According to event organizers and supporters,...
View ArticleElizabethtown Native Mary Beth Petteway Eason Named One of 2022 Incredible...
The East Carolina University, Women’s Roundtable, announced the 2022 Incredible ECU Women Awards recipients. One of the award winners is Elizabethtown native Mary Beth Petteway Eason. The ECU women’s...
View ArticleNorth Carolina License and Theft Bureau Receives International Award
Bureau’s fraud unit awarded for prevention and detection ROCKY MOUNT – The N.C. Division of Motors Vehicles’ License and Theft Bureau was awarded the Law Enforcement Agency Fraud Prevention and...
View ArticleBladen Early College High School Q1 Honor Roll
Q1 Honor Roll Superintendent’s List Josue Cruz, Joshua Knuth, Josiah Lucero, Franklin Pait A Honor Roll Trinity Bedsole, Jayden Dew, Jenna Dove, Joah Feight, Charity Highsmith-Lanier, Matthew...
View ArticleTar Heel Middle School 2022-2023 School Year Quarter 1 Honor Roll Lists
Superintendent’s List 5th Grade – Hayli Cooper, Daniela Saraoz ‘A’ Honor Roll 5th Grade – Daylin Albino-Gomez, Jayden Cogdell, Chassidy Dennis-Smith, Jordyn Jacobs, Naomi Jernigan, Alex...
View ArticleRaleigh woman and Knightdale boy take home top prizes in the N.C. State Fair...
RALEIGH – Gail Fuller of Raleigh took first place honors and $500 in the adult category of the Bacontastic Fair Food Challenge presented by the N.C. Pork Council. Christian Davis of Knightdale won...
View ArticleSalted 2 Way Brownie recipe wins the N.C. State Fair Ultimate Brownie...
RALEIGH – Emoni Jennings of Knightdale won first place and $500 in the Ultimate Brownie Showdown presented by Humana for her Salted 2 Way Brownie recipe. Second place and $300 went to Michelle Hyatt of...
View ArticleCongratulations to the West Bladen’s King and Queen
Contributed photo In October, West Bladen High School students crowned their homecoming King, Gary Parker, and Queen, Azllyah McDonald. The couple was captured in a photo together celebrating their new...
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