Bladen

DUBLIN — At the regularly scheduled meeting for the Bladen Community College Board of Trustees on Tuesday evening, three Bladen Community College employees were recognized for their excellent service.

East Bladen’s Evan Pait during an at-bat against West Bladen.

The Bladen Journal’s production team began work on the press in late January with the goal of providing better print quality and more color options for both the Bladen Journal newspaper and its commercial print customers.

Amber Bordeaux was born and raised in Bladen County and has recently become the head of the gift shop at the Cape Fear Valley Bladen County Hospital.

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Bladen Journal, the Department of Social Services and Leinwand’s on West Broad Street are again partnering to bring the Empty Stocking Fund to Bladen County.

Information was received by the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office earlier this week that a possible assault had taken place in Bladen County and a body dumped in the Cape Fear River.

The boys teams at East Bladen and West Bladen have been eliminated.

According to Matthew Parrish, Area Sergeant for North Carolina Wildlife Officers in Bladen County, Fourth of July weekend is very popular for boating.

BLADENBORO — The South Brunswick Cougars defeated the West Bladen Lady Knights for a 54-30 victory in a non-conference match-up on Friday night.

Bladen County animal lovers are encouraged to drop donations off at the front office of the school.

Bladen County Beta Club members being honored for their excellence at the state convention.

Bladen County hosted some military training.

But the same holds true in tiny Bladen County, N.C. (population 29,000), where low rent is offset by low pay.

CARY — The East Bladen Eagles defeated the Henderson Collegiate Pride for a 2-1 victory on Saturday in the NCSCA Kick-Off Soccer Classic.

East Bladen cruised through the remainder of the game as their opponents struggled to get the ball forward.

East Bladen hosted Red Springs on Friday in their second meeting of the season pending the weather.

East Bladen runner trying to beat a throw to first base.

East Bladen struck for six runs in the top of the seventh, earning a 10-4 win to split the two-game series against its Southeastern Athletic Conference foe.

ELIZABETHTOWN-The East Bladen Eagles defeated the St. Pauls’ Bulldogs for a 2-0 victory in a SAC 7 match-up on Tuesday.

Next came the creation of a non-profit development corporation, Bladen’s Bloomin’ Agri-Industrial, Inc., through which industrial buildings could be built and an incubator space for start-up businesses could be created.