Bladenboro News

ELIZABETHTOWN a ' Many federal, state and local government offices will be closed Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Sam Smith, 3, of Bladenboro plays the newspaper toss game at the Bladen Journala TMs booth.

The seventh annual "Christmas for Kids" fundriaser, sponsored by the Bladenboro Police Department, is under way.

Calling all girls! The Child Advocacy Center will host the American Girl Fashion ShowA again on March 20 & 21, 2010.

The Southeastern Cruisers Car Club of Bladenboro has released a list of winners from the recent Bladenboro Beast Festival.

The owner of Coharie Farms, a troubled hog company based in Clinton and one of the largest pork producers in the country, will be in a federal courtroom today to discuss the company's recent decision to file for bankruptcy.

DUBLIN a ' Bladenboro native and lifelong resident Horace McLean has been hired as a maintenance technician at Bladen Community College.

District Court Judge Sherry Tyler meets the Beast of Bladenboro. Staff Photo Erin Smith/BLADEN JOURNAL BLADENBORO - " The third annual Beast Festival got under way in slightly soggy conditions on Saturday morning.

There are many commercials, stories and legends about how one vote can make a difference.

Incumbent Mayor Livingston Lewis withstood a spirited campaign from a write-in candidate to win re-election for a fifth term as mayor of Bladenboro on Tuesday.

As many as 30 farmers in southeastern North Carolina say they haven't been paid for corn delivered to a large pork-producing company run by the daughter of former U.S. Sen.

Anne Faircloth, partner of Clinton-based Coharie Hog Farms, said the company is contending with two years of shrinking profits but she ultimately aims to work with the farmers.

After the Christmas of 1953, a large dog like beast with a dark face was seen near the town of Bladenboro, North Carolina in the act of dragging a dog into the woods.

BLADENBORO a ' Grace Baptist Children/Youth are taking orders for grilled Boston butts to be picked up on Nov.

We just ask that you keep things civil. Leave out the personal attacks. Do not use offensive language, ethnic or racial slurs, or assail anyone's personal or religious beliefs.

On Saturday the streets, parking areas and vacant lots will be hopping in Bladenboro as the third annual "Boost the Boro" and the second annual "Chill Cooking Contest" take place.

The Saturday forecast will be for ghosts ghouls and spooky happenings. Halloween is on the calendar and that means motorists should take extra precautions Saturday evening and be on the lookout for young children an their escorts dressed in their scariest best.

Published: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 2:09 p.m. Charlotte Ashley Roberts of Holden Beach, N.C., and Benjamin Albert Baroody of Murrells Inlet were married on October 3, 2009, at Holden Beach Chapel in Holden Beach.

Jimmy Smith waits on a customer at the Elizabethtown location, as John Creech in the background takes care of the money box.

Megan Strickland enjoys teaching so much, she not only incorporates it into her day job as physical-education and health living teacher at West Bladen High, but she also brings her teaching skills to the hardwood as volleyball and basketball coach for the Lady Knights.