Elizabethtown News

Ronnie Young has been the Ferry Operator for 24 years. He mans the controls everyday but Christmas Day.

A new farmers market in the downtown area was an issue foremost on the minds of the Elizabethtown Town Council members Monday.

Kelly Volunteer Fire Department invites you to join us on Saturday, November 7th as we celebrate our 40th Anniversary with a BBQ Plate Sale and Family Fun Day.

ELIZABETHTOWN a ' A benefit breakfast for Sister Margaret Coston who is need of a kidney transplant will be held on Saturday, Nov.

Three residents of Elizabethtown were honored by the Kiwanis Club for a total of 156 years of membership during a special dinner held at San Jose Restaurant on Oct.

We're going to the Easley hearings so you don't have to. Check in daily on our Triangulator and Citizen blogs.

It's easy to tell when the holidays are approaching. That's when the local Classic Cruisers Car Club stops by the Bladen Journal offices and delivers are check for the newspaper's annual Empty Stocking Fund, an effort aimed at collecting monetary donations that will be used to make the holidays of less-fortunate children a little brighter.

The Operation Save Foundation is throwing the Witches & Warlocks Charity Bash to help raise money for The Children's Miracle Network and also for The Bladen County Special Olympics.

An Elizabethtown man was killed at Tory Hole Park on Thursday night during an altercation.

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.

ELIZABETHTOWN a ' Police Chief Bobby Kinlaw said a shooting took place Thursday night off Martin Luther King Drive in Elizabethtown.

ELIZABETHTOWN a ' Living Springs Church, located at 909 Poplar St. in Elizabethtown, will hold a fish fry from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct.

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.

ELIZABETHTOWN a ' The Bladen County committee for Special Olympics will hold its Sp[ecial Olympics Fall Fun Day on Wednesday, Oct.

On any given day Bruce Cannon can be found helping to plan missions trips; helping others find assistance in the community when they need it; and helping coordinate projects for the Baptist Men's group.

At the Sword of the Lord Ministries located on Martin Luther King Drive in Elizabethtown served up a pre Thanksgiving dinner, Monday evening.

The Bladen County Relay for Life committee is preparing for its fundraising season, beginning with a kickoff on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Elizabethtown Baptist Church Activity Center.

ELIZABETHTOWN a ' Elizabethtown Armory will be the setting for a special event on Saturday, Oct.

Kieara Porter is credited with saving her grandmother after she suffered a heart attack and drove off the road.

ELIZABETHTOWN a ' Pageant applications are now being accepted for the upcoming N.C. Merry Christmas Pageant.