Elizabethtown News

Voters in the town of Bladenboro could soon be seeing another petition circulating that, if successful in collecting enough signatures, would put the issue of bringing beer and wine sales to town on the November ballot.

Police say a Bladen County native found dead in her Raleigh apartment earlier this month died of blunt force trauma.

AdvantageWest, along with the state's three other rural economic development partnerships, could lose public funding and turn over the task of recruiting new businesses for the region to the N.C. Department of Commerce.

The 35th annual White Lake Water Festival is on tap for this weekend and the committee has cooked up plenty of fun for this year's event.

Woodmen of the World Lodge No. 262 voted to donate $500 to the Bladen County Public Library at its May meeting.

Former Bladen County District Attorney Elaine Kelley has entered a plea of guilty to a misdemeanor and, as part of her punishment, she must pay back the money she was paid.

A battle is brewing in the town of Bladenboro over its form of government, thanks to a petition being circulated by Rufus Duckworth III.

The Elizabethtown Town Council got their first glimpse of the 2013-14 budget on Monday night after Town Manager Eddie Madden delivered a glum outlook.

The sounds and smells of hogs wafted through downtown Elizabethtown late Tuesday morning when the transfer truck they were riding in broke down at the corner of West Broad Street and U.S. 701.

Students at Elizabethtown Christian Academy went on a different kind of field trip during the month of April and, on Monday, they told their class, teachers, staff and parents all about their travels.

Anila Ricks-Cord, M.D., has been approved for the associate staff and has joined Women's Health Specialists in Elizabethtown.

The Elizabethtown Police Department held its annual Kids Appreciation Day on Saturday.

A White Oak man accused of robbing the First Citizen Bank branch in downtown Elizabethtown in January, then fled to California, will be in court on Tuesday, May 14.

The reality-television folks of Lizard Lick Towing will pay a visit to Bladen County on Saturday, May 11, when they will be at the Minuteman Food Mart on U.S. 701 North in Elizabethtown.

The aroma of freshly popped popcorn wafted on the wings of a gentle breeze around the track at Elizabethtown Middle School on Friday afternoon as folks began setting up for the annual Bladen County Relay For Life event.

Officers with the Elizabethtown Police Department and Bladen County Sheriff's Office assisted officers with the NC Probation and Parole with a warrantless search Wednesday evening, which resulted in a man and his mother being charged with drug possession.

According to officials with Highway Patrol, Jeremy Charles Evans, 30 of Elizabethtown, lost control of his vehicle while driving on Owen Hill Road.

The Retired School Personnel of Bladen County met at the Front Porch Restaurant in Elizabethtown in March.

I am writing this letter to thank everyone who came out to the Day of Prayer last year.

This year's Bladen County Relay For Life event is promising to be an exciting one, according to Event Chairman Michelle Fisher.