Bladenboro, North Carolina

• Meet the Artist planned
  

  BLADENBORO a ' Linda Graham Taylor, a local artis, will be present at the Bladenboro Visual Arts Gallery during the Fun Day activities on Saturday, Sept.

• Family to hold reunion
  

  BLADENBORO a ' The descendants of Isaac and Sally Davis of Bladen County will hold their family reunion on Sunday, Sept.. 12, at the Oak Grove Community Building on Guyton Road, Bladenboro.

• Pedestrain struck and killed Friday night
  

  BLADENBORO a ' A young Bladenboro man was struck by a vehicle and killed Friday night at about 10:30 p.m. on N.C. 410.

• Bladenboro resident Debra Gibson talks to Mayor Livingston Lewis. Jenny Hayes-Carroll/Bladen Journal
  

  During a special meeting of the Bladenboro Town Board, residents of the Pine Ridge area of Bladenboro got their wish on Monday night: The rezoning request of 8 acres of land, consisting of 20 lots, died for lack of a second motion.

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  Submitted by Ramon Herrera on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 6:39pm. Not in my neighborhood The heart of the controversy lies on 8 acres of land in west Bladenboro.

• Kayla Nunnery uncovers her name on the pink fire truck. Jenny Hayes-Carroll/Bladen Journal
  

  ELIZABETHTOWN a ' The color pink has stood for many years as the color for breast cancer survivors.

• Mobile menace
  

  Bladenboro town officials and residents of the town's Pine Ridge area have locked horns recently over the 8 acres that once belonged to the Bladenboro Cotton Mill.

• White-Smith takes the reins at E'town Primary
  

  Principals not only deal with the daily aspects of running a school, but also the many different personalities that make the school function as well as setting a vision for the direction the school will travel in for the future.

• Mother County Geneolog...
  

  Mother County Geneology Society will have there meeting on Saturday 14th at 12:30 pm.

• Bladenboro residents turn out for say in rezoning of property
  

  Many residents of the Pine Ridge area of Bladenboro are in up in arms over the potential rezoning of a section of property that was once owned by the Bladenboro Cotton Mill.

• Tax free weekend results mixed
  

  The recent tax-free weekend brought mixed results for Bladen County businesses. Some reported strong sales and others reported sales that were no different than normal.

• Time Capsule for Friday, Aug. 13
  

  14, 1952: Two Bladen County women a ' Ruby McLean of Bladenboro and Eva Ruth Dew of White Oak a ' each gave birth to their 13th child at Bladen County Hospital.

• Bladen County woman inducted into N.C. 4-H Hall of Fame
  

  Esther Hickman Collier of Bladenboro recently was named to the 2010 class of the North Carolina 4-H Hall of Fame.

City Description

Bladenboro is a town in Bladen County, North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,718. Development around Bladenboro, a farming community also known in its earliest days for its turpentine and lumber, began to take off after a railroad was built through the area in 1859. In 1885, two brothers, R.L. Bridger and H.C. Bridger, came to Bladenboro from Little River, South Carolina, to operate a turpentine business. Soon afterwards, they became involved in the timber business and operated a cotton gin. The brothers and their descendents would have a major effect on the shaping of the town and its economy for much of the next century. Major businesses, owned and operated by members of the Bridger family and which employed many area residents, have included Bridger Corporation (a farming supply company and general store no longer in operation), Bladenboro Cotton Mills (established in 1912 and later sold to become Highland Mills), and the Bank of Bladenboro (established in 1908 and now part of First Citizens Bank). The town of Bladenboro was incorporated in 1903. In 1954, Bladenboro received national attention for several mysterious animal

City Contained By:

• Bladen County
• North Carolina
• United States of America

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 5.69797384274 km squared

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