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Bladen County municipal voter turnout climbs in 2025, but local elections still draw fewer than one in four voters
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (451+ words) BLADEN COUNTY — More Bladen County residents participated in municipal elections in 2025 than they did two years earlier, but turnout remained well below that of countywide primary and general elections, according to data from the North Carolina State Board of Elections…...
Wagner: All the advantages, and a big L nonetheless
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (297+ words) And then they would turn on each other. These are the greediest, most selfish creatures I have ever seen. One will guard the feeder at all times and ruthlessly chase away any others who come near it until a stronger…...
Walden: How will you vote on tax proposals?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (248+ words) The purpose of today’s column is not to take a position on the two proposals, and certainly not to recommend how you should vote. Instead, in keeping with the “You Decide” tradition, I will strive to assemble information about both…...
Bladen commissioners to remain at 9 members
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1186+ words) Bladen County Board of Commissioners Chair Cameron McGill explains his proposal to cut the board from nine members to five during the Monday, June 1 meeting held inside the Superior Courtroom. Hilary Klein, senior counsel for voting rights with the Southern…...
Jones: You couldn’t do that in Clarkton
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (633+ words) Sonny Jones / Bladen Journal In 1921 you would be fined up to $5 by the Town of Clarkton if you were found to be ringing or causing to be rung any bell after “ten o’clock at night,” except as a fire alarm....
34,000 deceased voters found on state rolls
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (275+ words) The North Carolina State Board of Elections has identified approximately 34,000 deceased individuals on the state’s voter rolls following a comprehensive data comparison with the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database. On April 17, the State Board submitted 7,397,734 voter records…...
Lumbee Tribal Council sends gaming amendment to public vote
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (876+ words) Lumbee Tribal Councilman Rudy Locklear, right, the chairman of the Constitution and Ordinance Committee, speaks during the Thursday, April 16 Tribal Council meeting in Pembroke, as Councilman Eric Chavis, left, looks on Chris Stiles / The Robesonian PEMBROKE — Lumbee Tribal Council voted…...
Statewide burn ban remains in effect
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (184+ words) This map shows the forecasted fire danger across North Carolina. The entire state was in either extreme (red) or very high (orange) fire danger as of April 15. Since the state-issued ban on open burning was enacted March 28, a total of…...
Rouzer’s mobile office in Elizabethtown April 14
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (108+ words) U.S. Representative David Rouzer Staff members from the office of U.S. Rep. David Rouzer are expected to be in Elizabethtown on Tuesday, April 14. The mobile office will be open from 1-3 p.m. at the N.C. Cooperative Extension located a 450 Smith Circle. “Navigating the bureaucracy of…...
Hood: Welfare reforms create good problems
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (406+ words) RALEIGH — When Congress passed its budget-reconciliation bill last summer, it created a bunch of problems for North Carolina policymakers — thank goodness! No, really. Federal law now imposes work requirements on able-bodied adults enrolled in Medicaid and removes some exceptions to…...