Bladen County is considered the "mother county" of North Carolina, because of the present 100 counties in the state, 55 of them belonged to Bladen at one point.

Your source for news, sports and community information for Elizabethtown and Bladen County, NC.

Welcome to the Bladen County GIS Division. Our goal is to provide easy access to geographic information to help residents, businesses, and agencies make informed decisions. All the information contained on this media is prepared for the inventory of real property found within Bladen County.

Bladen County is the third largest county in North Carolina, with 879 square miles. Its location in southeastern North Carolina ensures Bladen of a good climate, with an average annual temperature of 63 degrees, precipitation of 49.1", and an annual snowfall of less than 4".

An Elizabethtown man was in custody inside the Bladen County Detention Center on Tuesday, May 12 on several charges, including attempted first degree murder, in what the Sheriff’s Office reported as a domestic incident.

Bladen Community College shall comply with the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other acts banning discrimination because of race, national origin, color, religion, sex, disability, age, veteran status, or political affiliation.

BLADENBORO — West Bladen seniors Jackson Pait and Tylik McCall will continue to be teammates next season as both signed Friday morning with Chowan University in Murfreesboro. …