Our weather forecast for the next 2 or 3 days is ‘hot,’ actually very hot… Sunny today, with a high near 92… Mostly clear tonight with a low around 72. Friday, sunny and hot… high near 98 degrees, heat values near 100. Friday night, mostly clear… low around 75.
Saturday, a slight chance of thunderstorms (20%) after 1 p.m. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100…
JV high school football activity this evening… East Bladen at West… Varsity action Friday evening, West at East Bladen…
Yankees vs Nationals in MLB on Wednesday evening… New York 9, Washington 1… Aaron Judge slammed 3 HRs off Washington pitchers… 2 off MacKenzie Gore, including a grand slam. Judge had 6 RBIs. The Yankees ended their first nine-game losing streak in 41 years.
A couple of notes… Bladen We Care’s recent golf tournament produced the best financial results in the history of the event… ever… The winners, Bladen County individuals in need, and local organizations… that assist so many… more to come…
And, a recent announcement related to grants nationwide hopefully included $s for more fiber in rural Bladen County… details to come over the next weeks and months… All good news…
The PGA Golf Championship tournament championship begins today. 20 of the top players of the year tee off in the FedEx Cup Playoffs as the 2022-23 season comes to a close. The total purse is $17.5 million. The winner gets $3,150,000… 20th position is worth $500,000…
Back in Bladen… How are you dealing with the heat? Folks with no air conditioning are no doubt struggling. Temps should begin to drop soon… August average high is 88 degrees… compared with 83 in September and 75 for October… Average, not high…
I know many residents in rural areas are anxious about the possibility of fiber… I often think of how it compares with paved roads many years ago… Consider the distance to be covered in the sparsely populated areas in our area. In some places, you can travel for a long distance between homes or businesses… in fact, few businesses in rural Bladen… yet it must be included… to connect the system… roads, or fiber…
Bladen County property taxes are due soon… a ‘small’ discount if paid before September 1… Check your tax bill or call the office for details…
“Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society.” US Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
“I’m proud to pay taxes in the United States, the only thing is, I could be just as happy for half the money.” Comedian Arthur Godfrey.
“You must pay taxes… but there’s no law that says you gotta leave a tip.” Financial services firm Morgan Stanley
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