Well, well…It’s the first Monday in April and Bladen County Commissioners and E-town City Council have meetings planned. All regular meetings are open to the public.
Commissioner meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in courthouse. City Council meetings at 12 noon and at 7 p.m., both at City Hall.
The 2016 Major League baseball season is underway, as of yesterday.
The national election process continues tomorrow (Tuesday) in Wisconsin.
Dec. 19, 1942 top 5 best selling records:
White Christmas Bing Crosby
Mr. Five by Five Harry James
Praise the Lord Kay Kyser
When the Lights Go Out Again Vaughn Monroe
I had the Craziest Dream Harry James
The play list was compiled from WJZ (Baltimore), WABC (New York) and WGR (Buffalo) radio stations.
Tonight, the Carolina Tar Heels square off in Houston, against the Villanova Wildcats for the NCAA college basketball championship. Game time is 9:19 p.m.
In ladies competition, Syracuse will face the UConn Huskies Tuesday night in Indianapolis, Indiana. Game time is 8:30 p.m. The UConn team is 37-0 overall and the Syracuse ladies have won 30 and lost 7.
More local baseball teams from 1977, thanks to sports section of the Southeastern Times,
Clarkton Dixie Youth Majors:
Lee Brigman, Thad Shipman, Stevie Starnes, Buddy Willoughby, Tim Lyda, Dan Davis, Woody Meggs, Terry Packer, Dee Clark, Robbie McMillian, Dean McDonald & Alton Boswell. Coaches listed are Ernest Ray Long and John Wayne Packer.
The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing.
A sports expert is the guy who writes the best alibis for being wrong.
Sports do not build character. They reveal it.