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By Jefferson Weaver Like most of you, I can remember the day in crisp...
By Dr. Mike Walden I always tell students and folks at my presentations to...
Remember where you were on September 11, 2001? A day we will never forget...
I was ‘plundering’ thru some old files and discovered a ‘Thoughts While Shaving’ from...
Days are shorter, as you would expect as we move to late summer, early...
Contributed by Charles Peterson – Bladen County Commissioner Across America, our brave policemen and women are under...
Political campaigns have been ongoing for weeks, months. Long before TV and other forms...
Labor Day 2020 has arrived … Ever think about why we celebrate? “Labor Day...
Hope your Labor Day holiday has been good so far … a little time...
Labor Day weekend … Is there a Labor Day weekend that stands out in...
Happy Labor Day weekend … Remember the Elizabethtown Sidewalk Sale this weekend … Bargains...
If you thought yesterday (Wednesday) was a hot day, today will be even more...
My shirt was soaked, despite having been relieved of its sleeves and collars somewhere...
From a distance, appears there is an awful lot of stimulus money available for...
September 1st, 2020 … I am a numbers type person. I am amazed at...
Just when you think we are on the verge of a COVID-19 recovery, another...
Tired of political ads? … Only ’bout 64 days remaining, just over 9 weeks,...
By Dr. Mike Walden My father grew up on a hog farm in southwest...
National political parties have held their political conventions, now the gloves come off …...
By Jefferson Weaver She made the perfect image of a pretty Saturday morning. I...
Sometimes we get so ‘wrapped up’ in our own little world, we forget where...
Social Distancing, Zoom, Distance learning … Guess you could say we are all learning...
So much going on all around us …. Republican National Convention in Charlotte, a...
I enjoy Bladen County Headlines … 35 Years Ago, and the most recent version...
Good Sunday, been an interesting week … One national convention completed (Democrat) and one...
Remember when making moonshine was a serious problem in our area? When I was...
Days are getting shorter, highs are lower and overnight lows are in the low...
Why Virtual Learning is Awesome Hi there. I’m a current local teacher. I’ve asked...
Many farmers are busy gathering corn … Hopefully a good crop. Do some folks...
I saw this yesterday on Facebook … and it has been on my mine...
Did you watch or listen to the opening night of the Democratic Convention? No...
Contributed Michael Jackson’s 22-year-old daughter, Paris Jackson, will play a gender-bending Jesus Christ in...
It’s Back to School time … Usually, it would be appropriate to advise drivers...
It’s Sunday … August 16, 2020. Time for worship, and there are numerous services...
Do you dream? I do … WOW … something about an election, someone borrowed...
By Dr. Mike Walden The headlines were eye-popping. “Economy shrinks by one-third”. “All economic...
August 14, 2020 … Been about 5 months since the beginning, of COVID-19 …...
Contributed I’m an old woman sitting looking out at downtown E-town on a Saturday....
Who would have ever dreamed high school football would be played in February, as...
By Jefferson Weaver As I write these words, tornadoes have spun off a hurricane...
Saw the news release announcing that a contract had been approved for the demolition...
I am a huge sports fan … enjoy high school sports, college sports and...
A new week, high hopes… Hope your weekend was good! The rain came down...
Woke myself up early this AM … Dreamed I had youngsters in-public school. If...
Leaders in both political parties are seeking a candidate or candidates to file for...
Many are talking about COVID-19 this year, and rightfully, it should be a topic...
I enjoy browsing thru Facebook, wishing happy birthdays, see those celebrating anniversaries and other...
Weather forecast for today … Fog early, followed by partly sunny skies. A chance...
I was a little surprised when I checked the National Weather Service website yesterday...
The Bladen County Board of Education has blatantly refused all of the parents of...
Whew … Isaias came and is gone, thank goodness. A quick check, all appears...
Tropical storm Isaias (pronounced “ee-ah-EE-ahs”) continues up the southeastern USA coast … I will...
By Norgie Hester With a lot of opportunites for recreation shut down due to...
Coach and County Commissioner Russell Priest will be laid to rest today … Funeral...
So much to think about today … not the least is the weather (storm...
By Dr. Mike Walden The calendar says 2020, but some say it’s really 2030....
Today is the last day of July, 2020. Weather forecast … Hot weather continues...
If you were to write yourself a note and put it away about the...
By Jefferson Weaver Jeffersoncweaver155@gmail.com I didn’t know Mike Adams. We spoke maybe twice, three...
Throughout most any day, receive unwanted phone calls, often informing me that it’s time...
I attempt to ‘not’ dwell on the weather, but with 90 plus degree temps...
Wondering how many folks tuned into the Board of Education meeting on July 23,...
July 27, 2020 … If it were a normal year, many would no doubt...
Have mentioned several times activities, events, etc. that have been changed due to the...
Political activity ‘pickin up’ at the state and national level. Always interesting how folks...
By Gov. Roy Cooper Next week, thousands of North Carolinians who are out of...
We need rain … 70% chance last night, but no rain in Happy Valley,...
By Jefferson Weaver Against my better judgement the other day, I found myself in...
A reminder, if you have not responded to the 2020 census, need to do...
Contributed Concerned about the Boards decision to abandon in person learning for higher levels...
Think most would agree, COVID-19 has caused more changes, concerns and frustrations than any...
Was it hot yesterday or not? 97 degrees at the local National Weather Service...
Summertime, July 20, 2020. Another hot summer day … Sunday’s high temp in Bladen...
By Melissa Martin “It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood. A beautiful day for...
It’s Sunday, time to pause and give thanks for our many blessings … Many...
I always enjoy reading Jefferson Weaver thoughts … latest for BladenOnline … ‘What I...
Checking the weather forecast for the weekend … Looking good for July … High...
There appears to be some positive news … One interesting article yesterday was about...
By Jefferson Weaver Every once in a while, it helps to sit down and...
July 15 … Deadline for filing 2019 taxes … Uncle Sam wants to hear...
If you are doing a ‘public opinion poll’, kindly remove my name … some...
Bladen County commissioners meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Superior Courtroom on the 2nd...
Sunday, church day … still a little awkward … many churches continue using an...
Thought I heard the sound of heavy rain overnight, and I was correct …...
A beautiful July weekend is what we dream of in January and February …...
By Jefferson Weaver I was a lousy athlete, but I have always loved baseball....
Latest stats on COVID-19… Bladen County … confirmed cases 411 and 4 deaths. North...
4 deaths now linked to COVID-19 in Bladen County… Federal government will pay vaccine...
Stock market soaring, temperature is dropping and weeds are growing… Dow Jones Industrial Average...
It appears the COVID-19 pandemic has paralyzed the county, state, nation and all around...
Church Day … Services in person, drive up & Internet … maybe others… Hope...
Happy 4th of July … Checking the weather forecast … Sunny, with a high...
By Dr. Mike Walden I usually pepper my public presentations with some humor. After...
By Charlotte Smith As the celebration of freedom takes place across America this holiday...
Sidewalk Sale continues in downtown Elizabethtown … bargains galore… We celebrate July 4th tomorrow...
Contributed by Dr. Terri Duncan 2020 is proclaimed as “Year of the Nurse.” Visit...
By Jefferson Weaver Note to my readers: I do not like to reprint columns,...
The Annual July 4th Sidewalk Sale is underway in Elizabethtown … Shop outside and...
Contributed by James Smith White and black Americans have a very long and troublesome...