The Best Is Yet To Come….One huge step was announced Monday….Charlotte Smith, BO owner, announced Erin Smith is the new editor….Can’t think of a better addition….Welcome to the BladenOnline family…
Many on our team have been involved for several years…It is a fun group to work with, and we are delighted with the latest addition….
The rainfall measured 2 inches at the Hester household with light rain still falling early, early this morning…..(5 a.m.). Needless to say, totals vary greatly….
Municipal voters are encouraged to cast a ballot today…There is competition in several towns and Tar Heel residents need to write-in candidates for two town commissioners. Polls are open until 7:30 p.m. at voting sites in each of the 7 municipalities.
BladenOnline will have the results as soon as they are available…
Continue to look back at special occasions in Bladen County…
Today, discovered an old program of a Bladenboro Football Banquet.
December 10, 1973…….42 years ago.
Booster club leaders included:
President Alton R. Davis
VP Charles Herring
Secretary Eddie Walters
Treasurer Charles Bridger
Coach John Frazier introduced the Speaker, Shirley “Red” Wilson, Elon College football coach.
Varsity Team:
Butchie Martin Ricky Wright Tim Benton
Johnny Martin Gene Gaskins Anthea Smith
Bobby Peterson Franklin Singletary Rickie Thompson
Morris Bellamy Herschel Hester Julius Lennon
Paul Brunson Steve Matheson LaRue Evans
Danny Davis Murray Hester Dennis Pait
Henry Singletary James Peterson Dewey Russ
Kenny Horne Russell Hester Andy English
John Britt Marty Davenport LaGrande Hewitt
Bennie Bryan Ricky Rogers
One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory…..Rita Mae Brown
Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were. Marcel Proust
Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders. Fredrich Nietzsche
Every man’s memory is his private literature. Aldous Huxley
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