Bladen County Public Schools will all have Open House this week … Check their website for times at all locations … Teachers are returning to their classrooms today … District wide Open House is scheduled for Thursday, August 19, and students begin a new school year a week from today … Monday, August 23…
I remember my first year at Bladenboro School in … mmmm … 1943-44 school year … One of the things I remember was we were supposed to take a nap after lunch … Never passed that class. I was concerned I may miss something … Best time … recess, lunch and last bell of the day…
Frankly, I enjoyed my school days, better than doing chores on the farm.
It’s Monday … August 16, 2021 … Hope your weekend was good … A couple of storms on the radar screen … Unless they change direction, should not concern folks in Bladen County … still need to keep an ‘eye’ on their progress…
Bladen County Commissioners meet tonight, 6:30 … regular meeting place, basement of the courthouse Open to the public…
Partly sunny is our forecast for today … High temps near 90 and we do have a 50% chance of rain … probably after 1 p.m. And a 30% chance of rain after 7 p.m., low in the low 70 … In fact, we have from a 30% to 70% chance of rain every day thru Sunday…
Larrell Murchison, a second year Tennessee Titan, apparently played well Friday night, Titans 23 – Atlanta Falcons 3 … Check the article on our Sports page … The 6-2, 297 pound defensive lineman working hard … still learning…
Remember George Rogers, a 1980 draft pick out of South Carolina … One of his quotes was, “I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first.” For the record, he ran for 1,674 his rookie year.
“If your dream ain’t bigger than you, there’s a problem with your dream.” Deion Sanders
“For every pass I caught in a game, I caught a thousand in practice.” Don Hutson
“Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.” Vince Lombardi
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