NC high school football playoffs continue this weekend … Area teams still competing include…
2A East – Wallace Rose Hill (12-2) vs. East Duplin (13-1)
3A East – Fayetteville Seventy First (14-0) vs. Northern Nash (14-0)
Championships will be determined next week…
Locally, basketball gets top billing…
Bladen County Commissioners meet Monday evening … One item of business … election of Chairman and Vice Chair … sometimes a non event, sometimes, more lively…
My cell phone died, or is seriously ill, as of late Thursday … frustrating…
31 degrees at 5 a.m. today … Mostly sunny today with a high near 63. Mostly cloudy tonight, with a low around 48. Saturday, a 30% chance of showers, mainly after 2 p.m., with a high near 73, windy with gusts in the 17 mph range.
Time for Santa’s helpers to be very busy … I know some wait ’til Christmas Eve…
Christmas events, cantatas, parties, etc.
At Zion Hill Baptist Church, north of Bladenboro, late 40s and early 50s … roast hot dogs and burn some marshmallows … Great memories … A long time ago…
“Love the giver more than the gift.” Brigham Young
“There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus.” Bob Phillips
“You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights.” Maya Angelou
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