Bladen County Solid Waste hours of operation during New Year’s holiday … All convenience sites will be operating on their normal schedule, 7 AM to 7 PM. … However, the Transfer Station will be closed in observance of the holiday. Normal operations resume Tuesday, January 2nd.
Final hours of 2023 … coming to a close…
Senior citizens recently received 2024 info related to future payments of Social Security … Small increase, minus taxes … Not much change … no complaints…
A trip to both grannies was a sure thing years ago … and the cookie jar was always full of homemade goodies…
Bladen County school students return to school next week…
Winter weather has returned … Sunny today with a high near 56 and windy, gusts as high as 20 mph. Clear skies tonight, low near 33. Saturday, sunny with a high near 51 and windy. Checking Sunday’s forecast (church day) sunny with a high near 56.
Next best chance for more rain, Wednesday night and Thursday … 30% to 40% range is in the forecast.
College football results…
Kansas 28 – NC State 19
West Virginia 30 – UNC 10
Today’s schedule…
12 noon, Clemson vs Kentucky, ESPN
2 p.m., Oregon State vs Notre Dame, CBS
3:30 p.m., Memphis vs Iowa State, ESPN
8 p.m., Missouri vs Ohio State, ESPN
Stock Market appears to be ending 2023 strong … With one day remaining … Good December…
Ever have such real dreams … wake up wondering…
Local merchants are hopeful of a strong final few days of 2023 … Good time to go bargain’ hunting…
Local restaurants appear to be popular destinations this time of year … Wish them well…
On a personal note … My bride and I were married December 30, a long time ago…
“Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas.” Charles Kettering
“I hope you realize that every day is a fresh start for you. That every sunrise is a new chapter in your life waiting to be written.” Juansen Dizon
“Just when the caterpillar thought her life was over, she became a butterfly.” Unknown
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