Yesterday’s high temp was 58 degrees … Today’s (Friday) forecast … Mostly sunny with a high near 67. Mostly clear tonight with a low around 38 … Saturday, sunny with high near 55 … Sunday’s (Church Day) forecast … Sunny with a high near 57.
Congratulations to Mayor Sylvia Campbell for her recent honor receiving The Order of the Long Leaf Pine … Well deserved…
Had an occasion recently to be traveling through Bladenboro at noon time … More vehicles in the area than usual … Bladenboro Town Square appears to be a very positive addition to the area…
Selected ACC basketball schedule for the next few days…
Saturday…
Virginia at Clemson, 2 p.m.
Georgia Tech at NC State, 5:30 p.m.
Duke at UNC, 6:30 p.m.
Syracuse at Wake Forest, 7:45 p.m.
National notes of interest … (Not my numbers, but worth repeating)
“Say you earn $60,000 a year. If you took a 20% pay cut, that’s a $1,000 per month pay cut … Over a year, that’s $12,000 and over 10 years, $120,000″…
The national median monthly mortgage payment was $2,055, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association…
The average American household spends more than $1,000 per month on groceries, according to the Census Bureau’s Household pulse survey…
In 2024, Americans are expected to spend $2,407 on gasoline, down 2% from 2023 … a prediction by GasBuddy.
Feeling the crunch?
“If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it to you.” Sue Monk Kidd
“You shouldn’t just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.” Abraham Verghese
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” Marcel Proust
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