The National Weather Service issued a flood warning late Thursday for portions of northern South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina to continue through Friday (today) … As of midnight Thursday, the 28337 zip code area of Bladen received about half an inch of rain, while portions of Robeson County (Lumberton) received nearly 2 inches…
More rain in our forecast for today (Friday) … A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm likely after 2 p.m. … Otherwise, mostly cloudy with a high near 84 and chance of rain is in the 70% range.
Tonight, showers and thunderstorms are likely, mainly before 8 p.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy with a low around 71 and an 80% chance of precipitation … Saturday, a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m, then a chance of showers and precipitation after 2 p.m., then gradually becoming sunny with a high near 87 and a 20% chance of rain.
Sunday (Church Day) … Sunny with a high near 88…
The Olympics “kicked-off” last evening in what was expected to be the most ambitious opening ceremony ever attempted … Over a billion people around the world were expected to tune in … Athletes representing 200 countries were expected to make their ceremonial entrance into the Games … Hopefully, all went as planned … NBC and Peacock are expected to cover the majority of the events … The US will host the next Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.
Should be another good weekend for the Bladen Lakes area … including Elizabethtown and White Lake … Summer is a busy time for the area … Many come to Bladen lakes for summer vacation … including the water and golf…
Jacob Bridgeman holds a one stroke lead after the 1st round of play in this week’s PGA event, the 3M Open … Many of the big names on the sidelines this week…
LPGA event this week … The LPGA Women’s Open is in Calgary, Alberta, Canada … Lauren Coughlin is the leader by a stroke after 1st round action.
Dylan Cease tossed the 2nd no-hitter in San Diego history … 3-0 win over the Washington Nationals yesterday. Tonight, the Nationals will be in St. Louis for a game with the Cardinals … Columbus County native MacKenzie Gore is expected to be the starting pitcher … Gore has had a couple of ‘rough’ outings recently … He has started 20 games … has a 6-8 record … ERA: 4.20.
“Who said, “We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced”? Malala Yousafzai
“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” George Bernard Shaw
“We should regret our mistakes and learn from them, but never carry them forward into the future with us.” Lucy Maud Montgomery
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