Today is the last day of the month of July 2023 … Busy time for many … Vacation Bible School completed for many this year, for others, upcoming over the week or so…
High school football practice begins today … in this area…
Winner in the 3M Open, Men’s PGA event … was Lee Hodges of Alabama … his first win on the tour … picked up $1.4M … 3 tied for second … $590,200 each … J.T. Poston, Kevin Streelman & Martin Laird … Poston, a Hickory, NC native, triple bogeyed the 18th, dropping into the tie … Next stop in the playoffs is The Wyndham Championship … in Greensboro … Begins Thursday. Current PGA season is drawing to a close…
Partly sunny today, with a high near 88 … a 50% chance of rain after 8 a.m. Partly cloudy tonight tonight, low near 68, chance of rain near 40% … Tuesday, a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. … high near 89.
Recent headline … “At least 8 NC lawmakers received campaign cash from individuals with ties to Baltimore casino development firm” … Numerous sources reporting proposed locations, including one in southeastern NC.
Numerous housing projects reported just north of the NC-SC line, in Columbus County … Much speculation for sometime…
Bladen County crops look good…
Bladen County’s unemployment rate is in the 4% range, plus or minus a little … last I saw.
A brief update on Brandon Council, West Bladen, Auburn, and now on the roster of the Saskatchewan Roughriders football team … He did not play in the most recent game. The 6’4′, 328 pound offensive lineman was listed as being on the one game injured list.
“A little bit of summer’s what the whole year is all about.” John Mayer
“When all else fails, take a vacation.” Betty Williams
“Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.” Jenny Han
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