Reminder … Bladen County Commissioners meet today at 6:30 p.m. in the courthouse … Open to the public.
Yesterday’s high temp was 80 degrees, recorded at the local National Weather Station at the Curtis Brown airport…
Today’s forecast, sunny, with a high near 83 and windy, gusts as high as 15 mph. Clear skies tonight, low near 59 … and looking ahead to Tuesday … Sunny, with a high near 82 and windy, gusts as high as 16 mph.
Same type weather for the next several days…
Ryder Cup update … Final scoring for the 44th event … Europe vs USA … Europe team 16½- USA 11½ … The next such event is scheduled for Bethpage Black Golf Course in Farmington, N.Y. in 2025. Players are not paid, however, this year, each player received $200,000 to be donated to the charity or foundation of their choice.
Selected scores from Sunday NFL action…
Kansas City Chiefs 23 – NY Jets 20
49ers 35 – Cardinals 16
Dallas Cowboys 38 – Patriots 3
Eagles 34 – Washington Commanders 31 (OT)
LA Rams 28 – Colts 23 (OT)
Vikings 21 – Panthers 13
Monday night game…
Seattle Seahawks at NY Giants, 8:15 p.m. EST
NASCAR results
Ryan Blaney defeated Kevin Harvick in a photo finish to win the YellaWood 500 NASCAR event at the Talladega Superspeedway Sunday. However, Harvick was disqualified after his car’s windshield fasteners were found to not be secure…
Finish, in order…
Winner, Ryan Blaney
2nd, William Byron
3rd, Denny Hamlin
4th, Corey LaJoie
5th, Austin Cindric
A salute to retired basketball Coach Ken Cross … West Bladen High School gym was named in his honor … Sunday.
One of the greatest thrills for old folks is new, recent photos of grandchildren … even greater thrill are pics of great-grands…
“Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.” Samuel Butler
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” Henry David Thoreau
“Designers want me to dress like Spring, in billowing things. I don’t feel like Spring. I feel like a warm red Autumn.” Marilyn Monroe
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