Today is Friday, October 22, 2021 … Just a week away from Halloween and from Beast Fest 2021 in Bladenboro…
Reminder of the fundraiser for Michael “Mike” Thaggard, Jr. The 1987 graduate of Tar Heel High School was diagnosed in 2001 with aggressive brain tumors. Over the past 20+ years, the tumors have grown and spread despite multiple surgeries as well as endless rounds of radiation and chemotherapy … Thru it all, Mike has battled the disease with the assistance of his family and friends. Today, Friday, October 22, 2021, his friends are holding a fundraiser … from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 900 West Broad Street, Elizabethtown … Actually at the office of his family’s Insurance Agency. BBQ plates will be sold for $10 each, take out only … Donations will be accepted … See you there…
NFL action last night….Browns 17 – Broncos 14…
High School football tonight…
Midway at East Bladen
Clinton at West Bladen … Both games kick-off at 7 p.m.
Bladen County Commissioners have scheduled a Special Meeting for Wednesday, October 27, 5 p.m at their meeting place, lower level of the courthouse … to deal with a couple of topics … redistricting based on the latest census and the process of disengaging from Eastpointe and realigning with Trillium Health Resources … The meeting can be accessed virtually by calling 1 571 317 3122, Access code: 377 006 581.
Stock market doing well … any idea of the richest companies in the world…
#1 Apple … over $943 billion
#2 Microsoft over $943 billion
#3 Alphabet (Google) $658 billion…
You are invited to share your thoughts on priorities for county government … Next opportunity is Tuesday, October 26th … You are encouraged to pre-register…email Maria Edwards, Bladen County Clerk to the Board … medwards@bladenco.org … Your opportunity to ‘play’ commissioner…
Weather forecast for today … Mostly sunny with a 20% chance of rain near noontime. Windy, gusts as high as 18 mph … Mostly clear tonight, with a low around 55 and sunny Saturday with high near 78…
“Weekends were made for nothing.”
“Weekends are like rainbows. They look great from a distance but once you get up close to them, they start to disappear.”
“I’m ready for the weekend.”
robert g hester
rgh4612@gmail.com
910-876-2322
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