ACC football … Duke Blue Devils 28 – Clemson Tigers 7. How good are the Blue Devils? Good enough to soundly defeat a preseason top 10 team … Clemson led by 1 at the half in the season opener for both teams … A long ride home for the Tigers.
Time for all to get back to a regular routine, after a 3-day holiday…
Weather forecast … Sunny, with a high near 95 … heat index values as high as 102. Mostly clear skies tonight, with a low around 72. Wednesday … Sunny with a high near 97 … heat index values as high as 105.
Should have a break in the weather later this week … A chance of rain, with high temps in the mid to upper 80s thru the weekend…
Reminder, school buses will be rolling today, energetic youngsters along the roadways … something to keep in mind as you move around.
The US National Debt needs attention … I keep hearing representatives of both major political parties blaming the other for raising the national debt limit … I encourage all to google National Debt by President or by year … The facts for all to see … Didn’t get there in a single year … can’t pay it down in a year, but maybe reverse the trend … and debt no doubt higher during time of a war.
Bladen County commissioners meet at 6:30 p.m. today in their meeting room in the courthouse … Open to the public…
The Dublin Peanut Festival Pageant is scheduled for Saturday, 7 p.m. at Bladen Community College auditorium. $10 admission, children under 4, no charge. Peanut festival shirts will be available for $10 each…
Be aware of hunters … in fields where crops were recently harvested … bird hunters … Popular sport in the area…
As of this time of the year … Crops appear to be good … Corn harvested, or will be soon … Cotton and peanuts to be harvested soon … and still some tobacco on the stalk. Blueberries, grapes … beans????
Remember when tobacco was ‘king’, markets were ‘going strong’ prior to and around Labor Day … ‘Golden weed’ was a primary source of support for farm families.
“Do the best you can until you know better – Then when you know better, do better.” Maya Angelou
“Happiness is an inside job.”
“Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor.”
robert g hester
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