WHITE OAK — Harmony Hall’s “Colonial Faire” took me back to the beginning of the country with an immersive experience that enlightened me on colonial life and sent me off with gratitude for the many blessings of today.

Bladen County’s registered voters can go to the polls Tuesday, March 3 to select candidates in Democratic and Republican primaries.

Well, it seems not everyone agrees that there’s plenty to do in Bladen County in spite of it, admittedly, lacking in some areas of entertainment. Here’s some of the reaction from Facebook about last week’s column.

My latest book, “Micah, Nahum, the Turning of the Hourglass”, just went live on Amazon. We have been studying through the Minor Prophets in my adult Sunday school class for several months now, and I am producing these study books as we go. It, and to a slightly lesser extent, the Major Prophets, is a section of Scripture that is often overlooked, and much to our detriment, especially considering one of the heated, current debates of the day.

The Bulldogs won the title in the Bladen County Recreation Department’s 7-9-year-old girls’ basketball league. The Mercury in 10-12-year-old girls and Bears in 7-9-year-old boys have clinched first place. The Celtics have a one-game lead in 10-12-year-old boys through last week’s games.

There’s a lot of Prophetic Talk these days about the “Signs of the Times”. For this week’s Motivational Message, I’m going to be sharing some Political Thoughts on another sort of “Signs of the Times”… Everywhere you look today, you can see the Prophetic Signs of the Perilous Times telling us we are nearing the End of Days (II Timothy 3). Everywhere you look, you can see the Political Signs around the Polling Places telling us we are nearing Election Day. We are currently in the Preparatory Days Biblically (Matt. 24) and we are in the Primary Days Politically. Enough comparisons, let’s get down to the Prophetic and Political Point of this Devotional Sermonette.

KINSTON — West Bladen senior Tylik McCall blistered the nets with a career-high 37 points Saturday night, but it wasn’t enough as Kinston poured in 59 second-half points en route to an 88-59 victory in the third round of the NCHSAA 3A boys basketball playoffs.

GATESVILLE — The East Bladen girls’ basketball season came to an end Saturday afternoon, but the Eagles went down battling and almost pulled off an amazing rally.