The city of Cochran hosted a second public hearing on their urban redevelopment plan Thursday afternoon at the community house. A variety of concerns were expressed, and suggestions made. To read more, click here.
The Cochran Bleckley Recreation Department announced via a Facebook post sanctioning for the 2019 softball season would be through Dixie Softball, after many years as a member of the GRPA. To read more, click here.
At Tuesday's monthly meeting, the Bleckley Board of Education set things for the calendar year including chosing the positions of chair and vice chair. They also passed a resolution in response to a recent state senate panel calling for a uniform school calendar. To read more, click here.
Tuesday night in Dublin, the BCHS girls rallied from 19 down in the third quarter only to lose 50-48. The boys staged their own comeback, erasing a 13-point second quarter deficit to win 66-59. To read more, click here.
The City of Cochran will celebrate its 150th anniversary March 17-23. As part of the celebration, a writing contest is being held for students in grades K-12. To read more, click here.
Bailey Odom signed her letter of intent to play for Gordon State College in a ceremony held there Saturday afternoon. Odom hit .400 with 21 RBI, 6 doubles, three home runs and had a slugging percentage of .600. As a pitcher, she won eight games, struck out 69. with an ERA of 2.91. She also had a .911 fielding percentage with four errors.
