The Bleckley County School District received two prestigious awards at Tuesday’s Golden Radish Awards Ceremony held in Atlanta.  The event, hosted by hosted by Georgia Organics, UGA Cooperative Extension, and the Georgia Departments of Education, Agriculture, Public Health, and the Department of Early Care and Learning, recognizes districts across the state for their farm to school programming.   Bleckley received the Platinum Golden Radish Award for the highest level of participation.  Also recognized was Pre-K teacher Kristen Sims who received the Georgia Department of Agriculture's Georgia Grown Teacher of the Year.

Salem Baptist Church will hold Revival services September 29 at 11 am and 6 pm, then at 7 pm September 30 through October 2. The theme is "Ten times better." Guest speaker will be Pastor Tony Workman, host of the "It's Warrior Time" Internet radio broadcast. Salem Baptist is located at 107 Salem Church Road in Cochran.

Promise of Hope will hold a proclamation signing in honor of National Recovery Month September 17 at 7 pm.  The signing will take place at the Cochran Community House, 192 South Third St.