To help make Thanksgiving travel easier, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced construction-related lane closures on heavily traveled interstates and state routes would be suspended from 6 am November 23 to 5 am November 30. As per usual, motorists are urged to exercise caution as crews may still work near highways and safety concerns could require some long-term lane closures to remain in place. Also incident management or emergency maintenance related lane closures could occur at any time on any route.

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church will have "An afternoon of remembrance and Thanks" November 22 at 4 pm. It will be a memorial service for those who've lost loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. The service will feature church and community members already contacted and is being done for those who weren't able to hold a funeral or memorial service due to COVID-19 restrictions. Mask wearing is strongly encouraged. Salem Baptist Church will hold a special Thanksgiving service that night at 6 pm. There will be an opportunity to speak about what you're thankful for.

While there wasn't much for the Bleckley County Board of Education to act on at Tuesday night's monthly meeting, there were numerous discussion items including finances as well as the designation of teachers by government agencies.  Read more here.