Celebrate Recovery at Cornerstone Church of Cochran welcomed Eddie B. for a special concert Saturday night. Eddie, founder of Conviction for Christ ministries, shared his story of how he was able to break away from a life of gangs, drug addiction, and prison, through faith. He, along with wife Sandi, founded Conviction for Christ ministries, a prison ministry with 39 missionaries, reach out to prisons across America. An accomplished songwriter, Eddie shared his testimony and music with the audience. Celebrate Recovery, a ministry designed to help people overcome their "hurts, hangups, and habits," meets at Cornerstone Mondays at 7 pm. The church is located at 129 East Beech Street.

The Bleckley Board of Education set a tentative millage rate of 14.286 at a called meeting held Thursday.  It's a rollback rate, down from 14.338 and, according to board documents, will result in an  increase of property taxes assessed amounting to approximately $28,103.

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