Mt. Calvary Baptist Church will hold their Valentine's Banquet February 21 at 6 pm.  This year's theme is "Grand Ole night at the Opry."  Tickets are $10 and include meal.  To purchase or for more information, call the church office, 478-934-0810.

The Compassionate Friends is a self help support group for families of children who died at any age.  The Cochran area chapter of Compassionate Friends meets the second Tuesday of each month in the fellowship hall of Empire Pentecotal Holiness Church, 110 Church Street in Empire.  To learn more about the group, visit their website.

The Double Barrell Band will have their fourth annual New Year's Eve countdown gathering Wednesday night at 8 pm.  As in past years, it'll be held at the Cochran-Bleckley Arts Alliance.  A post on the band's Facebook page announcing the event states that due to scheduling conflicts with a couple of band members, Wedneday's show will be a combined effort with another band, Turner Down founded by Bleckley County High School Alumni Paul Turner.