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A night of sharing faith on the field.

Submitted by Dave Whitaker
Thursday, November 19th, 2020, 12:54pm
A night of sharing faith on the field.

Bleckley County High School FCA hosted a "Fields of Faith" event Wednesday night at Royal Stadium. It featured music, student testimony, as well as a guest speaker. Local pastors were on hand to pray with students who responded to the alter call. There was an estimated attendance of 250.

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Golf tournament will benefit church mission trip to Panama.

Submitted by Dave Whitaker
Tuesday, November 17th, 2020, 11:10am

Bethany Baptist Church will hold their third annual golf tournament beneting their January mission trip at Uchee Trail in Cochran December 5.  Shotgun start time is 1 pm.  Cost is $200 per team for the four-person scramble.  Cash prizes for first, second, third place teams.  Closest to the pin, longest drive, most accurate drive contests.  Mulligans available, two for $10.  Call (478)934-7891 to register.

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Bake sale will benefit BCHS Honors, AP, class trip.

Submitted by Dave Whitaker
Monday, November 16th, 2020, 8:32am

The Bleckley County High School Honors Physics, AP Calculus, and AP Environmental Science classes will hold a bake sale November 24 from 8 to 11 am in the old high school parking lot, 242 East Dykes Street.  Proceeds will benefit the annual educational trip to Disneyworld in Orlando where students will experience hands-on physics and calculus concepts, along with environmental science lessons through Disney's educational programs.

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Recent Bleckley Progress site updates.

Submitted by Dave Whitaker
Friday, November 13th, 2020, 11:17am

A correction was made to the article regarding the Bleckley Board of Education being a fnalist for the GSBA Governance Team of the Year.  There's also an update on my dad's estate.  Read about it here.

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Cochran Veterans Day program moved to city auditorium.

Submitted by Dave Whitaker
Monday, November 9th, 2020, 10:22pm

Wednesday's Veterans Day program has been moved to the city auditorium due to the likelihood of rain.  Start time remains 11 am.

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Photos from BCHS Senior Night.

Submitted by Dave Whitaker
Sunday, November 8th, 2020, 5:59pm

Senior football players, athletic trainers, cheerleaders, band and Dazzler members were recognized before Friday night's football game.  

 

Photos of football players and athletic trainers are available here.

 

Cheerleaders, band, and Dazzler senior photos can be seen here.

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Local church holding election day of prayer.

Submitted by Dave Whitaker
Thursday, October 29th, 2020, 11:54am

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Cochran will open its worship center for a day of prayer on November 3 from 7 am to 7 pm.  Enter and exit through the front entrance.  There will be cards containing prayer prompts for local, state, and national officials.  You're asked to use the prompts in addition to your personal prayers.  Stay a few minutes or a few hours  The church is located at 134 Abney Road.

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