The Bleckley County Board of Education and Superintendent Steve Smith are a finalist for the Georgia School Board Association Governance Team of the Year, Small Districts. It’s a new category system for the annual award which recognizes” public school district’s board of education and superintendent who have achieved all-around success in their district,” according to a release. Bleckley and Dade are the two counties in the small districts category, designated for 1,000 to 3,000 students Bleckley was one of 55 districts statewide to qualify, one of 11 to apply. Winners will be announced November 10 at 6:30 pm on the GSBA Facebook page.

At a relatively quiet meeting held Tuesday night, the Bleckley County Board of Education approved a request to hold a fireworks show after Friday's Homecoming football game. There was also an update on the new primary school, as well as the car rider lines at Bleckley Primary.  Read more here.