Dave Whitaker
The name is Dave Whitaker. I'm the editor of BleckleyProgress.com, an online community newsaper covering Cochran and Bleckley County. I'm honored to be a contributor here.
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Making math and science fun. Math and Science, two classes not normally seen as "fun" by many students, are more interesting when you get to see things like what causes Coke to fizz faster, Mentos or baking soda. That was one of... read more... |
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Lakeview Baptist Church to serve as Operation Christmas Child shoebox drop-off location. Lakeview Baptist Church in Cochran will be collecting shoeboxes of gifts for the annual outreach done by Christian ministry organization Samaritan's Purse. Click here for more. read more... |
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Cochran Veterans Day program November 11. A Veterans Day program will be held on the Bleckley County Courthouse square November 11 at 11 am. Guest speaker will be Bleckley Primary principal and Navy veteran Quent Floyd. In the... read more... |
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November breakfast and lunch menus for Bleckley schools. The Bleckley School Nutrition staff will be fixing a Thanksgiving meal November 14. To find out what's being served on the other days, click here. read more... |
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Chili and potato bar will benefit church mission trip to Panama. Bethany Baptist Church will have a chili and potato bar as well as auction on November 10 at noon following the 11 am service. Proceeds will benefit the annual mission trip to Panama, The church is... read more... |
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Cheerleaders have one final competition before it counts. BCHS had their final tuneup before next Saturday's region competition at Swainsboro High School's Rumble in the Jungle. It wasn't their best day, but not a bad one by any means as the squad... read more... |
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BCHS girls cross country makes history, again. For the first time in school history, Bleckley County has a four-time state champion. Girls cross country won their fourth consecutive state title Saturday in Carrollton. Tristen Crosby... read more... |
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Busy, good regular season finale for Royals. It was a busy Friday night at Shelly Hayes field as over 40 seniors (football players, cheerleaders, band mebers) were recognized before the regualr season home finale versus Dodge County. ... read more... |
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Cold night doesn't dampen Halloween fun. Though some outdoor events had to be moved inside due to afternoon storms and cold temperatures, it didn't prevent people from enjoying Halloween Thursday night. Click here to view photos. read more... |
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