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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Mobile COVID-19 testing site at health department Friday. The South Central Health District will have a mobile COVID-19 testing site at the Bleckley County Health Department July 10 from 9 am to 1 pm. No referral needed, drive up, remain in your car to be... read more... |
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Five BC Cheerleaders among GCCA top 30. Five BCHS cheerleaders are among 30 in classes 1A through 4A chosen as finalist for the Georgia Cheerleading Coaches Association Cheerleader of the Year. Each nominee had to have a minimum 3.5 GPA... read more... |
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City resuming cutoff of utilities on delinquent accounts July 23. The City of Cochran announced last week disconnection of utilities on delinquent accounts would resume July 23. Cutoffs had been suspended since March due to COVID-19. A post on the city Facebook... read more... |
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Free boxes of produce to be given away at BCMS July 7. The USDA Farm to Families program will be supplying the Bleckely County School Nutrition Department with boxes of produce to be distributed to the community. Pickup will be July 7 from 10:15-11... read more... |
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Cochran Speedway to hold races with fans in attendance this weekend. Cochran Motor Speedway will hold their first races in over a month this weekend with the “Fourth of July Sparktacular” July 3 and 4. Practice laps will be on the third starting at 7 pm, races the... read more... |
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GDOT to restrict construction-related lane closures for Fourth of July weekend. To alleviate Fourth of July weekend traffic, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced it would suspend construction-related lane closures on interstate highways and limit lane closures that... read more... |
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Middle Georgia State releases return to campus plan. Middle Georgia State University plans to resume in-person classes August 12. The university published a “Return to Campus” plan yesterday. It includes processes for employees at high risk or those... read more... |
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Local travel baseball teams bring home trophies. A pair of Bleckley-based travel baseball teams had good weekends on the diamond. Bleckley Bullets 10u went undefeated over the weekend at RBI Tournaments "Firecracker Blowout" in Cumming,... read more... |
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Cochran FUMC delaying return to in-person services due to ongoing coronavirus threat. Cochran First United Methodist Church had originally planned to resume in-person services this Sunday. But a post on the church Facebook page Thursday stated they would be delaying the return until... read more... |
