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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Story Time at the Library September 21. Story Time at the Tessie W. Norris/Cochran-Bleckley Library will be September 21 at 10 am. Presented by the Bleckley County Retired Educators, readers will be Dale and Kathy Jones. read more... |
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BCHS shakes off rust to beat Dublin. The Lady Royals were likely a bit flat Tuesday in Dublin coming off an extra inning win versus Telfair County. They trailed 1-0 after an inning. But three with two outs in the second was... read more... |
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Eighth inning rally lifts BCHS over Telfair. Bleckley scored three in the bottom of the eighth to defeat Telfair County at home 4-3 Monday afternoon. Full coverage of the game can be found here. Taylor Dykes was 2 for 4 with 1 RBI... read more... |
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Cochran church holding Revival services September 18-21. Bethany Baptist Church will hold Revival services September 18-21. Times are 11 am and 6 pm that Sunday and 7 pm Monday-Wednesday. Guest speaker will be former pastor Bobby Harrell.... read more... |
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Fund set up for Cochran man needing kidney transplant. Reed Floyd recently discovered he was born with one kidney. Due to medical issues, he is in need of a kidney transplant. To collect donations, the Reed Floyd Kidney Transplant Fund has been set up at... read more... |
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BCMS cheerleaders have successful competition debut. The BCMS competition cheer squad won the A/AA/AAA division of the Bulldog Invitational hosted by Morgan County High School Saturday. You can view more photos from the competition here. ... read more... |
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BCHS suffers frustrating home football loss. Bleckley hosted Wilcox County Friday night. In the fourth quarter after just scoring to cut a 27-14 lead to six, the Royals went for an onside kick. Officials awarded the ball to Wilcox,... read more... |
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No need for extra innings as BCHS beats Northeast. It was a much easier day for the Lady Royals versus Northeast as they scored eleven in the first en route to a 16-1 home win versus Northeast. Taylor Dykes was 2 for 2 with a three-run inside... read more... |
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Bleckley to benefit from DOT Project Award. Bleckley County is one of six east central districts that will benefit from contracts for safety upgrades announced the Georgia Department of Transportation Thursday. The project will involve I-16... read more... |
