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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Mississippi Power to assist in getting service restored to Georgia Power customers in Cochran. Cochran residents who use Georgia Power may have hope in getting their service restored soon. Six crews from Mississippi Power have been deployed in the city and will remain until all power is... read more... |
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Cochran church holding "See You At The Pole" rally September 24. "See You At The Pole," the annual event where students gather in front of the flagpoles at their schools to pray, will be September 27 at 7 am. To help promote that day, Christ Chapel Cochran will be... read more... |
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Local musical talent coming together to help BCHS One Act. BCHS One Act presents "Hometown Celebrities" September 23 at 7 pm in the high school auditorium. A concert of local musical talent including Eric Nobles and Jess Darsey, Miranda Bryant, Joey... read more... |
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School to resume in Cochran tomorrow. All Bleckley County Schools will be open tomorrow, according to an email sent out by Superintendent Steve Smith. In the email, Smith shared a text message sent to students and faculty advising... read more... |
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Cochran City Council meeting postponed. Per a text reply from Councilman Jon Thrower, tonight's City Council meeting has been postponed until September 26 at 7 pm. Meetings are held at the Community House, 193 S Third St. read more... |
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Irma shutting down the City of Cochran Hurricane, now Tropical Storm Irma has made itsself known in Cochran. This morning, the Cochran Police Department posted an announcement on their Facebook page from Mayor Gary Ates placing the... read more... |
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Story Time at the Library September 20. Story Time at the Tessie W Norris/Cochran-Bleckley Library will be September 20 at 10 am. Presented by the Bleckley County Retired Eductors, readers will be Dale and Kathy Jones. read more... |
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BCHS uses big second half to win at Wilcox County. Leading 14-0 at halftime, Bleckley scored 21 points on three straight second half possessions to win 35-6 at Wilcox County Friday night. Read more on the game here. The Royals return to... read more... |
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Bleckley School District cancels all classes Monday and Tuesday. Due to a forecast calling for heavy rain and wind Monday and Tuesday from the remnants of Hurricane Irma, Bleckley County has decided to cancel all classes this Monday and Tuesday. Sad Superintendent... read more... |
