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Man injured in Dublin hit and run
Bicyclist was taken by ambulance for treatment of “non-life-threatening” injuries.
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Crabb walks off, West Laurens beats Ridgeland to win extra-inning debut in Columbus
The Raiders took down the Panthers 5-4 in nine innings Wednesday to keep their playoff unbeaten streak going strong, and advance at the GHSA fastpitch softball tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL OUTLOOK: Region, playoff stakes high in week 11 games
Postseason implications abound throughout the area’s games making up the last week of the GIAA regular season, and next-to-last before playoff time in the GHSA.
MIDSTATE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Bleckley, Wheeler stay on roll; 3rd-straight loss has WACO playoff hopes in jeopardy
Late-season hot streaks continued for the Royals and Bulldogs, and the Golden Hawks’ postseason prospects took a hit, in several of the Heart of Georgia’s top week 10 high school football games.
Sanders treasures relationships, teachable moments from time at Trinity/JMA as sun sets on coaching career
The Crusaders’ longtime baseball and softball coach is calling it a career after this fall’s final softball season closed out an abundant 45-year run at two midstate schools.
No. 1 Johnson County hammers Hancock Central to continue unbeaten run
The Trojans scored 55 points in just 17 offensive plays, and were dominant again on defense as they overwhelmed the Bulldogs to improve to 8-0.
Regional stories
Cochran man arrested on child molestation charges involving 12-year-old
Brian Mitchell Giberson was arrested on Tuesday following a five-day investigation into child molestation.
New nonprofit aims to support rural communities with grant assistance
A new nonprofit aims to assist young, rural workers in local communities remain in those communities with federal grants and connections.
UGA students redesign downtown Jeffersonville
Students enrolled in the College of Environment & Design at UGA are partnering with the City of Jeffersonville and Twiggs County to identify areas with “revitalization potential.”
MoCo implements higher county employee COLA for 2027
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners adopted a 3.5 percent Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for county employees in fiscal year 2027 during their regular monthly meeting on Oct. 12 in Mount Vernon.
Halloween festivities: Everything you can do in the tri-county area this holiday weekend
Halloween is this Saturday, and boils and ghouls of the tri-county scare-ea are fear-ing up to skele-brate this spook-tacular holiday.
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