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FRIDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD: Bleckley squeaks by East Laurens, Dublin clinches region at Vidalia
The Royals got a good pre-Halloween scare out of the Falcons, the Irish had no issue locking up the region 2-AA title and the Raiders took their first loss of the GHSA state tournament in Friday’s midstate football (and softball) action.
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FRIDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD: Bleckley squeaks by East Laurens, Dublin clinches region at Vidalia
The Royals got a good pre-Halloween scare out of the Falcons, the Irish had no issue locking up the region 2-AA title and the Raiders took their first loss of the GHSA state tournament in Friday’s midstate football (and softball) action.
Pitching, power propel West Laurens to win over Cherokee Bluff, closer to state finals
Demmie Moss and Ella Thompson homered for two of the Raiders’ 13 hits, while Peyton Crabb and Moss combined to limit the Bears to five the other way, in Thursday’s win to advance in the GHSA state softball tournament.
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.
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Soperton City Council to Take Action Against Dog Vandalism
The Soperton City Council affirmed its stance to leverage fines against owners of dogs guilty of vandalism during its regular meeting on Oct. 20 in the Soperton City Hall.
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.
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.”
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.
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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