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Laurens County group leads effort to keep people out of prison
The Compassionate Advocate, Inc. held its second Restoring the Broken Workshop hoping to to keep young people from going to prison.
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East Laurens flag football debut filled with positives, but Telfair takes two-TD victory
All things considered, the Falcons performed quite well in a first-ever regular season game that, win or lose, was going to be a positive learning experience.
FRIDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD: East Laurens stuns Metter in OT; West Laurens edged by Monroe Area
The Falcons came from behind to pull off a badly-needed confidence-booster, and the Raiders came up a bit short against a fourth-straight top 10 opponent in Laurens County’s week 5 high school football action.
Non-region finales for East/West Laurens, intriguing rivalries among area’s week 5 football features
The Falcons and Raiders, both in need of a win, will have the Laurens County spotlight to themselves in non-region finales Friday, while Johnson and Wilcox counties and Treutlen and Montgomery County meet to renew longtime grudge matches in the area’s other top games.
Treutlen, Bleckley win big to stay perfect, and more of the area’s week 4 football results
Two area teams’ wins to stay unbeaten, and high-scoring thrillers for both a Macon and Warner Robins-based powerhouse stood out from last week’s high school football action.
Thomas, NeSmith continue Laurens County’s long-running involvement on GHSA student council
Local juniors Jaxten Thomas and Tripp NeSmith, multi-sport athletes at East and West Laurens high schools, are carrying on what’s become a tradition of local representation on the GHSA student committee.
Regional stories
Run Clubs are gaining momentum in tri-county area
Middle Georgia is seeing a growing number of run clubs, and the tri-county area recently welcomed two.
Glenwood Teen Turns Cancer Struggle Into Pursuit of Nursing Career
Kelsey Adams battled a rare form of cancer twice during her teenage years, and is now pursuing a nursing degree at Vidalia’s Southeastern Technical College/Photo, Logan Reynolds
GDOT seeks feedback for proposed U-turn at deadly Wilkinson County intersection
GDOT proposed installing a U-turn at the intersection of SR 18 and SR 540 after 61 wrecks were recorded over a ten year period, two of which were fatal.
Juvenile in custody after allegedly planning a shooting at Bleckley County Middle School
The Bleckley County Sheriff’s Office say a juvenile was arrested after an investigation revealed the student “expressed intentions of carrying out a school shooting.”
Treutlen’s Dive Team Expands In Skill and Reach
The Treutlen County dive team, part of the local Emergency Management Agency (EMA), continues to expand its arsenal of skills and equipment with aims to make its services available to a wide number of nearby communities.
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