BCHS Football Players of the Week for the A.C.E. game as announced by the Touchdown Club Facebook page.  Offense- The entire Offense.  Co-Defense- Cody Register, Willyndrick Walters.  Special Teams- Dylan Lamb.  Scout Team- Mason Asbell.  Bleckley travels to Dodge County October 16.  Kickoff is 7:30 pm.

Young ladies put on their prettiest dresses and brightest smiles for the Miss Pumpkin Pageant held Saturday afternoon. Click for more.

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive October 13 from 2 to 7 pm in the main room of the County Extension Office.

Both Cochran City Hall and the Bleckley County Courthouse will be closed October 12, Columbus Day.  As it is a federal holiday, banks will also be closed and there will be no mail delivery.

  Middle School Girls Middle School boys Teams with the grand champion trophy.   (Photos contributed.)  The Georgia Middle School State Cross Country Championships were held on a wet Saturday morning in Cochran.  It was a great day for the Runnin' Barons.  Both JV teams as well as the varsity girls and boys teams finished in first place.  Jasper Faulk capped his middle school career with another individual state title.  And BCMS got the grand champion trophy for having the lowest combined total score in all Division 1 races.  Click the link for milesplit.com results. https://ga.milesplit.com/meets/714888-georgia-middle-school-state-cross-country-championships-2026/results?type=formatted

For the first time in four years, BCHS softball will open the GHSA playoffs at home.  They'll host region rival A.C.E. in a first round best of three series October 12.  Game one starts at 4 pm with game two beginning at 6 pm.  Ticket prices are $17 and are available ONLY on GoFan.

Vidalia High School announced Friday afternoon the Sweet Onion Cheer Classic scheduled for tomorrow was postponed until Monday due to tomorrow's forecast.  Both the BCHS and BCMS squads were scheduled to compete.  But with next week being Fall Break, neither will be going.  The next scheduled competition for both squads is the East Laurens Falcon Frenzy October 24.

The Cochran Farmers Market has closed for 2026.  In an announcement on Facebook, the final one of the year was supposed to be tomorrow but has been cancelled due to the inclement weather threat from Hurricane Isais,

Kelmonie Sneed was crowed 2026 Bleckley County High School Homecoming queen during ceremonies held Thursday night. Click to view photos of the entire court.

    Cheryl Ates is presented with the award. The elections team with Sec. Raffensperger. L-R: Dr. Billy Faircloth, Elections Supervisor Cheryl Ates, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Annette Wyche, Rene Yawn. (Photos contributed.  Written with aid of AI.)  The Bleckley County Board of Elections and Registration were visited by Secretary of State Brad Brad Raffensperger Thursday.  He was on hand to present Elections Supervisor Chery Ates and her team the EAGLE award.  EAGLE stands for Excellence, Security, Innovation, Accuracy, Accessibility, and Voter Education. Early voting for this year's elections begin October 13.

Though the game had to be moved to Thursday due to the rain threat, it was still a happy homecoming as BCHS beat A.C.E. 45-15.