At last Thursday's monthly meeting, the Board of Education approved the FY27 budget, moved graduation off the same weekend as Memorial Day among other actions taken. Click for more.

\               Both the 6u coach pitch baseball team and the 10u softball team are state champions.  Both will be attending the world series in Laurel, Mississippi in July.  Both teams are seeking community sponsors to help pay for the trip.  See each team's sponsorship form for more information.

(Photo courtesy Pilot International Club of Cochran Facebook page.)  Pilot Club presented their "BrainMinders" puppet show to children at Bleckley Head Start June 17.  The  program teaches children about brain safety.

The Bleckley 6u All Star Baseball team is on Facebook.  Check the page out to find out more about the team and their upcoming fundraisers for the world series.    https://t.co/FdIl36wf63  

(All photos courtesy Bleckley County High School Beta Club Facebook page.) The Bleckley County High School Beta Club had a showing at nationals, bringing home 12 trophies including the third straight top finish for the show choir. Click for more.

Follow the link to register.    https://form.jotform.com/261464621075051 

                (Photos contributed.)  The BCHS boys basketball team has been busy preparing for the 2026-27 season.  They recently traveled to both Auburn University and Valdosta State University for games.  BC went 3-0 in both places.

contributed photo of team & coaches. Roster 1               Roster 2   The Bleckley All Stars 8u baseball team fell to Irwin County 20-15 at the Dixie Youth state tournament in Sandersville Sunday morning.   This year's team can be seen in the two roster photos.  The team was coached by Justin Bevins, Doug Dykes, Dustin Dykes, Caleb Howell, and Hunter Jones.

                  BCMS hosted a basketball tournament Saturday  It provided an opportunity for the upcoming teams to get some work.  Besides the Barons and Lady Barons, Dodge County, Telfair County, and Wilkinson County middle schools participated.

  The 6u team with coaches Bryan Leaptrot, JC White, Jonathan Brow, and Reed Johnson   Head coach of the 10u team is former Lady Royal Kaylin Jones. The 8u team.                       (All photos contributed.)  State tournament action continued for Bleckley All Star teams Saturday.  In Sandersville- the 6u coach pitch team won state 14-4 over Crawford County.  They got to the championship via an opening 18-8 win vs Crawford and a 15-5 game two triumph versus Seminole County.  The 8u baseball team split games, beating Irwin County but losing to Seminole County.  They play tomorrow at 10 am.  In Waynesboro- the 8u softball team finished third at state, losing to Schley County 9-2.  They did pick up the sportsmanship trophy.  The 10u team won state with a 10-0 win versus host Burke County.  Both the 6u coach pitch and 10u softball teams clinched berths in the world series that will be played in Laurel, Mississippi.  The 10u  world series is July 15-20, the 6u is the last week of July.

                                  A Juneteenth celebration was held Saturday morning behind the chamber of commerce and police station.  There were a variety of community groups involved, and a variety of activities available.  A bounce house for kids, face painting, food trucks, shopping, as well as an educational booth about what Juneteenth meant.  Following the festival, a gospel concert was held in the city auditorium.