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    Underclassmen Queen's Court:Seated l to r: London Durham, Raylee Brayden, Ava Bowen, Jeriyah, Evans.Standing l to r: Patrice Owens and Sara Holloway.     Senior Queen's Court:Seated l to r: Mari Angus, Kylie Reid, Annabelle Land, Kelmonie Sneed, Janiya Elvine.Standing l to r: A'Niyah Taylor, Shakeria Horne, Taylor Herndon, Anna Kate Wall, Jalea Mims     Underclassmen King's Court:Seated l to r: JJ Stephens, Dylan Wynne, Ceddrick Taylor.Standing l to r: Kix Foskey, Jason McNulty, Caleb Hill.     Senior Kings Court:Seated l to r: Octavius Tate, Jay Faulk, Kelvin Sneed, Brody Flemming, Zyion Love.Standing l to r: Casey Finch, Patrick Beck, Zayden Lassiter, Ter'Martez Elvine, Hunter Briggs.       Bleckley County High School students recently elected representatives for the 2026 Homecoming Court.  There will be an Underclassmen Queen's Court, Senior Queen's Court, Underclassmen King's Court, and Senior King's Court.  Homecoming is October 9.  Both the Underclassmen and Senior King's Courts will be introduced during the pep rally that afternoon with the Senior King being crowned.  The Underclassmen and Senior Queen's Courts will be introduced during halftime of the football game that night versus A.C.E.  Kickoff is 7:30 pm.

The Oconee Fall Line Technical College (OFTC) Foundation, Inc. announced Fall 2026 scholarship recipients this week.  One of them was Emily Currie of Cochran who received the Fall 2026 Randy Helton Family Scholarship.  Currie is pursuing an associate’s degree in respiratory care on the Dublin Campus and will graduate from her program in June.  The scholarship is made possible because of the donations of the Randy Helton Family.  In a news release announcing scholarship recipients, Currie thanked the OFTC Foundation and the Randy Helton Family for the scholarship opportunity.

BCHS traveled to East Laurens Thursday night.  It was pitcher's duel with the game being scoreless for the first five innings.  Ashanti Flagg got BC's first and what proved to be only hit in the top of the sixth.  She stole second and advanced to third on Zoey Adams' groundout.  Augusta Finch's sac fly drove her in.  EL loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh with one out but Rayea Dominy's eighth strikeout of the game followed by a fielder's choice secured BC's 1-0 win , their first at East Laurens since 2022. Dominy went seven innings, scattering seven hits, one walk and eight strikeouts.   It will he Senior Night when Bleckley hosts Hawkinsville October 5.  Ceremonies at 5 pm, game time is 5:30.

  Jasper Faulk is undefeated in his races this year. The Bleckley County Invitational races took place Thursday afternoon at the cross country course.  All the races had anywhere from 10 to 13 teams participating.  BCMS won both their races.  Jasper Faulk was the top individual.  Both high school team finished in first place also.  Click the link to read full milesplit.com results. https://ga.milesplit.com/meets/727266-bleckley-county-invitational-2026/results?type=formatted The middle school's next meet is the MGMSAA Region Championship in Cochran October 6 at 5 pm.  BCHS travels to Jeff Davis for the Three Rivers Classic October 8.

(Photos contributed.)  With The Great Pumpkin Festival coming up this month, a night of pumpkin rock painting seemed to be in order.  The Chamber of Commerce held one Thursday evening at the Chamber Commons.  Attendees also enjoyed refreshments and a showing of It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.  The Great Pumpkin Festival will be October 17.  Email info@cochran-bleckley.com or call (478)934-2965 for more info.