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Lady Cougars Bring Home the School’s First Girls’ Basketball Championship
(Image above: 2021 Calhoun County Lady Cougars) On Saturday morning, March 13, at the Macon Coliseum, the Calhoun County Lady Cougars used a strong defense to hold off the Clinch County Lady Panthers 49-45 in the Class A Public Championship game. Leading the defense, Takia Davis, had 20 rebounds and 12 blocked shots while scoring…
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Albany Tech Seeking 50 Adult Students for a Pilot Educational Joint Enrollment Project
Albany, GA – Albany Technical College is seeking 50 adult students without high school diplomas for a unique pilot program before October 19. The new Career Plus High School Equivalency (HSE) initiative is changing how people can achieve a high school equivalency, while also getting training in more than 39 high demand career programs. This…
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Worsley Leverages ABAC Degree into Broadcasting Career
(Featured image above: ABAC graduate Jamie Worsley is now a multi-media journalist at WALB News 10 in Albany.) TIFTON–Lights, Camera, Action! During her days as a student at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Jamie Worsley always hoped to hear those words in her working career. As it turns out, that dream turned into reality. Worsley is…
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Carvel Lewis Appointed by Governor Kemp
(Featured image above: Carvel Lewis, Chairman of the Georgetown Quitman County Commission) On Thursday, August 20, the Governor of Georgia, Brain Kemp, by Executive Order, appointed Carvel Lewis, Chairman of the Georgetown Quitman County Commission, to a review commission to determine whether an indictment relates to and adversely affects the administration of the office of…
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Local Student Provides Book Bags
(Featured image above: Madison Johnson ready to pass out the book bags) Fifth Grader Madison Johnson wanted to help her fellow students and her community. Miss Johnson is a student in Ms. Oliver’s class at Randolph County Elementary School. Randolph County Elementary School began the school year with Virtual Learning on Monday, August 10. On…
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Local leaders explore solutions to provide medical care to Randolph and surrounding counties
ATLANTA – State Representative Gerald Greene (D-Cuthbert), along with state, local and community leaders, are working to find solutions and close the gap of care following the recent announcement that Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Randolph County will close on October 22, 2020. “It is important to note that for many years, rural hospitals…
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Let’s Make a Splash! Cuthbert’s Community Swimming Pool
For more than five years, Cuthbert’s community swimming pool has been closed. The pool located on Andrew Street is decades old and needing costly repairs, but the main problem is trying to find and hire certified lifeguards. Over a year ago, Cuthbert City Councilman Vincent Gadson, suggested the city look into a splash park. Splash…
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Observing Memorial Day in 2020
Featured image above: The square in Cuthbert on Memorial Day. Like so many other things, Memorial Day 2020 was different from any other Memorial Day in the lifetime of most people alive today due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cuthbert square was decorated with American Flags at every entrance and many homes were flying the…
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Local Businesses Reopening
On Monday afternoon, April 20, Governor Kemp announced Phase I for the reopening of the state’s economy. Just days before this, several local businesses started to reopen using safe procedure guidelines. Several businesses in Randolph County have opened including the BackPorch and Sophie Mae’s Boutique Clothing in Shellman and The Town House restaurant and Rollin…
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Pilot Club Organizes Project for At Risk Seniors
(Featured image above: Grace Crittenden, Pilot Club of Cuthbert President and Lenita Rogers, Pilot Club of Cuthbert President Elect, surrounded by the 150 “Hygiene Bags” they prepared for at risk home bound senior citizens of Randolph County.) The Pilot Club of Cuthbert had to make a big change of plans when COVID19 necessitated the cancellation…