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PHOTOS: East Laurens flag football shuts out Statesboro to finish regular season on six-game streak
The Falcons won all four of their remaining games, including Thursday’s home finale with Statesboro, as the sun set on their regular season this week.
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PHOTOS: East Laurens flag football shuts out Statesboro to finish regular season on six-game streak
The Falcons won all four of their remaining games, including Thursday’s home finale with Statesboro, as the sun set on their regular season this week.
Region rematches, toss-ups headline first round of GHSA playoffs
Three out of nine games on this weekend’s state playoff slate will have region rivals meeting for a second time, with four bringing together evenly-matched teams seeded in the teens and low 20s.
MIDSTATE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Legendary home finale for Treutlen; Southland spoils Brentwood 3-peat hopes; Wheeler wins region again
Treutlen sent Bobby Driggers Stadium out a winner, Brentwood’s hopes of a third-straight GIAA title were dashed in the first round, Wheeler County hung 50 on the board to clinch another region title and Dodge and Montgomery counties got back in the win column in the rest of the area’s week 12 football action.
Johnson County jumps on Jenkins County to finish another perfect season, secure fifth-straight region title
Friday’s victory in Millen completed a historic regular season for the Trojans, who have achieved new milestones by finishing with a perfect record in consecutive years, and the state’s No. 1 ranking for the first time.
Dublin rushes for 594 yards to take tense tangle with East Laurens
The Falcons kept it close through three quarters, but the Irish poured on three touchdowns in the fourth to win another drama-filled chapter in the schools’ crosstown grudge match.
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MoCo Board of Commissioners weighs potential fire department consolidation
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners reviewed information for a potential consolidation of local fire departments during their monthly work session on Nov. 5 in Mount Vernon.
Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office awarded $88k in traffic enforcement grants
The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has awarded the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office with two traffic enforcement grants, totaling $88,459.26.
Tri-County Connector – November 12, 2026
Tri-County Connector – November 12, 2026
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Times Journal Post – November 12, 2026
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