The Times Journal Post

A black bear died in Twiggs County on Friday after it was hit by two vehicles in the early hours of the morning.

A woman is recovering after she was shot in Cochran Tuesday afternoon.

Candidates for the Wheeler County’s probate and magistrate judge positions attended a meet-and-greet event on Oct. 6 in the Wheeler County Community Center in Alamo.

The Raiders took advantage of a rare opportunity to walk off game 2 of a playoff series with Zoey Wood’s walk-off home run, one of 25 hits in their sweep of Hardaway.

All but one of the area’s 11 public high schools outpaced the state average.

The 2026 season turns onto the home stretch, as region races all over the area begin to heat up, on a first of four Fridays left – three, if you’re in the GIAA – before playoff time.