With 17 seconds left in the AAAA state championship game Lady Patriots head coach Cedric King told his players to rebound. As a matter of fact, he screamed it.

Sandy Creek battled back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to take the lead from the Lady Eagles of Columbia 37-35 with only 17 seconds remaining in the game.

Columbia’s Shaundricks Mann was fouled on the ensuing possession and hit her first free throw to cut into the lead 37-36. Mann missed her next free throw, but her teammate Miah Spencer gathered the offensive rebound with under 10 seconds to go. Read More»

Huddleston Elementary’s Student Council recently held a Sack-A-Snack Fundraiser to support the school’s ongoing snack program. The snack program provides weekly snacks for students of Huddleston who would otherwise go without. Through the generous donations from students, staff, and parents, 1,400 snacks were received. Pictured are Trace Alford (Student Council President) and Cole Sanford (Student Council Vice President). Photo/Special.

The Georgia Department of Labor (DOL) announced March 7 that Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January was 8.7 percent, unchanged from December. The rate was 9.3 percent in January a year ago.

There was a loss of 47,700 mostly seasonal jobs and an increase in initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits over the month, but the increases were not enough to impact the unemployment rate. Read More»

Eight of the 29 entries in the recent West Georgia Science and Engineering Fair submitted from Coweta County schools came away winners and will be competing in the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair in the spring. In all, three high school students and five middle school students took home first place ribbons in their respective categories.

“This is another outstanding finish for the school system at the regional level,” said Coweta Science Curriculum Specialist Donald White. Read More»