Area Sports

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (June 20, 2019) – Bald eagle nesting stayed strong in Georgia this season despite a fall hurricane and heavy winter rains, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ annual survey. Checking by helicopter in January and March, survey leader Dr. Bob Sargent counted 160 eagle nest territories in the six coastal…

By BLAINE WILSON Sportswriter The Summerville Recreation Center has announced its All-Star teams for the upcoming all-star games which will begin Friday with the 7-Year-Old All-Stars and Monday with the girls 9-10-Year-Old All-Stars team. 7-YEAR-OLD The 7-year-old All-Star team will play at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe with pool play. Game 1 will be held at 11:30 a.m.…

A Chattooga High School Soccer Camp for upcoming second through ninth graders will be held June 24 and June 25 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. each day at the CHS practice field. Additional fields might be the CHS gym or the CHS Band field. Contact Coach Ben Windom at [email protected] for a registration form…

  A Chattooga Middle school softball camp has been scheduled June 27. Multiple former college players and current CMS softball players will be in attendance to help with instruction. The camp is for ages 7-12. A pizza lunch is planned and hours of instruction. A free camp T-shirt will also be given to participants. The…

MANSFIELD, Ga. (June 6, 2019) – Haven’t found a summer camp for your child yet? Well, look no more. There are still a few spaces left at two “wild” summer camps at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Mansfield, Ga., according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. These camps are available…

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (June 6, 2019) – Waterfowl hunters can begin making season plans now that the 2019-2020 migratory bird season hunting dates and regulations were recently approved by the Board of Natural Resources. “The 2019-2020 waterfowl hunting season has changed compared to previous years,” said Greg Balkcom, state waterfowl biologist for the Wildlife Resources…

Collect 59 New Badges at State Parks & Historic Sites ATLANTA, May 22, 2019 – Learning and adventure go hand-in-hand with the new Junior Ranger program offered by Georgia’s State Parks. Just in time for summer, the free quest will get kids exploring Georgia’s natural areas and history, earning badges along the way. The new…

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (May 13, 2019) – Did you know that black bears rarely become aggressive when encountered by people? Human-bear encounters take place every day in Georgia, but the majority of reported situations involving bears can effectively be handled over the phone or by simply encouraging people to become BearWise, according to the Georgia…

  The Trion High School Lady Basketball program wants your gently worn, used and new shoes to help them raise funds for the program. All shoes will be accepted, no matter the style or size. The shoes will be collected through July 15. Please bring your shoes to Trion High School, Chattooga Water District No.1,…

AMERICUS, Ga. (May 1, 2019) – Any day spent fishing is a good day. A day you catch a new state record is great! Jacob Hornaday of DeSoto, Ga is the new state record holder for the spotted sunfish. His catch, weighed 11 oz, beating the previous record of 10 oz, according to the Georgia…