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Special Turkey Hunting Season Available To Youth And Impaired

  The statewide turkey hunting season opens on March 23. However, youth and mobility-impaired hunters utilizing private land have a chance to harvest a bird during a special early opportunity turkey season on March 16-17, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. This weekend hunt opportunity is available only for youth 16…

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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: THE 2019 FISHING FORECAST FOR GEORGIA RIVERS AND RESERVOIRS

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (Mar. 4, 2019) – The fishing forecasts for 32 Georgia reservoirs and 18 rivers are newly updated for 2019 and available on the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) website. These web pages provide in-depth information in one convenient location – https://georgiawildlife.com/fishing-forecasts. “Each forecast is detailed with highly useable…

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Column: Just A Thought

By DARRIN SMITH I’ve reached an age where it has become painfully obvious to me that my physical abilities have begun to diminish. This has been true for several years, but it’s been a slow progress that has snuck up on me without my notice. I suppose I’ve known it for a while subconsciously but…

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Jarrett Wins His Triple Crown

By DARRIN SMITH Sportswriter Two years ago, Chattooga’s Griffin Jarrett told The News his goal was to become the only Indian to ever win four state championships. At the time he made the statement, he had just won his first as a freshman. Last week, Jarrett completed the third leg of fulfilling his goal as…

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CHS Indians Go 4-1 On Season After Defeating Darlington, 6-2

  By DARRIN SMITH Sportswriter The Chattooga Indians hosted Darlington on Tuesday at Old Timers Field. They were not gracious hosts as the rolled over the Tigers 6-2 to improve to 4-1 on the young season. The Indians struck early with one in the first when Dexter Brown drove home Brennon Whitlock with an RBI…

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Chattooga Tennis Teams Wins One, Loses One During Week

  By DARRIN SMITH Sportswriter The Chattooga tennis team played two matches this week with very different results. First, they hosted Model on Monday and didn’t fare well on the day with the girls falling 1-4 and the boys going down with the same score. For the girls the lone win came from second doubles,…

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Indians Hold Off Douglass To Advance To Sweet-16

  By DARRIN SMITH Sportswriter After the Lady Indians pulled off the come from behind win against a feisty Therrell team, Tribe Pride Arena was already rocking when the Indians hit the floor for warm-ups. When Fredrick Douglass High School from South Atlanta’s players hit the floor, they looked to be an impressive opponent. With…

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