The town council of Dearing adopted the McDuffie County Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation Plan at their monthly meeting Tuesday. "We're required by the federal government to have something like this in place," said Dearing mayor Sean Kelley.

Culpepper Ford, owned and operated by the Culpepper family since 1949, will close the Thomson dealership late this week or next week.

Entering Tuesday night's Region 3B-AAA baseball matchup against Harlem, Westside controlled it's fate in the regular season's final week.

• Registration is under way for T-ball at the Marshall Family Y. T-ball school for 4- to 5-year-olds costs $40 for members and $60 for nonmembers. T-ball league for 6- to 7-year-olds costs members $55 and nonmembers $75. Registration closes April 22.

Today Evans vs. Cross Creek, 5 p.m. Greenbrier vs. Harlem, 6 p.m. Thursday Augusta Prep vs. Pinewood Christian Academy, 4:30 p.m. Augusta Christian vs. Heathwood Hall, 5 p.m. Friday Harlem at Josey, 4 p.m. Augusta Christian vs.

Gordon Park Speedway results, Saturday, April 7, 2012

Evans soccer player Caroline Edmonds

The Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation will hold its annual Best Dam Ride on Saturday, and its Rodeo Nights April 20-22.

In an era when child athletes are drilled in cookie-cutter techniques, Bubba Watson swings a golf club his way.

As summer approaches, the first drowning of the year at Clarks Hill Lake is a reminder of the need for more attention to water safety.

You've gotta love it when a guy named Bubba, who drives a replica of the Confederate Battle Flag-emblazed General Lee, wins the Masters Tournament.

While Georgia's Legislature still managed to enact mischief, this year's session easily could have been worse.

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