Coach Michael Thomas didn't acknowledge his 500th career victory until the buzzer signaled the end of Tuesday night's game. "I just want us to stay in the moment," he said.
Former Columbia County commissioner Scott Dean is expected to be sentenced Jan. 27 after being convicted of two counts of child molestation in December.
McDuffie County lost a "walking history book" with the death of veteran Roger Reid, said Luke Martin, who had known Reid for more than 40 years.
Reid, who saw combat in three wars, died Sunday at the Georgia War Veterans Home. He was 89.