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Smith medals in three events at state track meet

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Smith medals in three events at state track meet

France Smith led the way for the Long County track team by placing in three events at the Class AAA state meet.Read Article

Higgason named region's most outstanding player

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Higgason named region's most outstanding player

The Long County Blue Tide soccer teams again made the state playoffs this year, marking 10 straight seasons for the boys and 11 for the girls. The teams were both led by some impressive athletes during the season and they were honored recently with the Region 3-AAA all region teams.Read Article

912 Sports names Pickens player of the year

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912 Sports names Pickens player of the year

On Thursday, 912 Sports Magazine held its annual area awards show, revealing its Player of the Year awards for several sports around the area. Long County's Kenny Pickens was selected as the Small School Baseball Player of the Year after an impressive showing during the 2025 season.Read Article

Murder suspects arrested in Long County charged in Hurst Road shooting

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Two people arrested in Long County earlier this month on murder warrants out of Rockdale County are charged in connection with a man found dead on Hurst Road.Long County · Long County Read Article

Tide soccer girls knock off Upson-Lee in first round

The Long County Lady Blue Tide soccer team has advanced to the second round of the state playoffs for the first time in seven years after beating the Upson-Lee Lady Knights 3-1 Thursday in the first round of the AAA state playoffs.Soccer · Long County Read Article

Two Rockdale murder suspects arrested in Ludowici

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Two people wanted on murder and aggravated assault charges in Rockdale County are now in custody after they were arrested April 10 by the Long County Sheriff’s Office.Ludowici · Ludowici Read Article

Long County almost $2 million in debt, officials trying to ‘re-establish trust’

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LUDOWICI, Ga. (WSAV) - Long County officials invited the public to learn more about recent budget cuts as they navigate millions in debt and fallout form a large-scale theft investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). The Long County Manager and Commissioners held an informal workshop Tuesday to discuss their efforts to keep the county afloat, and they invited the public to attend. "We're just trying to find out some more answers…Ludowici · Ludowici Read Article

Blue Tide splits twinbill to escape series sweep

The Long County Blue Tide baseball team knew it would take their best game to beat the Calvary Day Cavaliers after falling to them 10-1 on Tuesday, April 1. They welcomed the Cavaliers back on Thursday, April 3 for a doubleheader and ended up splitting the final two games of the region series, winning 6-5 in the opener of the twinbill before falling 17-1 to close the series.Baseball · Long County Read Article

Cavs take series opener from Tide

The Long County Blue Tide baseball game into the week knowing they needed to bring their A-game if they were going to beat the Calvary Day Cavaliers. On Tuesday, April 1, they struggled to get much going at the plate as the Cavaliers pulled away late to win the series opener 10-1.Baseball · Long County Read Article

LCMS takes baseball conference championships

The Long County Middle School Blue Tide athletics teams had a great week last week. On Monday and Tuesday, the track teams secured their conference championships. On Wednesday, the girls’ soccer team won the conference championship before the boys’ finished as runners-up.Soccer · Long County Read Article

Tide completes sweep of Panthers

The Long County Blue Tide baseball team completed a sweep of next county region foes Liberty County on Friday, March 21. The team needed a late game surge from its offense to pull away from the Panthers 5-1 as they ended the night with a celebration of their senior class.Carolina Panthers · Long County Read Article

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