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MARCH 16 - 31, 2021 VOL. 9 NO. 14

TITLETOWN

AUGUSTA JOSEY GIRLS CROSS CREEK BOYS & GIRLS

2021 GHSA CHAMPS

The Girls Basketball Team at Cross Creek High School won the Class 3A Championship Game recently over Greater Atlanta Christian at the Macon Centreplex. The Cross Creek Boys also won their Championship and the T.W. Josey HS Girls also won the 2A Championship.

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onya Bell serves as the DIRECTOR OF MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS at the ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION, and brings over fifteen years of strategic communications experience to the organization.

Her experience includes communications roles at small nonprofits and large-scale presenting organizations, including Carnegie Hall and The New York Foundation for the Arts. In addition, through her work with national strategic

communications agencies, she has led large-scale media relations efforts for clients both in the arts and culture space, and those on the front lines of the fight for social justice, racial equality, education/mentoring, and more.

Ms. Bell is a 1998 graduate of Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School and holds a BA in public relations from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Approval of SPLOST 8 paves way for construction of a new James Brown Arena It’s an experience they hope to implement in the near future if they’re able to get SPLOST 8 approved. “We have 25 million dollars in there to continue on with the drawings, the design work and then go ahead and bring on contractors and do other things that we need to do to bring in the new arena,” Johnson said.

A Grovetown win for Ceretta Smith

An artist’s depiction of the proposed new James Brown Arena in downtown Augusta. Tuesday’s passage of the latest penny sales tax referendum (SPLOST 8)approved a $25 million downpayment on the new structure.

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AUGUSTA On Tuesday, Richmond County voters endorsed a penny sales tax (SPLOST 8) to raise $250 million for city and county projects. That includes $25 million for the new James Brown Arena in downtown Augusta.

The count was 5,938 to 2,339, with 71 percent of voters in favor Recently, the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority presented an updated design for the new James Brown Arena project.

Board members are calling this project the ‘largest investment in the

city of Augusta’ and expected to come with a number of new changes.

Those who are a part of the brand new transformation of the James Brown Arena say they are looking forward to an upgrade. “It was perfect when they built it about thirty years ago, but now it’s time for something new,” said Coliseum Authority Chairman Cedric Johnson.

The schematic design presentation consisted of videos and photos of what the new James Brown Arena would look like inside and outside.

“The aisles are deeper, the seats

are wider. Most of the seats in the existing James Brown arena are 19 inch wide which is a centered armcentered-arm. The smallest seat in the new arena will be 20 inches,” said Principal architect Michael Harvey.

The new 100-foot-tall arena will also include areas for social gatherings, such as lounges. “People kinda don’t always want to be in their seats, they want to be with their friends in the concord. I gotta be honest I’ve been to events where I would stay in the open food court, bar area, especially for like concerts,” Harvey said.

CERETTA SMITH won the open seat on the Grovetown City Council in Tuesday’s special election. Smith won against candidate Marsha Keating, with 73.5 percent of votes. Keating at 26.34 percent.

Smith is a U.S. Army veteran, a wife and is mother of three.

The special election on March 16 was held to fill the seat of the late council member Allen Transou.

TitleTown Augusta . . . is no joke This month revealed the Augusta area’s response to a year-long lock down — work it out on the courts.

Consider that both Cross Creek basketball teams — girls and boys — won the state Class 3A titles.

And if that were not enough, the T.W. Josey girls basketball team won the state Class 2A title.

Not to be left out of the excellence, the Butler H.S. girls made history by appearing in a championship playoff game for the first time ever.

At the lower grades, the magic continued. The Hephzibah Middle school boys won the middle school championship this year and the Pine Hill

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DIGITAL REVIVAL

EBONY, revived, lands in Atlanta

Both Ebony and Jet magazines became pillars of AfricanAmerican culture, documenting the civil rights movement, the biggest Black stars of the day and the shifting fashion scene.

Black entrepreneur John H. Johnson ran the magazines for decades. Now both brands will be revived digitally and based in Atlanta.

By Rodney Ho, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA EBONY and JET magazines, based in Chicago for decades, will have a major presence in Atlanta, the company announced recently.

Both magazines filed for bankruptcy liquidation in June, 2020, and the assets were sold to Bridgeman Sports and Media for $14 million from Clear View Group, a private equity firm.

Former NBA star Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman and his family also run restaurant franchises and a Coca-Cola bottling group.

Bridgeman’s 34-year-old daughter Eden Bridgeman was tasked with running the two brands. She in turn hired veteran media executive Michele Ghee last month to oversee the day-to-day operations of Jet and Ebony.

“We want to showcase American history from the past 75 years,” said Eden Bridgeman in an exclusive interview recently with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “People have kept boxes of old Ebony and Jet magazines. It means something to them.

It means something to our culture.

It’s a legacy that needs to continue.

We want to be able to sustain the brands for generations to come and remain a voice for our culture.”

She said they hope to expand the two brands beyond just a digital media property and use them in other ways such as branded conferences, shows and festivals.

The executives have not decided definitively on where official headquarters will be, but they are planning a major presence in Atlanta, where the new chief financial offi-

cer is based. For now, newly hired employees are working remotely during the pandemic. They plan to lease or purchase office space in metro Atlanta at a later date.

Currently, Ghee lives in New Jersey while Bridgeman is based out of Columbus, Ohio. But they plan to spend a lot of time in Atlanta.

“Atlanta is the birthplace of the civil rights movement and the current epicenter of Black culture,” Ghee said.

“I worked at CNN for six years and I’d come down every month. I understand how important this community is as it relates to content and content production. Think about the past election and how the city moved an entire nation. We are aware of that.

We know how important it is to have a major presence there.”

Ghee, who has worked at the Weather Channel and BET as well, said as a little Black girl in Oakland, California, in the 1960s and 1970s, she would read Ebony on Sundays and stories from the magazine would be grist for conversation during Sunday dinner. “It was our source of news,” she said. “So this is a full-circle moment for me.”

Both Ebony, which launched in 1945, and Jet, which launched in 1951, became pillars of AfricanAmerican culture, documenting the civil rights movement, the biggest Black stars of the day and the shifting fashion scene. Black entrepreneur John H. Johnson ran the magazines for decades.

Ebony was a more in-depth magazine, modeled early on after Life magazine and featured an annual “100 Most Influential Blacks” list. Jet was a smaller-format, quicker read style and was known for its “Jet Beauty of

Former NBA star Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman purchased Ebony Media out of bankruptcy for $14 million 3 months ago. He and his family also run restaurant franchises and a Coca-Cola bottling group.

Eden Bridgeman was tasked with running the two brands. She in turn hired veteran media executive Michele Ghee last month to oversee the day-to-day operations of Jet and Ebony.

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But like a lot of magazines, both suffered from aging demographics and erosion of their ad base.

Jet’s final print edition came out in 2014 while Ebony last printed an issue in 2019.

Bridgeman believes both brands still carry a lot of power, even in 2021, as long as they are leveraged properly. She sees Jet targeting a young demographic with Ebony remaining the standard-bearer for news and commentary.

Without providing specifics, Ghee said she wants to shore up the foun-

dations of both brands before building them out. Her three buckets of inspiration are bold, brilliant and beloved.

“The bold is the hard news, the politics and news that will move your life,” Ghee said. “The brilliant is the culture and lifestyle pieces. The beloved is our tradition of uplifting and educating our readers.”

They hired three former Ebony/Jet employees who understand the history of the brand and will use a coterie of freelancers to fill out the website.

They also hired a social media expert to ensure the brands get seen on social media.

T. W. JOSEY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (AUGUSTA, GEORGIA) – The Girls Basketball Team at T.W. Josey High School won the Class 2A Championship Game today over Fannin County at the Macon Centreplex. The Final score was 47-42.The Girls Team finishes with a 20-6 record.

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Biden’s relief bill may be the most significant legislation for Black farmers since the 1965 Civil Rights Act $5 billion would go to farmers of color, who have lost 90 percent of their land over the past century because of systemic discrimination and a cycle of debt

While it’s a fraction of the $1.9 trillion bill that passed in the Senate on Saturday, advocates say it still represents a step toward righting a wrong after a century of mistreatment of Black farmers by the government and others.

Some say it is a form of reparations for African Americans who have suffered a long history of racial oppression.

By Laura Reiley A little-known element of President Biden’s massive stimulus relief package would pay billions of dollars to disadvantaged farmers — benefiting Black farmers in a way that some experts say no legislation has since the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Of the $10.4 billion in the American Rescue Plan that will support agriculture, approximately half would go to disadvantaged farmers, according to estimates from the Farm Bureau, an industry organization. About a quarter of disadvantaged farmers are Black. The money would provide debt relief as well as grants, training, education and other forms of assistance aimed at acquiring land.

While it’s a fraction of the $1.9 trillion bill that passed in the Senate on Saturday, advocates say it still represents a step toward righting a wrong after a century of mistreatment of Black farmers by the government and others. Some say it is a form of reparations for African Americans who have suffered a long history of racial oppression.

“This is the most significant piece of legislation with respect to the arc of Black land ownership in this country,” said Tracy Lloyd McCurty, executive director of the Black Belt

Justice Center, which provides legal representation to Black farmers.

Black farmers in America have lost more than 12 million acres of farmland over the past century, mostly since the 1950s, a result of what agricultural experts and advocates for Black farmers say is a combination of systemic racism, biased government policy, and social and business practices that have denied African Americans equitable access to markets.

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN Discrimination started a century ago with a series of federal Homestead Acts that offered mainly White settlers deeply subsidized land. Since then, local U.S. Department of Agriculture offices charged with distributing loans have frequently been found to deny Black farmers access to credit and to ignore or delay loan applications.

Many Black farmers don’t have clear title to their land, which makes them ineligible for certain USDA loans to purchase livestock or cover the cost of planting, and they have seldom benefited from subsidy payments or trade mitigation compensation — almost all of President Donald Trump’s $28 billion bailout for those

affected by the China trade war went to White farmers.

BLACK FARMERS DENIED EQUITY Today, the average farm operated by an African American is about 100 acres, compared with the national average of about 440 acres, according to the last farm census. The Center for American Progress found that in 2017, the average full-time White farmer brought in $17,190 in farm income, while the average full-time Black farmer made just $2,408.

Many civil rights advocates say the USDA’s own practices have resulted in the loss of land and generational wealth for Black families.

“For generations, socially disadvantaged farmers have struggled to fully succeed due to systemic discrimination and a cycle of debt,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement Saturday. “On top of the economic pain caused by the pandemic, farmers from socially disadvantaged communities are dealing with a disproportionate share of Covid-19 infection rates, hospitalizations, death and economic hurt.”

Of the 3.4 million farmers in the United States today, only 45,000 are Black, according to the USDA, down from 1 million a century ago.

Black farmland ownership peaked in 1910 at 16 to 19 million acres, about 14 percent of total agricultural land, according to the Census of Agriculture. A century later, 90 percent of that land had been lost. White farmers now account for 98 percent of the acres, according to USDA data.

“It does my heart good to know that my 91-year-old father is alive to see what he’s been trying to accomplish for the last 30 years come to fruition,” said Abraham Carpenter, a Black farmer from Grady, Ark. He said this debt relief represents a lifelong dream for many Black farmers.

“We have been held hostage by the USDA for so many years,” he said.

“Most people don’t realize how it feels to be mistreated. They don’t know what it feels like to be placed in a position where you cannot help yourself or your family.”

McCurty and others have used the word “reparations,” a term for financial restitution to the descendants of enslaved people, when speaking of these efforts to erase Black farmers’ debt and provide access to land. Democrats have increasingly called in recent years for payments or other compensation to Continued on next page

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GOP FOUGHT AGAINST BILL GOP Sens. Steve Daines (Mont.), Patrick J. Toomey (Pa.) and Tommy Tuberville (Ala.) wrote amendments to strike the $4 billion in debt forgiveness from the bill. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) filed an amendment to strike that section and replace it with $1 billion for rural broadband.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) offered an amendment to reduce the funding level for programs and to limit funding availability.

“This bill is not about responding to COVID. It is about exploiting the final stretch of a public health crisis in order to enact a longstanding liberal wish-list for years into the future [including] sending payments to farmers and ranchers equal to 120 percent of their borrowings, irrespective of their earnings, wealth or effects from COVID, and exclusively for ethnic minorities or immigrants,” Toomey said in a statement.

The provision also saw resistance in the House, with Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) filing an amendment to dramatically limit the scope of the debt forgiveness to debt incurred during the pandemic, and Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) offering an amendment to reduce the forgiveness from 120 percent of debt (which accounts for the tax consequences of debt relief) to 100 percent.

The framework for this part of the bill drew from the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act, introduced by Sen. Raphael G. Warnock (D-Ga.) and joined by Democratic Sens. Cory Booker (N.J.), Ben Ray Luján (N.M.) and Debbie Stabenow (Mich.). The legislation aims to pay off federal loans and expand land access and opportunities for historically underserved farmers of color. This bill in turn drew from the Justice for Black Farmers Act introduced by Booker.

“I’ve spent a lot of time in rural Georgia,” Warnock told The Washington Post. “I’ve heard firsthand from people in these communities how for too long they’ve felt left behind and discriminated against by our federal government — and these were some of the people I had in mind as we were working to pass this bold relief.”

PAST EFFORTS This is not the first time the federal government has attempted to compensate Black farmers for decades of marginalization and systematic discrimination. Known as Pigford I and II, two class-action lawsuits against the USDA paid out $2.3 billion to Black farmers who alleged racial discrimination in the department’s allocation of farm loans and assistance beginning in 1983.

The Pigford settlements, however, did not make Black farmers whole, according to McCurty.

“Only 4.8 percent of Pigford I settlement went to debt relief. The vast majority of Black farmers were left with unconscionable debt and no legal recourse to save their land,” McCurty said.

Lloyd Wright, who was director of the USDA’s Office of Civil Rights during the Clinton and Obama administrations, describes Pigford as a big promise that didn’t deliver much. And while he, too, said the stimulus is the most significant piece of legislation for Black farmers in more than half a century, he cautioned that how it’s administered still leaves room for error.

“It looks like plain English: We’re going to forgive the debt for people of color. But for people who don’t want to do it? They will try to figure out how not to do it,” he said. “If they really forgive the debt with this bill, it’s the greatest thing ever.”

The stimulus bill provides grants and loans to improve land access and address heirs’ property issues (such as when a farmer dies without a will and his or her land is divided up between all legal heirs), establishes a racial equity commission to address systemic racism at the USDA, and provides financial support for research and education at historically Black colleges and land grant universities.

“Hopefully the money won’t go to conducting studies — Black farmers have been studied to death,” Wright said.

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African Americans for the long-term effects of slavery and segregation.

“It’s reparations, but it’s more than that. It is historic,” McCurty said.

“When Black farmers did acquire land through our own grit and determination, the USDA did what they could to erode those gains.

Once again, Black farmers, because of their dedication to organizing, have created liberation for farmers of color. Our farmers are due a field of flowers, not a bouquet, for the sorrow they’ve carried.”

But others, while acknowledging that the payments would be highly significant, say they do not constitute reparations.

William Darity, a professor of public policy at Duke University who has studied reparations extensively, says that a $5 billion allocation is a “pittance,” at most 2 percent of the lost wealth, and that it does not constitute reparations.

“The best estimates I have seen of the economic loss to Black farmers due to USDA policies and overall processes of land appropriation

by Whites has been between $250 and $350 billion. This is approximately 10 percent of total Black wealth in the U.S., about $2.5 trillion,” he said. “The notion that this approaches a program of reparations is nonsense. Reparations for Black American descendants of slavery must be designed to eliminate the gulf in Black and White wealth.”

The relief for farmers of color did not go unchallenged in Congress, with 49 Republican senators voting against it.

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New downtown art is honoring Augusta opera legend Jessye Norman

‘Coloratura’ by Heather René Dunaway A local artist is paying tribute to opera singer Jessye Norman through a window art project in downtown Augusta.

It is part of the Jessye Norman School of Art’s Window Project, curated by local artist Jacob Boland.

Artist Heather René Dunaway decided to pay tribute to the school’s late founder, opera singer, recitalist, and Augusta native Jessye Norman.

Dunaway utilized thrifted fabrics from local Augusta shops, second-hand sheet music from Aïda, one of Norman’s roles, India ink, and gold leaf to create a landscape

of Norman’s life.

Dunway calls the piece ‘Coloratura’, an operatic term she thought encompassed Jessye Norman, her career, life, and vibrant personality.

The Jessye Norman School of Art is at 739 Greene St, Augusta, GA 30901. You can find this installation on the 8th street side in the windows with the single door entrance on the far side.

The work itself will also be up at a group showing with all the other Window Project artist’s work in November in the Gallery at JNSA.

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EVANS LACROSSE PLAYER REESE BASINGER (L) runs down the field during a girls varsity lacrosse game as an Oconee County defender keeps the pressure on. The Lady Knights crushed the Lady Warriors 21-7 in the non-conference game held at Evans stadium.

(March 8, 2021 - Evans, GA) Photo by Vincent Hobbs

Augusta Library branches will open to the public on March 22 All Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System (ARCPLS) branches will return to phase three of the reopening process beginning Monday, March 22, 2021. All six ARCPLS branch hours will be Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm and Saturdays from 11:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

The Headquarters Library will remain closed on Sundays until further notice. Patrons will have limited access to computer use and browsing. There will be a 45-minute time limit for patrons using computers. Patrons will be able to check out materials from all library branches. All branches will continue to have COVID-19 safety measures in place. We have less computers and limited seating in all of our branches. Programming will still not take place in any of our library locations. Our staff will be equipped with masks and gloves, sneeze guards at the circulation counters, hand sanitizer, and maintaining social distancing practices.

If you are a patron entering any

of our ARCPLS locations, you are required to wear a mask. This will be in effect until further notice.

All library branches will still be offering curbside pickup services during phase two. Patrons may place holds on materials for pickup online through their PINES account or by calling the library branch of their choice. Library staff will call you to let you know when your items are available and schedule a curbside pickup time. We ask that you give our library staff 24 to 48 hours to get your materials prepared.

Pickup times will be Monday through Saturday between 9:30 am and 4:30 pm. All of our book drops are currently open if you want to return materials.

There are measures we must take to ensure our staff is safe. Staff will be quarantining the books 72 hours after returns. We ask that you be patient with our staff during this time as there will be a 3-day delay when checking in materials. No fines will accrue for that 72-hour period.

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2021 VIRUS RESPONSE

2021 Storm Drain Mural Project Voting is Open

Richmond County School System employees receive COVID-19 vaccine

The Greater Augusta Arts Council is thrilled to announce that Augusta’s local artists submitted more than 70 designs for the “It All Flows Into the Savannah” storm drain mural project!

The Arts Council is asking for the community’s help by opening a digital poll so that residents can vote for their favorite mural designs that were submitted during the call for art. The voting platform will be available and active until March 27, 2021 at midnight.

To vote, visit the link found here: https://www.augustaarts.com/ poll/stormdrains/.

There are two separate questions in this voting platform. One is for designs that are meant for the Augusta Common, where the zone for these murals stretches between two storm drains. The second question is for designs that were submitted to be placed next to, or on, storm drains around Downtown Augusta with a more square-shaped footprint for the work.

Eleven Richmond County School System employees and Superintendent Dr. Kenneth Bradshaw received the COVID-19 vaccine through the Department of Public Health this morning. Governor Brian Kemp announced on Feb. 25 that teachers and school staff were eligible to receive the vaccine on March 8.

The eleven employees represent various professions throughout the school system including: teachers, bus drivers, nutrition services, clerical and school administrators.

Richmond County Schools Superintendent Dr. Kenneth Bradshaw receives vaccine from nurse Kim Allen.

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2021 Heritage Gala Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History

RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Bond Issue Program

PROPOSAL NUM. B-21-001-1062 Rollins Elementary School-Demolition

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF RICHMOND COUNTY INVITATION TO BID

Due to closure of Richmond County Board of Education building for Covid-19, sealed proposals from Contractors will be collected for the Rollins Elementary School-Demolition project via email until 3:00p.m. local time, April 15, 2021. Please send the completed bid package to the email address RCSSBIDS@rcboe.org and use the subject line, “Company Name”, Rollins Elementary School-Demolition.

No extension of the bidding period will be made.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held Mura Drive, Augusta Ga. 30906.

April 01, 2021 at 10:00am local time in the Gym on the project site, 2160

Drawings and project manual on this work may be examined at the Department of Maintenance and Facilities, Richmond County Board of Education, 2956 Mike Padgett Hwy, Augusta, Georgia 30906. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, please call the Maintenance and Facilities office at (706) 737-7189 to schedule an appointment to view the plans and specifications.

James Stephens III will be the featured guest at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum’s 15th Annual Heritage Gala The 15th Annual Heritage Gala will be on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at 7:00pm. Since it is a virtual event, the link to view the gala will be shared with our sponsors and donors, and you will also be provided a gift card for a meal.

The featured guest artist is Mr. James Stephen III. Mr. Stephen has starred on several TV shows and done standup appearances on ABC, NBC, CBS as well as Comedy Central, HBO, Showtime and MTV. As in previous years, you can continue to mail your donation to the museum.

For your convenience, we also have a new online donation portal for the gala and donations can be made directly to the museum through the GAgives online donation portal at https:// w w w.g a g i v e s.o r g /e v e nt / Tmv k 5f.

Bidding documents may be obtained at the Office of the Architect: Studio 3 Design Group, P.C. Attn: Jennifer Powell @ jpowell@s3dg.com or 706-667-9784 . Applications for documents together with refundable deposit of $150.00 per set should be filed promptly with the Architect. Bidding material will be forwarded (shipping charges collect) as soon as possible. The full amount of deposit for one set will be refunded to each prime contractor who submits a bona fide bid upon return of such set in good condition within 10 days after date of opening bids.

Contract, if awarded, will be on a lump sum basis. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 35 days after time has been called on the date of opening.

Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than 5% of the base bid. Personal checks, certified checks, letters of credit, etc., are not acceptable. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities.

To promote local participation, a database of Sub-contractors, Suppliers, and Vendors has been developed by the Program Manager, GMK Associates. Contact Jeanine Usry with GMK Associates at (706) 826-1127 for location to review and obtain this database.

Bids shall be submitted by email to RCSSBIDS@rcboe.org : Dr. Kenneth Bradshaw County Board of Education of Richmond County Administrative Office 864 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia 30901 c/o: Mr. Bobby Smith

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CROSS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP The Boys Basketball Team at Cross Creek High School won the Class 3A Championship Game recently over Sandy Creek at the Macon Centreplex. The Final score was 57-49. The Boys Team finished with a 24 - 5 record.

CROSS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP The Girls Basketball Team at Cross Creek High School won the Class 3A Championship Game today over Greater Atlanta Christian at the Macon Centreplex. The Final score was 56-44. The Girls Team finishes with a 23-2 record.

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