Bleckley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 11,666. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 12,306 . The county seat is Cochran.
The county was named for Logan Edwin Bleckley, a soldier and Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. This town is home to Middle Georgia College, the oldest two-year public college in the nation. The state constitutional amendment to create the county was propo...
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Bleckley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 11,666. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 12,306 . The county seat is Cochran.
The county was named for Logan Edwin Bleckley, a soldier and Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. This town is home to Middle Georgia College, the oldest two-year public college in the nation. The state constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed by the Georgia General Assembly on July 30, 1912, and ratified November 5, 1912.
Bleckley County is one of 8 remaining counties in Georgia that operates under a Sole Commissioner form of government, with a single county commissioner acting as the county executive and legislative branches. The current Commissioner of Bleckley County is Michael A. Polsky, the Sheriff is Harold O. Lancaster, the Clerk of Superior Court is Dianne C. Brown, the Tax Commissioner is J. David Brown, and the Probate Judge is Hon. Kenneth Powell.
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