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Crawford County High School (Georgia)
Crawford County High School is a public high school in Roberta, Georgia, Roberta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. It is located at 400 East Agency Street. The school's sports teams are known as the Eagles. Athletics Crawford County High School's sports teams compete in the Georgia High School Association, GHSA at the A classification. Affiliated boys' sports include football, baseball, and basketball at the varsity and junior varsity level. Girls' sports include basketball, softball, and cheerleading at the varsity and junior varsity level. Crawford County also participates in varsity wrestling. Rivalries Taylor County Crawford County shares a decades-long rivalry in all sports with its neighbor to the west, Taylor County, Georgia, Taylor County High School. The two teams meet nearly every football season in either regular season or scrimmage games in a showdown known locally as the "Battle for the Flint" (in reference to the Flint River (Georgia), Flint River, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberta, Georgia
Roberta is a city in Crawford County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,007 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Creek Agency In the early nineteenth century, Indian agent Benjamin Hawkins built his plantation on the Flint River near Roberta. This was also a trading post and the Creek Agency. New Knoxville Originally in Crawford County, Knoxville was the only stop in the county, until the A&F Railroad bypassed it by about a mile to the southwest when it was built in 1888. A train station was built, and a new town sprang up. People migrated towards this new town, called "New Knoxville." Hiram David McCrary allowed the railroad to use part of his land, and was given naming rights to the town, which he named "Roberta" for his 7-year-old daughter. McCrary later became the owner of the first general store in Roberta, was its first elected mayor, co-owned its first motel, and served as tax collector and a railroad station age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
