Tag: Cochran
Cochran is a city in Bleckley County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,150. The city is the county seat of Bleckley County.
Cochran, the County Seat of Bleckley County, Georgia, is named for Judge Arthur E. Cochran and was incorporated on March 19, 1869. Once known as Dykesboro, Cochran was settled by B. B. Dykes, who owned the site on which the town is built. The earliest settlers located here to engage in the turpentine industry.
Judge Cochran was largely instrumental in developing this section of Georgia through his work as President of the Macon & Brunswick Railroad, now the Southern Railway.
The government of Cochran operates under a strong mayor-council system of local government. The current mayor of Cochran is Willie Basby. The City Manager is Matt Turknett. The Police Chief of Cochran is Key McGuire, and the Fire Chief is Glenn A. Lord.
In 2008, some of the Cochran Police Force came under scrutiny for various acts of misconduct,…
