Sandersville Wacos (1953-1954). Sandersville played in the Class D Georgia State League (GSL) from 1953 to 1956 and played at Sandersville Baseball Park. Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Willie McCovey played for the Sandersville Giants in 1955. The team folded along with the Georgia State League following the 1956 season. Sandersville was an affiliate of the Milwaukee Braves (1953) and New York Giants (1955-1956). Newspaper Sandersville has two newspapers: The Sandersville Progress and "The Spotlight". They both are published weekly. The Sandersville Progress began publication in 1870. Notable people Nathan Deal, 82nd Governor of Georgia Doris Duke, soul singer Robert Edwards, professional football player Terrence Edwards, professional football player Thomas W. Hardwick, lawyer and 63rd Governor of Georgia Herbert Jefferson Jr., actor Marvin Lane, professional baseball player Greg Minor, professional basketball player Elijah Muhammad, Leader of the Nation of Islam Takeo Spikes, professional football player Coot Veal, professional baseball player Allisha Gray, professional basketball player See also Central Savannah River Area hometown of Private Willie Duckworth Inventor of the military cadence References External links Official website for the City of Sandersville Sandersville page on Georgia.gov Official website for the Washington County Board of Education Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Washington County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)