An Eatonton man is in jail after he tried to attack someone with a samurai sword, according to authorities.

In a ruling handed down Friday afternoon, Administrative Law Judge Charles R. Beaudrot determined that the Georgia Department of Community Affairs did not present enough evidence to warrant closing down Savannah Court at Lake Oconee senior care center in Greensboro.

The Putnam County Family Connection Collaborative (PCFCC) met for its monthly meeting April 17 at The Plaza Arts Center reception hall, where approximately 15 community members involved in education, healthcare, local business, and more discussed rising rates of student absenteeism.

Leland Olinger knows he isn’t your typical candidate for a state legislative seat, and a look at a photo of him tends to support that conclusion. However, the Senate hopeful says his message goes beyond his physical appearance.

Delays in processing mail at a new regional distribution center in Palmetto aren’t just affecting individual Georgians trying to obtain vital prescription drugs or pay their monthly rents or mortgages.

The Putnam County Jail Report from the May 2, 2024, edition of The Eatonton Messenger.

The 25th annual Greene County Livestock Association and Greene Country 4H Pro Rodeo appeared at the Greene County AG Expo Center Apr. 26-27 on Weldon Smith Drive in Greensboro.

Four more arrests were recently made in connection with raids of businesses in January by area law enforcement, bringing the total number of arrests to 17 in Putnam County, according to authorities. Two of the arrestees were out of the country, yet turned themselves in at the sheriff’s office last week.

When the state of Georgia made consumer fireworks legal in July 2015, legislators also directed some of the new fireworks’ tax revenue be made available via grants to fire departments around the state.

The widely discussed and reported case of the murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond may still be unsolved on its 10-year anniversary, but it is in no way a cold case. Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills continues to not only think about the case every day but also explore every possible avenue of finding a suspect.