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For those that have not heard, Chamber President, Roddie Anne Blackwell, is celebrating her 40th anniversary at the Chamber of Commerce this year as well as announcing her retirement at the end of 2020. She began with the Chamber in 1980, less than a year after the Chamber was founded and has been a guiding force ever since.
Read moreColonel Doug “Flounder” Miller is one of many veterans that currently reside in Putnam County.
Read moreThe 9th Annual Chip’n Away@Heart Disease CARDIAC Car Show makes its annual appearance on the first Saturday of every November but this year the event has been pushed back a bit.
Read moreHalloween 2020 saw plenty of creative costumes around town as people participated in trick-or-treating and local fall festivals. Check out these reader-submitted photos from all the fun events that took place over the weekend!
Read moreMarie Rainey is a councilwoman and community leader in Eatonton who has become a beacon of strength and positivity in the wake of her recent breast cancer diagnosis. Despite what most people would see as an unbearable struggle with a serious illness, she has continued to serve the city and remain active within the community.
Read moreThe Old Putnam County Prison is undergoing a transformation to become Eatonton’s scariest haunt by Friday, Oct. 23, in time for Halloween. Lake Joy Trails of Terror will be presenting its haunted attraction: Outbreak 2020.
Read morePutnam Christian Outreach, Inc., Putnam Community Resource and Golden Harvest Food Bank from Augusta joined forces on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to host a mobile food pantry with the help of a team of National Guard members who coordinated the drive-through process and loaded the vehicles with boxes of grocery items from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Read moreNearly 15 years ago on February 5, 2006, Elder Simone Jones began pastoring the first of many Sundays with the Texas AME Church congregation. I was excited, nervous, and anxious but ready to serve God’s people. February, as you know, is Black History month and the congregation informed me that on the 3rd Sunday in February, the Texas AME church family celebrates Hiram E. Little Day.
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