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State Sen. Burt Jones met with medical and community leaders on Tuesday, Oct. 6, to discuss the importance of maintaining rural hospitals and express his support for the upcoming Putnam General Hospital referendum on the November ballot.
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Several public figures were recognized for their contributions to Putnam County by the Board of Commissioners during their regular meeting on the morning of Friday, Oct. 2.
Read moreOctober is fire prevention month and a fire has already claimed one house in Eatonton, but thankfully, no one was injured.
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Originally designed in 2012, the conceptual drawing for the Sidewalk Streetscape project on North Jefferson in Eatonton will have a number of features including a full length railing running from Marion Street all the way to the new, American with Disabilities Act (ADA) handicap ramp that will give citizens something to hold onto as they navigate the new, level and even sidewalk and then to the new, spacious handicap ramp that will allow for easy access and exit.
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A few weeks ago, the positive cases of COVID-19 in Putnam County flattened out for about two weeks before the confirmed cases in the last two weeks were on the rise.
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As the start of the Putnam County Charter School System 2020 school year approached this summer, plans had to be developed to receive students under the auspices of the novel coronavirus and the ensuing pandemic.
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Lee Coleman has been named Associate Editor of The Eatonton Messenger after more than a year of covering news and sports in Eatonton and Putnam County.
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With flu season approaching and creating another dynamic with COVID-19, the confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus stayed on the rise last week in Putnam County, increasing to 725. There have been 25 and 69 patients being reported as hospitalized.
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