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Putnam County Sheriff’s Lt. Harry Luke has arrested 11 people on drugselling related charges since the end of October, including one who was flying drugs into prisons via drone and had connections to drug activity in Mexico.
Read moreThe GBI Region 6 (Milledgeville) office executed a search warrant at the Eatonton Police Department in relation to the ongoing criminal Use of Force investigation involving Chief Kent Lawrence.
Read moreThe Putnam County Charter School System has suspended in-person learning and is transitioning to digital learning for the remainder of the week due to concerns over increasing numbers of positive COVID-19 cases in the school district, increasing s
Read moreMilledgeville, GA (December 11, 2020) – On Friday, December 11, 2020, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents arrested Eatonton Police Chief Kent Lawrence, age 61, for two counts of Simple Battery and one count of Batte
Read moreNo one really wanted to do it but the Eatonton City Council has voted to cancel the city Christmas Parade this year. It happened at the December 1 regular meeting held at The Hut.
Read morePutnam County has recently joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s SolSmart program to make it simpler for businesses and residential homes to go solar. This program helps the county to encourage solar energy growth by reducing the number of barriers that make it difficult to establish solar power systems.
Read moreFarmers and Merchants Bank will be saying goodbye to one of their employees at the end of January. Medina Crowe, Vice President and Loan Officer for the bank, has decided to retire after 40 years of working for the historic bank.
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