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Hank Bauer received his award for approaching his job with humor and grace under pressure. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Hank Bauer received his award for approaching his job with humor and grace under pressure. IAN TOCHER/Staff

MAC awards recognize ‘spirit of service’

Ian Tocher
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Eatonton’s Mothers Against Crime (MAC) service organization held its annual awards dinner Saturday night at St. John AME Church.
The Baldwin High School sax ensemble performed on the front porch of the historic home welcoming people in. Two attendees stopped to watch and hum along to the tunes of Christmas songs. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

The Baldwin High School sax ensemble performed on the front porch of the historic home welcoming people in. Two attendees stopped to watch and hum along to the tunes of Christmas songs. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

Christmas season comes to the Brown-Stetson-Sanford House

Bailey McCully
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Georgia’s Old Capital Heritage Center at The Depot, Inc. opened the doors to the 1825 Brown-Stetson-Sanford House on Dec. 9 to allow community members to take a peek at what Christmas looked like for the historic home.In 1825, George Anderson Brown, a local planter and doctor of Milledgeville,...
Georgia Writers Museum was recently named Georgia’s Best Museum. CONTRIBUTED

Georgia Writers Museum was recently named Georgia’s Best Museum. CONTRIBUTED

Georgia Writers Museum named Georgia’s Best Museum

News Staff
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) has been selected as the best museum in Georgia by Georgia Business Journal’s Best of Georgia contest.Forty-seven statewide museums were nominated for the distinction.“We appreciate the many patrons who voted for the museum,” GWM President Lou Benjamin said.
The ladies of the chorus perform a dance choreographed by Maureen Brower and Charlotte Mosteller during “A Tinseltown Christmas.” LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff

The ladies of the chorus perform a dance choreographed by Maureen Brower and Charlotte Mosteller during “A Tinseltown Christmas.” LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff

Greensboro enjoys LCC’s ‘A Tinseltown Christmas’

Leigh Lofgren
Thursday, December 12, 2024
The Lake Country Chorus (LCC) presented “A Tinseltown Christmas” at the First Methodist Church in Greensboro last Thursday evening.The annual event sold out once more and drew high praise from attendees.“A Tinseltown Christmas” featured songs from many favorite holiday movies, such as “What...
A group of pedestrians enjoys a walk on the Firefly Trail. CONTRIBUTED

A group of pedestrians enjoys a walk on the Firefly Trail. CONTRIBUTED

FTI launches year-end fundraising effort

News Staff
Thursday, December 12, 2024
On Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3, Firefly Trail Inc. (FTI) launched its annual year-end fundraising campaign to help communities build and maintain the trail connecting Athens to Union Point.
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Cuscowilla Women’s Club donates to Putnam charities

News Staff
Thursday, December 12, 2024
The Cuscowilla Women’s Club (CWC) recently awarded its year-end donations to four local charities, including Putnam Christian Outreach (below) and the Eatonton Service League (ESL) in Putnam County.In addition to cash donations, CWC members donated toys and gift cards for ESL’s annual toy drive.
Filmmaker Jennifer MacArthur answered audience questions after screening her “Family Tree” at The Plaza late last month. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Filmmaker Jennifer MacArthur answered audience questions after screening her “Family Tree” at The Plaza late last month. IAN TOCHER/Staff

‘Family Tree’ film focuses on Black foresters

Ian Tocher
Thursday, December 5, 2024
The Plaza Arts Center reached the halfway point of its inaugural six-event Southern Circuit Film Tour on Nov. 20 with the showing of “Family Tree,” an exploration of two distinctly different Black families managing timber growth and sales on their North Carolina land.
L-R: Appleton Board PCO Vice-Chair Janie Price, Appleton Program Director Corley Peth, and Appleton Missioner Julie Groce with PCO Backpack Ministry Co-Chairs Rosemary Foskey and Marty Ray. CONTRIBUTED

L-R: Appleton Board PCO Vice-Chair Janie Price, Appleton Program Director Corley Peth, and Appleton Missioner Julie Groce with PCO Backpack Ministry Co-Chairs Rosemary Foskey and Marty Ray. CONTRIBUTED

PCO Backpack Ministry accepts AEM book donation

News Staff
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Thanks to Appleton Episcopal Ministries AEM) in Macon, local students served by the Putnam Christian Outreach (PCO) Backpack Ministry have each been given a book and a craft project.Appleton Board PCO Vice-Chair Julie Groce and Program Director Corley Peth recently visited PCO in Eatonton to...
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