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Pets and their people gather Friday for the annual Blessing of the Animals at Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church in Greensboro. LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff

Pets and their people gather Friday for the annual Blessing of the Animals at Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church in Greensboro. LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff

The Blessing of the Animals

Leigh Lofgren
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church hosted a Blessing of Animals on Oct. 4, led by Rev. Stephen Pond, in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.Pond told the story of the wolf that had been eating people.
Helping to toss the ceremonial first shovelfuls of dirt alongside Standish Avenue was Putnam County Commission Chairman Bill Sharp (left), beside soon-to-be homeowner Tawana Ellison and her four-year-old daughter Gracelyn. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Helping to toss the ceremonial first shovelfuls of dirt alongside Standish Avenue was Putnam County Commission Chairman Bill Sharp (left), beside soon-to-be homeowner Tawana Ellison and her four-year-old daughter Gracelyn. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Habitat for Humanity holds groundbreaking in Eatonton

Ian Tocher
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Habitat for Humanity of Putnam County held a groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 25 on Standish Avenue, near Mohican Drive in Eatonton.HFH Putnam Executive Director Murali Thirumal said, “It has been a little while” since the organization started building a new house, but he hopes more will come...
With a photo of the Dermonds’ Great Waters home on the TV mounted behind him, Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills presents the evidence gathered so far in what he admits is the “toughest case” of his career so far. IAN TOCHER/Staff

With a photo of the Dermonds’ Great Waters home on the TV mounted behind him, Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills presents the evidence gathered so far in what he admits is the “toughest case” of his career so far. IAN TOCHER/Staff

GWM ‘Crime & Wine’ delivers Dermond murders discussion

Ian Tocher
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Georgia Writers Museum and its popular Crime & Wine series, led by Cold Case Investigative Research Institute founder and Director Sheryl “Mac” McCollum, presented Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills updating a packed house Friday night on the unsolved May 2014 murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond...
Filmmaker Rodrigo Dorfman spent seven years writing, shooting, and editing “Bulls and Saints,” his heartfelt film about migrant workers longing to return to their Mexican homeland. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Filmmaker Rodrigo Dorfman spent seven years writing, shooting, and editing “Bulls and Saints,” his heartfelt film about migrant workers longing to return to their Mexican homeland. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Movie series debuts with ‘Bulls and Saints’ at The Plaza

Ian Tocher
Thursday, October 3, 2024
A sparse crowd braved the impending arrival of Hurricane Helene last Thursday night to take in “Bulls and Saints,” the first of six scheduled Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers screenings scheduled at The Plaza Arts Center over the next few months.Chilean filmmaker Rodrigo Dorfman was...
Collen Oakley

Collen Oakley

GWM to host bestselling author Colleen Oakley

Colleen Oakley
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Georgia Writers Museum has announced its Meet the Author presenter for November will be Colleen Oakley, an Atlanta-based USA Today bestselling author of The Invisible Husband of Frick Island, You Were There Too, Close Enough to Touch, Before I Go, and Jane and Dan at the End of the World.On Nov. 5,...
Game Warden Jaron Hollinshead poses with the 2024 Georgia Level Torch Award. (CONTRIBUTED)

Game Warden Jaron Hollinshead poses with the 2024 Georgia Level Torch Award. (CONTRIBUTED)

Game Warden Hollinshead receives Georgia Torch Award

Bailey McCully
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Game Warden Jaron Hollinshead of Baldwin, Putnam, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson, Houston, and Bibb counties was recently awarded the 2024 Georgia Level Torch Award.“The Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division’s Torch Award is presented to a game warden who has worked less than five...
The 2024 Grades 1-2 first-place winner was Asher Copeland from Marshpoint Elementary School in Savannah. CONTRIBUTED

The 2024 Grades 1-2 first-place winner was Asher Copeland from Marshpoint Elementary School in Savannah. CONTRIBUTED

Wildlife poster contest for kids opens for entries

News Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Teachers and students across the state are invited to celebrate wildlife through art by participating in the 35th annual Give Wildlife a Chance poster contest, sponsored by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, and The Environmental Resources Network...
Artist Leslie Guo and photographer Lee Manis share a laugh over their contributions, both titled “Petite Roses.” CONTRIBUTED

Artist Leslie Guo and photographer Lee Manis share a laugh over their contributions, both titled “Petite Roses.” CONTRIBUTED

Dual Vision presents art through different eyes

News Staff
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
The eighth annual Dual Vision: Art Through Different Eyes show opens with a reception this Thursday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Barrel 118 (118 N. Jefferson Ave., Eatonton). The exhibit will also be available for viewing on Friday and Saturday.The opening reception is free and open to the public.
Emily Padgett and Josh Young. (CONTRIBUTED)

Emily Padgett and Josh Young. (CONTRIBUTED)

OPAS presents Josh Young and Emily Padgett Sept. 27

News Staff
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
The Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS) has announced that Tony Award-nominated and five-time Theater World Award-winning singer Josh Young and his wife, Broadway actress Emily Padgett, will perform in Broadway Sings for OPAS on Sept. 27 at The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton.The talented duo,...
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