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The Arts Barn actors get ready to put the haunting into this year’s Haunted Eatonton ghost tours. GENE GARCIA/Contributed

The Arts Barn actors get ready to put the haunting into this year’s Haunted Eatonton ghost tours. GENE GARCIA/Contributed

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Haunted Eatonton tours scare up ‘spooky good’ times

Emme Clause
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
In the spirit of Halloween, the Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) and the Arts Barn joined together to put on this year’s Haunted Eatonton ghost tours. Tours were held Oct. 27, 28, and 30, with multiple groups going out each night at sundown.
The academy will take place July 21-27, 2024, at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Mansfield and the Jekyll 4-H Center on Jekyll Island.

The academy will take place July 21-27, 2024, at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Mansfield and the Jekyll 4-H Center on Jekyll Island.

Georgia DNR Youth Career Academy applications open

News Staff
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting applications through Nov. 30 for its 2024 Career Academy, a week-long summer camp for current 9th-to-11th-grade students interested in exploring careers in natural resources management.
David Chancey/File Photo

David Chancey/File Photo

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Chancey: Are we mishandling grace?

David Chancey
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
The great evangelist D. L. Moody loved to study his Bible, and he realized one day that he had never tackled the topic of grace. He took a day and did a Bible study on God’s grace. A second day was required, and then a third.
Not only spoken lines but detailed actions must be repeatedly rehearsed by actors getting ready to present 12 Angry Jurors on The Plaza stage in Eatonton. CONTRIBUTED

Not only spoken lines but detailed actions must be repeatedly rehearsed by actors getting ready to present 12 Angry Jurors on The Plaza stage in Eatonton. CONTRIBUTED

PAPA prepares for 12 Angry Jurors

News Staff
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
The Plaza Alliance for the Performing Arts (PAPA) has been working hard to bring to life Nov. 9, 10, 16, and 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 12 and 19 at 3 p.m. at The Plaza Arts Center. Please note no Saturday performances are scheduled.
Actors (l-r) Michael Alexander, Arthur Shutt, Michael Homeier, Debbie McCown, Rusty Faulk and Drace Langford salute the crowd after presenting “Arsenic and Old Lace” Nov. 5 at Festival Hall in Greensboro.

Actors (l-r) Michael Alexander, Arthur Shutt, Michael Homeier, Debbie McCown, Rusty Faulk and Drace Langford salute the crowd after presenting “Arsenic and Old Lace” Nov. 5 at Festival Hall in Greensboro.

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Lake Country Players presents Arsenic & Old Lace

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
With a first-time director and a highly experienced cast, the Lake Country Players (LCP) presented four performances of the classic dark comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” last week at Festival Hall in Greensboro.
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HFH delivers another Putnam County home

Emme Clause
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Habitat for Humanity (HFH) of Putnam County officials, board members, and guests joined together Oct. 25 to hand over the keys for the organization’s latest completed home. “This is pretty much the highlight of what we do here at Habitat,” Putnam HFH Executive Director Murali Thirumal stated.
The 1928 replica farm truck beside the sawmill, which held working demonstrations. EMME CLAUSE/Staff

The 1928 replica farm truck beside the sawmill, which held working demonstrations. EMME CLAUSE/Staff

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Vintage memories at annual Stepback fall festival

Emme Clause
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Stepback held its annual fall festival last Saturday. The unique “town” built by Roger Pierce and his family portrays simpler times, more specifically the 1850s to early 1900s.
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‘Return of the Rat’ coming to Classic Center

News Staff
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Theo Von grew up in the stray animal belt of Southern Louisiana but now can be seen and heard nationally on his popular weekly podcasts: “This Past Weekend” and “King and the Sting,” which attract millions of listens and views per month.
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Jazz Legacy: Thelonious Monk

News Staff
Thursday, November 2, 2023
The final performance for 2023 from The Jazz Legacy Project at Festival Hall in Greensboro, featured the life, times, and music of jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, who was born in 1917 at Rocky Mount, N.C.
An intricate, curved brick roof caps brick walls surrounding the entrance to a mysterious tunnel beneath the front porch of Diana and Michael Homeier’s historic home in Eatonton.

An intricate, curved brick roof caps brick walls surrounding the entrance to a mysterious tunnel beneath the front porch of Diana and Michael Homeier’s historic home in Eatonton.

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Sylvia: The spirit of Eatonton

Stories And Photos By Ian Tocher
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Upon closing on Panola Hall, the stately, historic home directly across Madison Avenue from the Eatonton Library, Michael Homeier says he and his wife, Diana, were informed, “And oh, by the way, you’ve also inherited a ghost.
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