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Georgia Writers Museum Executive Director Melissa Swindell (standing) was joined onstage by (l-r) Tara Rocker, Betty Liedtke and Kim Conrey in discussing the museum’s various roles within the local women’s community. EMME CLAUSE/Staff

Georgia Writers Museum Executive Director Melissa Swindell (standing) was joined onstage by (l-r) Tara Rocker, Betty Liedtke and Kim Conrey in discussing the museum’s various roles within the local women’s community. EMME CLAUSE/Staff

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Women’s Wellness Conference held at Lake Oconee Church

Emme Clause
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Following many months of preparation and effort, Lisa Tubbs, owner of IV Wellness Solutions, presented the Women’s Wellness Conference: Mind, Body and Soul last Friday at Lake Oconee Church in Greensboro.
Cook & Celebrate/Contributed

Cook & Celebrate/Contributed

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Book Review: Cook & Celebrate

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Cook & Celebrate: A Collection of Southern Holiday & Party Culinary Traditions is a delightful cookbook that takes readers on a mouthwatering tour of the rich and diverse holiday culinary traditions of the American South.
Putnam County High School Rotary Student of the Month Evan Nipper with his parents Tim Nipper and Becky Nipper (left), chosen teacher Emily Salmon, and Rotarian Dr. Tyler Franks CONTRIBUTED

Putnam County High School Rotary Student of the Month Evan Nipper with his parents Tim Nipper and Becky Nipper (left), chosen teacher Emily Salmon, and Rotarian Dr. Tyler Franks CONTRIBUTED

Rotary Club honors October students of the month

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
The Rotary Club of Greene and Putnam Counties recently announced its Students-of-the-Month for October 2023: Evan Bennett of Gatewood Schools, Emily Abarca Sanchez from Nathanael Greene Academy, and Evan Nipper at Putnam County High School.
Tonic (above) gave a great performance Oct. 21 as the opening act for headliner Better Than Ezra at the annual Rhythm and Brews event presented by OPAS at Reynolds Lake Oconee. CONTRIBUTED

Tonic (above) gave a great performance Oct. 21 as the opening act for headliner Better Than Ezra at the annual Rhythm and Brews event presented by OPAS at Reynolds Lake Oconee. CONTRIBUTED

Rhythm and Brews rocks Greene County

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
With her radiant smile, Mother Nature created a picture-perfect setting for Rhythm and Brews last Saturday at Reynolds Lake Oconee, presented in collaboration with the Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS).
Members of Fall Line Rambler enjoyed the most stage time at The Plaza’s Homegrown Talent concert last Saturday night, playing a full set of their own, plus bookend sets at the beginning and end of the show. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Members of Fall Line Rambler enjoyed the most stage time at The Plaza’s Homegrown Talent concert last Saturday night, playing a full set of their own, plus bookend sets at the beginning and end of the show. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Homegrown Talent at The Plaza

Photos & Story By Ian Tocher
Thursday, October 19, 2023
An enthusiastic crowd showed up Oct. 14 for Homegrown Talent at The Plaza Arts Center, the final outdoor concert of the year at the historic downtown Eatonton performance venue.
Panola Hall, home to Sylvia, the most famous ghost in Eatonton, will be part of GWM’s Haunted Eatonton Ghost Tours later this month. CONTRIBUTED

Panola Hall, home to Sylvia, the most famous ghost in Eatonton, will be part of GWM’s Haunted Eatonton Ghost Tours later this month. CONTRIBUTED

Join GWM’s “Haunted” Eatonton Tours

News Staff
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Is Eatonton “haunted?” Find out just in time for Halloween with Georgia Writers Museum’s (GWM’s) Haunted Eatonton Ghost Tours, starting at sundown on Oct. 27, 28, and 30 – when the ghosts come out. Join GWM for a guided walking tour at either 6 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.
Melton Smith “The Patriarch” and Susie Brundage “The Matriarch” of Butler-Baker stand inside the renovated Butler-Baker foyer. CONTRIBUTED

Melton Smith “The Patriarch” and Susie Brundage “The Matriarch” of Butler-Baker stand inside the renovated Butler-Baker foyer. CONTRIBUTED

BBAP hosts Oktoberfest at Butler-Baker

News Staff
Thursday, October 19, 2023
The Butler-Baker Alumni Project, Inc. (BBAP) hosted its Oktoberfest event this past Saturday at the historic Butler-Baker School, southeast of downtown Eatonton.
BeeCo Apiaries’ Mary Lacksen (left) and her daughter-in-law Caroline Lacksen exhibit a live honeybee hive during their visit to Eatonton’s Old School History Museum last Sunday. CONTRIBUTED

BeeCo Apiaries’ Mary Lacksen (left) and her daughter-in-law Caroline Lacksen exhibit a live honeybee hive during their visit to Eatonton’s Old School History Museum last Sunday. CONTRIBUTED

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The buzz on honeybees at OSHM

Rufus Adair
Thursday, October 19, 2023
This story features the buzz of the bees. Or at least as much as Georgia master beekeeper Mary Lacksen could pack into an hour’s presentation during the Old School History Museum’s most recent installment of its Sunday-at-the-Museum lecture series.
The cast of Lake Country Players’ presentation of “Arsenic and Old Lace” is eager to start its four-day run Nov. 2-5 at Festival Hall in Greensboro. CONTRIBUTED

The cast of Lake Country Players’ presentation of “Arsenic and Old Lace” is eager to start its four-day run Nov. 2-5 at Festival Hall in Greensboro. CONTRIBUTED

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Lake Country Players present ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’

News Staff
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Lake Country Players (LCP) is ready to delight audiences with a classic play that never loses its charm: “Arsenic and Old Lace,” by Joseph Kesselring. Under the direction of Mo Brower and assistant director Anenaca Simpson, this timeless, laugh-out-loud farce is poised to take the stage Nov.
The Alice Walker mini-musuem sits to the right of the door inside the library and features a variety of signed books, books to read, history on Walker’s life, and a desk to write at. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

The Alice Walker mini-musuem sits to the right of the door inside the library and features a variety of signed books, books to read, history on Walker’s life, and a desk to write at. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

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EPCL debuts Alice Walker mini-museum

Bailey McCully
Thursday, October 12, 2023
The Eatonton-Putnam County Library (EPCL) unveiled on Oct. 3, its new Alice Walker Mini-Museum, featuring the life and works of Eatonton native Alice Walker.
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