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Paris at 10 by Tom Gonzalez. CONTRIBUTED

Paris at 10 by Tom Gonzalez. CONTRIBUTED

MAGallery presents artist-illustrator Tom Gonzalez

Staff Reports
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Madison Artists Guild Gallery (MAGallery) will introduce Cuban native Tomas Gonzalez to the local arts community July 14, with a reception to celebrate the opening of his exhibition, This & That Observations. A self-described “visual talker,” Gonzalez will be at MAGallery from 6-8 p.m.
Central Georgia K-9 Search and Rescue was the recipient of this year’s Alliance Gives Back charity program. CONTRIBUTED

Central Georgia K-9 Search and Rescue was the recipient of this year’s Alliance Gives Back charity program. CONTRIBUTED

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Alliance Gives Back donates to Central Georgia K-9 Search and Rescue

News Staff
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
The Alliance Home & Land Group team of Keller Williams Premier announced on June 27, that Central Georgia K-9 Search and Rescue is the recipient of its Alliance Gives Back charity program for the second quarter of 2023.
Ronda Rich/Columnist

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Rich: There’s gonna be some good gospel singing there

Ronda Rich
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Tink and I were watching the award show for the Gospel Music Association Doves, which celebrates Jesus from traditional to Southern to contemporary music. The cameras moved to a black-clothed figure on a darkened stage. Her blonde hair glistened.
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IAN TOCHER/Staff

Juneteenth celebrated in Eatonton

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Putnam County’s sizable Black community turned out in full force June 17, for the inaugural Juneteenth Parade and Festival, first on the streets of downtown Eatonton, then moving to the recently spruced-up Jimmy Davis Park.
The Old School History Museum at The Plaza Arts Center includes a recreation of The PEX Theater box office among its displays. CONTRIBUTED

The Old School History Museum at The Plaza Arts Center includes a recreation of The PEX Theater box office among its displays. CONTRIBUTED

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Remembering the PEX Theater

Sandra Rosseter
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
As Eatonton residents await the second “grand opening” of the beloved PEX Theater in downtown Eatonton, the Old School History Museum decided to visit Susan Peck Park and hear stories of the theater that only she would know. Susan is the granddaughter of John Peck Jr.
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Clay Bryant/File Photo

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GWM presents investigator Clay Bryant

Clay Bryant
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Investigator Clay Bryant will be Georgia Writers Museum’s Crime & Wine presenter of his new book, The Cold Case Murder of Fred Wilkerson, beginning at 7 p.m. June 25, with doors open a half hour earlier. Previous Crime & Wine events focused on unsolved cold cases the audience tries to solve.
Members of the Putnam County High School chorus group take time out from rehearsing their presentation before this year’s graduation ceremonies at War Eagles Stadium last month. CONTRIBUTED

Members of the Putnam County High School chorus group take time out from rehearsing their presentation before this year’s graduation ceremonies at War Eagles Stadium last month. CONTRIBUTED

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PCCSS music program receives national recognition

News Staff
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
For the seventh-consecutive year, the Putnam County Charter School System (PCCSS) has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.
Lisa Thomas-Conner and filmmaker Jesse Stephen Freeman answered questions from the audience following last Thursday’s screening of “Steffen Thomas: Rock & Chisel,” at The Plaza Arts Center. IAN TOCHER/ Staff

Lisa Thomas-Conner and filmmaker Jesse Stephen Freeman answered questions from the audience following last Thursday’s screening of “Steffen Thomas: Rock & Chisel,” at The Plaza Arts Center. IAN TOCHER/ Staff

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The Plaza screens ‘Steffen Thomas: Rock & Chisel’

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
“Art is dynamite.” Those were the first words to flash across the screen last Thursday night at The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton, to start a one-time presentation of “Rock & Chisel,” a bio-documentary of famed sculptor and painter Steffen Thomas.
Ronda Rich/Columnist

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Rich: The worth of a good man

Ronda Rich
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
It started with a photo that my sister sent. In 1950s Black and White, there is a bespectacled man, standing in a mountain river with water up to his waist. He is wearing a white dress shirt with sleeves rolled up and dark pants. Some called him “Preacher.
Amey and Scott Montgomery presented Brice Coker from Gatewood Schools with the Lake Oconee Elks Lodge Most Valuable Student Scholarship. CONTRIBUTED

Amey and Scott Montgomery presented Brice Coker from Gatewood Schools with the Lake Oconee Elks Lodge Most Valuable Student Scholarship. CONTRIBUTED

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Lake Oconee Elks Lodge presents scholarships

News Staff
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
This time of year means two things when it comes to local high school seniors. The first is that it is time for their graduation ceremonies and family celebrations. The second is that it is the time of year for Lake Oconee Elks Lodge No.
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