Memorial Day turned tragic for a local family when a Putnam County man lost his life in a vehicle crash.Johnie Prothro, 85, of Eatonton, succumbed to his injuries sustained in the two-vehicle crash on State Route 16/Sparta Highway.Prothro, driving eastbound in a Kia Soul, was making a left turn onto Long Shoals Road, which leads to his home. Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said...
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