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Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper (center) took time for a photo op with Georgia Dairy Youth Foundation junior board members (l-r) Seth Harris, Christian Page, Luke Huff and Caden Swartz.

Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper (center) took time for a photo op with Georgia Dairy Youth Foundation junior board members (l-r) Seth Harris, Christian Page, Luke Huff and Caden Swartz.

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Dairy Festival draws big crowd to Eatonton

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Though no official count is available, several longtime Eatonton residents suggested Saturday’s crowd for the 62nd Putnam County Dairy Festival, presented by The Pilot Club, was one of the largest they’d ever seen, and certainly the biggest of recent years.
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

UGA bringing historical exhibits to Eatonton

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
The University of Georgia’s Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library is bringing some of its athletics- and Putnam-related holdings to Eatonton this Friday. The exhibits will be in the Eatonton-Putnam Library and next door in the Plaza’s Old School History Museum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The scenery around this house on the corner of Pennington Road and Peachtree Avenue in Milledgeville seems peaceful after multiple law enforcement agencies conducted a raid on it early Tuesday morning. CONTRIBUTED

The scenery around this house on the corner of Pennington Road and Peachtree Avenue in Milledgeville seems peaceful after multiple law enforcement agencies conducted a raid on it early Tuesday morning. CONTRIBUTED

Milledgeville gang members shoot at rivals in Eatonton

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Two Milledgeville teens have been arrested and two more are being sought by Eatonton Police Department in connection with an early morning shooting at the Shell Food Mart in Eatonton.
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Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

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BOC: Jimmy Davis Park, de-annexation

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
The whirlwind refurbishing of Jimmy Davis Park provided almost the entire feature of last Friday’s first monthly meeting of the Putnam County Board of Commissioners.
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Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

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BOC works to shape its STR ordinance

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
In a two-hour work session last Friday, the Putnam County Board of Commissioners and County Attorney Adam Nelson winnowed down some of the options for a new short-term rentals ordinance, although final approval, and even a draft ordinance, are still off in the future.
Paul Matthew Kroening sits handcuffed beside the tractor he is accused of stealing as the tractor’s owner, Tim Camp, checks it out. Sheriff Howard Sills pulled the tractor over on Lake Oconee Parkway near Anchors Marina. CONTRIBUTED

Paul Matthew Kroening sits handcuffed beside the tractor he is accused of stealing as the tractor’s owner, Tim Camp, checks it out. Sheriff Howard Sills pulled the tractor over on Lake Oconee Parkway near Anchors Marina. CONTRIBUTED

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Homeless man allegedly steals tractor to drive to Flying J

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
A homeless man was walking along Georgia Hwy. 44 in Putnam County on May 31 when he spotted a tractor sitting in a field. A few minutes later, the man reportedly was driving the John Deere 4900 tractor on the road he had just been walking along.
Eatonton police officers, fire department personnel and Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies at the Shell Food Mart on Sumter Street where a shooting happened Sunday. CONTRIBUTED

Eatonton police officers, fire department personnel and Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies at the Shell Food Mart on Sumter Street where a shooting happened Sunday. CONTRIBUTED

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UPDATED: Man shot, killed at gas station in Eatonton, suspect found

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
An Eatonton man was shot at the Shell Food Mart Sunday afternoon and later died at the hospitals, authorities say. The alleged shooter was in custody approximately 24 hours later. Putnam County Coroner Hollis Harrison identified the victim as Frederick Scott Jr., 32, of Chase Circle, Eatonton.
Painters work on a new mural in downtown Eatonton during the Dairy Festival, bringing color to the side of the building that houses Nails by Aaron at the corner of North Jefferson Avenue and Marion Street. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Painters work on a new mural in downtown Eatonton during the Dairy Festival, bringing color to the side of the building that houses Nails by Aaron at the corner of North Jefferson Avenue and Marion Street. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Mural: You belong here … Eatonton

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
On Saturday, with the Dairy Festival going on across the street, three painters from the Color the World Bright program, directed by UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art Professor Joseph Norman, labored all day creating downtown Eatonton’s newest public artwork.
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