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School funding addressed at EPTAH meeting

Rufus Adair
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Pressure on local school boards to come up with an increasingly larger share of funding for public schools was touched on for the third time in four months during member organizations’ activity reports at the monthly meeting of the Eatonton-Putnam Tourism, Arts, and Heritage partnership (EPTAH).
The new roundabout at Scott Road and Highway 44 will replace the recently added traffic signals at that intersection. GEORGIA DOT

The new roundabout at Scott Road and Highway 44 will replace the recently added traffic signals at that intersection. GEORGIA DOT

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More Highway 44 roundabouts on the way

Mark Engel
Thursday, May 4, 2023
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has decided to create four more roundabouts when it widens Highway 44 (Lake Oconee Parkway) in Putnam and Greene counties. The four would be in addition to the previously announced roundabout at Linger Longer Road near Publix.
AOC Chief Executive Officer Kay Elliott talks about the new business. IAN TOCHER/Staff

AOC Chief Executive Officer Kay Elliott talks about the new business. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Athens Ortho breaks ground in Greensboro

Ian Tocher
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Athens Orthopedic Clinic (AOC) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on April 21, at the site of a new Greensboro clinical office it’s building on Lake Country Drive, across from Singleton Marine on Hwy 44.
Rivian displays vehicles at the Georgia Capitol March 1.

Rivian displays vehicles at the Georgia Capitol March 1.

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Judge orders Rivian opponents to pay bond to continue lawsuit

Josh Lurie
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Work to develop the site for one of Georgia’s largest economic development projects continues for EV-maker Rivian as multiple cases work their way through courts. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas A. Cox Jr. ruled on April 21 that the state is entitled to a bond of $364,619.
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BOE discusses FY24 budget, strategic plan

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, April 27, 2023
The Board of Education met on April 17, to discuss the first draft of the Fiscal Year 2024 budget and receive updates on the school system’s strategic plan.
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BOC halts short-term rental applications

Rufus Adair
Thursday, April 27, 2023
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners last week cut off applications for new short-term rental permits with a 91-day moratorium and suggested more applications might be needed for serving on Putnam General Hospital’s board of directors.
Wanted man nabbed after run through real briar patch

Wanted man nabbed after run through real briar patch

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Wanted man nabbed after run through real briar patch

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, April 27, 2023
After a foot chase through a briar patch, a man wanted by authorities in other counties was captured in Eatonton. State probation officers came to Putnam County April 20 because they learned Tommy Kell was staying in Putnam, Sheriff Howard Sills said.
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EPWSA explains how improvement expenses add up

Rufus Adair
Thursday, April 27, 2023
With financing set up and engineering work nearing completion, contracts for $ 6.2 million worth of “catch-up” water system projects in and around Eatonton could be started this summer – and possibly completed by the end of the year.
District 10 Congressman Mike Collins (center) speaks with Putnam County Manager Paul Van Haute (in green), with (l-r) County Clerk Lynn Butterworth, Eatonton Councilmember Janie Reid and Eatonton Mayor John Reid among local dignitaries touring the county’s new fire station under construction behind the county offices off the Hwy. 441 bypass. IAN TOCHER/Staff

District 10 Congressman Mike Collins (center) speaks with Putnam County Manager Paul Van Haute (in green), with (l-r) County Clerk Lynn Butterworth, Eatonton Councilmember Janie Reid and Eatonton Mayor John Reid among local dignitaries touring the county’s new fire station under construction behind the county offices off the Hwy. 441 bypass. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Congressman Collins visits PC Commission

Rufus Adair
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Old-school politics were on full display April 6 in Putnam County. A tour of a new building under construction. Public visibility and handshaking.
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