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BREAKING NEWS | THE EATONTON MESSENGER

Suspect sought for attempted carjacking

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
A manhunt that lasted several hours in southeast Putnam County on Wednesday, Feb. 22, yielded the arrest of one man, but he was not the subject of the manhunt, authorities say.
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‘Tripledemic’ on decline in state

Rebecca Grapevine
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Georgia’s “tripledemic” — the simultaneous outbreaks of flu, COVID, and respiratory synctical virus (RSV) — is on the decline, state epidemiologist Cherie Drenzek said Wednesday.
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Sports betting bill introduced in Georgia House

Dave Williams
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Legislation introduced into the Georgia House of Representatives Monday marks the latest effort to legalize sports betting in Georgia. House Bill 380, sponsored by state Rep. Marcus Wiedower, R-Watkinsville, is being supported by the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
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Shooting on Hwy. 44 ‘doesn’t appear to be random’

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, February 16, 2023
A man driving home from work Wednesday, Feb. 8, was shot by another driver, authorities say. The victim, 67-year-old Ralph Rella, works as a night manager at the Ritz Carlton Lake Oconee and lives in Forsyth, according to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills. The man said he left work at 10:45 p.m.
Kiwanis Club delivers Valentines to Health & Rehabilitation Center. CONTRIBUTED

Kiwanis Club delivers Valentines to Health & Rehabilitation Center. CONTRIBUTED

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Kiwanis Club delivers Valentines to Health & Rehabilitation Center

News Staff
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Love was in the air at the Eatonton Health & Rehabilitation Center early this month, as red carnations in bud vases were delivered to each resident in an annual community effort by the Kiwanis Club of Eatonton.
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MMCC plans Spring Tour of Homes & Gardens

News Staff
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Welcome to the 2023 Spring Tour of Homes and Gardens presented by the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center on Friday, April 14, and Saturday, April 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Fire Department receives new tool from Gro Tec

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Eatonton Fire Department firefighters now have a new weapon up their sleeves for fighting fires. The department recently received a Blitzfire Nozzle, donated by Gro Tec in Eatonton, a subsidiary of Pennington Seed.
Eatonton Police Department officers handcuff David Emanuel Garcia, 39, of Macon.

Eatonton Police Department officers handcuff David Emanuel Garcia, 39, of Macon.

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Happenstance arrest lands Macon man in jail

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, February 16, 2023
While inside  Walmart following up on a case, an Eatonton Police Department officer witnessed a shopper pick up an item and walk out the door without paying for it. The situation seemed to spiral downhill from there for the shopper.
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