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Ramon Colima-Hernandez

Ramon Colima-Hernandez

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Putnam County Jail Report (1/4)

Staff Reports
Thursday, January 5, 2023
TUESDAY, DEC. 27 Ramon Colima-Hernandez, 31, of Eatonton – driving without license Latoya Denise Reid, 44, of Eatonton – theft by shoplifting (first degree) THURSDAY, DEC.
Billy Webster holds a framed montage of 13 shoulder patches from NASA’s Apollo program presented to him as a gift for his service as chairman. CONTRIBUTED

Billy Webster holds a framed montage of 13 shoulder patches from NASA’s Apollo program presented to him as a gift for his service as chairman. CONTRIBUTED

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Retirement ceremony held for outgoing chair Webster

Rufus Adair
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Last week’s meeting of the Putnam County Board of Commissioners marked not only its last of the year but also the retirement of Chairman Billy Webster.
File Photo/Eatonton Messenger

File Photo/Eatonton Messenger

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Mystery surrounds Eatonton man’s death

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, January 5, 2023
The last time Michael Maddox was seen by his family, he was excitedly asking them about his birthday, which was only a few days away at the time. The 62-year-old Maddox had stopped by his guardian/caretaker’s house around 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19 to discuss his upcoming birthday on Dec.
Charlie Robert Rodriguez Diaz

Charlie Robert Rodriguez Diaz

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Christmas Eve family time results in arrest

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, January 5, 2023
A Putnam County father was arrested on Christmas Day on charges related to abusing his children. Putnam County jail reports reveal Charlie Robert Rodriguez-Diaz, 49, of Walnut Way, Eatonton, was arrested shortly after 9 a.m. Dec.
At the front of the Frey property lies a driveway, a mailbox – and a half-dozen or so “decorative stones,” as he calls them, placed within a foot or so of the road and about 10-12 feet apart. The stones are not huge boulders, but they are not small either – roughly the size of a microwave oven to a large cooler.

At the front of the Frey property lies a driveway, a mailbox – and a half-dozen or so “decorative stones,” as he calls them, placed within a foot or so of the road and about 10-12 feet apart. The stones are not huge boulders, but they are not small either – roughly the size of a microwave oven to a large cooler.

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Right-of-way request remains unresolved

Rufus Adair
Thursday, January 5, 2023
A neighborhood wrangle over rocks and mailboxes – and what can be allowed in a county-owned right-of-way – provided the centerpiece of last week’s Putnam County Board of Commissioners meeting.
EPWSA deals with major leaks, freezing. IAN TOCHER/Staff

EPWSA deals with major leaks, freezing. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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EPWSA deals with major leaks, freezing

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Three days and nights of sub-freezing temperatures over Christmas weekend brought burst water pipes and frozen well pumps to households all across Putnam County with the thaw that began Monday afternoon.
Michael Maddox

Michael Maddox

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Body of man missing since Dec. 19 found

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
The body of a man who had been missing for more than a week was discovered Tuesday by a friend, authorities say. Michael Maddox, 62, was found behind a house, Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell said Tuesday afternoon.
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