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Gift an experience: Live art this holiday season

Gift an experience: Live art this holiday season

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Gift an experience: Live art this holiday season

Taylor Surman
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Still shopping for lastminute Christmas gifts? Don’t know what to get Uncle Scott? What about your Nana? Your mom? She deserves everything. What if I told you there was something that would please everyone on your list? That ‘magic’ thing? Tickets to see live performances!
Johnathon E. Baldwin

Johnathon E. Baldwin

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Shoplifter caught red-handed in store

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, December 22, 2022
An Athens man who was caught shoplifting in the Eatonton Walmart reportedly thought he couldn’t be arrested because he was still inside the store. He is currently behind bars in the Putnam County jail, according to jail reports.
Jason Riddle clears dirt and grass from a veteran’s marker at Eatonton’s Pine Grove Cemetery, as daughters Tiffany and Teagan watch, along with their cousin Rachel Paul (right). IAN TOCHER/Staff

Jason Riddle clears dirt and grass from a veteran’s marker at Eatonton’s Pine Grove Cemetery, as daughters Tiffany and Teagan watch, along with their cousin Rachel Paul (right). IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Wreaths Across America reaches Putnam County veterans’ graves

Ian Tocher
Thursday, December 22, 2022
National Wreaths Across America Day was recognized in Putnam County Nov. 17, with a noon ceremony at Eatonton’s Veterans Wall of Honor, followed by individual wreath placements on more than 400 veterans’ gravesites at four local cemeteries.

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Rudolph named new Putnam County elections supervisor

Rufus Adair
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Late in the evening of the Dec. 6 runoff election for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat, the last of the poll workers and onlookers trickled out of the Putnam County Board of Elections and Registration office in the county administration building.

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BOC approves commercial zone change

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Businesses in Putnam County’s major commercial zone will now be allowed to have as many as three outside displays of the goods and services offered inside. Some restrictions besides the three-display limit come with the zoning ordinance change approved unanimously on Dec.
Chuck Anglin, chief appraiser for the Putnam County Board of Assessors, is temporarily tattooed by the overhead projector as he makes his presentation regarding school board taxation Dec. 6, at Putnam County Middle School. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Chuck Anglin, chief appraiser for the Putnam County Board of Assessors, is temporarily tattooed by the overhead projector as he makes his presentation regarding school board taxation Dec. 6, at Putnam County Middle School. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Board of Education hosts public tax forum

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
The Little Theater at Putnam County Middle School was abuzz with comments and complaints from about 60 local taxpayers on Dec. 6, as the Putnam County Board of Education hosted an information session about the ramifications of exempting senior citizens from paying school taxes.
Romario Garcia Mauricio/GoFundMe

Romario Garcia Mauricio/GoFundMe

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Greensboro man killed in Putnam County crash

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
A Greensboro man lost his life on Dec. 12, in a single-vehicle crash in Putnam County. Romario Garcia Mauricio, 25, of Greensboro, was traveling alone in his 2006 Chevrolet Malibu, heading southbound on Pea Ridge Road near the Sparta Highway at about 2:20 p.m.
Ronda Rich, Dixie Divas

Ronda Rich, Dixie Divas

RICH: A profound decision (or so I think)

Ronda Rich
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Perhaps you’ll want to sit down for this. It might even be advisable to grab a cool, wet washrag for your forehead in case you feel swimmy-headed over this news. I’m going to start minding my own business.
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Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

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Man walking, dancing in roadway struck, killed by vehicle

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
An Eatonton man who reportedly was dancing in the street was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday evening. Jontrell Waller, 39, of Eatonton, was killed around 6:35 p.m. Dec. 9, said Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills.
PCHS students Ty Young, Hunter Cousino, Taylor Wilson, Aidan Brock and Cameron Lawson tell the board about their experiences at the conference. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

PCHS students Ty Young, Hunter Cousino, Taylor Wilson, Aidan Brock and Cameron Lawson tell the board about their experiences at the conference. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

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PCHS students make local history presentation to BOE

Bailey Ballard
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
On Monday, the Putnam County Board of Education approved several agenda items and listened to the Putnam Representatives for the National Humanities Conference presentation.
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