Roasted Apple Macaroni and Cheese

Salted water 1 pound macaroni noodles 4 tablespoons butter 1 Envy apple, peeled and diced 4 tablespoons flour 2 cups heavy cream 2 cups milk 3 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated 1 cup Romano cheese, grated 1 cup gruyere cheese, grated 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon Worcestershire ...

You’re gonna miss me (when I’m gone)

It was one of Mama’s favorite refrains. One that she used less than some but much more than others. “Y’all are gonna miss me when I’m gone.” She’d nod her head slightly and wink. “You just wait and see if you don’t.

Crash claims life of Putnam man, injures wife

A single-vehicle crash took the life of a man and seriously injured a woman over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to authorities.

Road construction continues on U.S. Highway 441, Ga. 44

Two of the three major Georgia Department of Transportation projects in or around Putnam County are slightly ahead of schedule but with completion dates still far off in the future, according to a November DOT briefing given to Chamber of Commerce members. The three projects include the 9.

$126,000 in stolen equipment found in Eatonton

More than $126,000 worth of heavy equipment that was stolen from two states was found in Putnam County and two men have been arrested, authorities said.

Election audit, early runoff voting = voter confidence

If Putnam voters harbor lingering worries about the soundness of the state’s election system, evidence is hard to find. Voter confidence was evident in the flocking to the polls Monday on the first day of week-long advance/early voting before the December 6 election day.

I’m thankful …

I’m thankful (with apologies to Furman Bisher) … … When people don’t laugh when I tell them I used to teach English. Okay, so it’s English on a Southern cob, buttered a little too often with some “down home” salt. Take it or leave it. … For fall and Georgia’s changing of the seasons.

Fiber internet service coming to Putnam County

On a mission to bring 100-percent fiber internet to every home and business in the Tri-County EMC service area, Tri-CoGo has officially entered the second phase of a two-part fiber build-out.

HEART helps Putnam General to help others

There’s almost no way to avoid paying taxes. However, for Georgia taxpayers there is a way to directly benefit the rural hospital of their choice in the process. Georgia’s Helping Enhance Access to Rural Treatment (HEART) program was signed into law Jan. 1, 2017, by then-Governor Nathan Deal.

EPWSA discusses likely rate increase

The years, even decades, of low rates – and the accompanying low maintenance – for water and sewer systems under the Eatonton-Putnam Water & Sewer Authority (EPWSA) are undergoing a hard look.