EPSWA rate increase coming

Customers of the Eatonton-Putnam Water and Sewer Authority (EPWSA) should expect a rate hike in the coming months.

Early voting turnout strong

Putnam County’s first week of advance voting for the Nov. 8 general election saw 2,163 votes cast, perhaps indicating an increased voter interest in issues surrounding a mid-term election, as opposed to candidate or party contests.

Sign of the Times

Woman: Police did not respond; Police: We were never called

One woman apparently discovered that making up a crime and subsequently complaining about law enforcement might put a person on the wrong side of the law.

Georgia leaders break ground on massive Hyundai EV plant

Georgia political and business leaders joined with their Korean counterparts Tuesday to break ground on the largest economic development project in the state’s history. Hyundai Motor Group is about to begin construction on a $5.

Homestead exemption change tabled and tossed by BOC

A proposal to raise the current $10,000 homestead exemption to $40,000 for senior homeowners (age 70-plus) was effectively rejected by the Putnam County Board of Commissioners last week.

PCHS students named to Student Advisory Council

State School Superintendent Richard Woods has selected 67 Georgia students to serve on his 2022-2023 Student Advisory Council, including seniors Trenton Lewis and Tori Sheppard of Putnam County High School for the Oconee region. “I didn’t actually think I would get on,” Lewis admitted.

Woman denied bond on variety of theft charges

A Milledgeville woman’s reported thieving habits were put to a stop by Eatonton Police Department. Kelesha Jena Robbins, 26, of South Jefferson Street, Milledgeville, was arrested Sept.

Officials temporarily close Eatonton Dollar General

Dollar General shoppers in Eatonton had to shop elsewhere for a few days last week, but the store was back in business just in time for the weekend.