FAMILY FEATURES

Themed parties can be challenging, especially when you want everything to be perfect for your guests. Make your party simple and festive with these tips for planning your own farm-to-table gathering.

FROM FARM TO GLASS

8 ounces fat free milk 1/2 large banana 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder Place 8 ounces milk, large banana and unsweetened cocoa powder in a blender and blend until just smooth. Enjoy!

DELIGHTFULLY BAKED FISH

arm-fresh is what many families desire. Straight from the farm to your table is one of the best ways you can ensure you’re delivering a nutritious and delicious meal for family or friends.

Ask the Eatonton Gardenerd

“We have figs that need to be pruned and the birds get all the fruit.” – From a conversation with Mary Farmer There are two groups of figs that are divided by fruiting habit, much like raspberries and grapes.

Convicted police officer denied new murder trial

Former Eatonton police officer Michael Seth Perrault’s motion for a new trial was denied by Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Brenda Trammell on Friday, Sept. 2, according to court records.

Cardwell calls for change as BOE candidate

In a meet-and-greet session at the American Legion Hall beside Eatonton’s Jimmy Davis Park, McKenzie Cardwell, a nurse and executive director of Dublin Place Senior Living, outlined her candidacy Sep. 1, for the District 2 seat on the Putnam County Board of Education (BOE).

Labor Day at Oconee Springs

New Piedmont Water treatment plant goes online

After years of taking heat from customers for the quality of drinking water it provides, the Piedmont Water Company was expected this week to start operating its new water treatment plant.

CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS

PUTNAM Submit your events to editor@msgrnews.com See more events and a regional events calendar online at msgrnews.com. LOOK FOR THE CALENDAR MENU ITEM. THROUGH OCT. 3 SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 What: Ferst Readers of Greene & Putnam Counties Fall Fundraiser and Raffle Drawing When: Drawing at 7 p.m.

Federal loans available to disaster-struck firms

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Aug.