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The stolen box truck body was covered in waterproof tarp before it was buried. CONTRIBUTED/Sheriff Howard Sills

The stolen box truck body was covered in waterproof tarp before it was buried. CONTRIBUTED/Sheriff Howard Sills

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Stolen truck box buried; three arrested; one sought by authorities

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Putnam County Sheriff’s Office literally dug up some evidence last week when they used a county backhoe to excavate a stolen box truck. Three Putnam County people have been arrested and a third Baldwin County man is being sought by the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office in connection with the theft.
An outside view of The Brickhouse at 114 N. Jefferson Avenue in Eatonton. BAILEY BALLARD/ S t a ff

An outside view of The Brickhouse at 114 N. Jefferson Avenue in Eatonton. BAILEY BALLARD/ S t a ff

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The Brickhouse makes comeback with new management

Bailey Ballard
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
After being taken over by new management in October, The Brickhouse Pub & Grub recently returned to serving Eatonton with live entertainment and food. Todd Miles bought The Brickhouse from its previous owner in order to bring more entertainment value to the downtown core.

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Man killed mowing grass

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
An elderly Putnam County man lost his life while mowing grass Saturday, July 30, according to authorities. William Edward Gingles, 81, of Blue Branch Road, was killed when the Gravely XL lawn mower he was on turned over, said Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills. “Mr.

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PUTNAM PETE

News Staff
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Zeke, Lee and I decided to get up some fish for a fish fry the easy way. Big mistake. We baited up our fishing cans and headed out about 10 p.m. noticing a bit of wind. Next we know, all heck broke out with big time wind gusts, rain, lighting and whitecap waves.
BREAKING NEWS | THE EATONTON MESSENGER

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Elderly man dies after riding mower turns over

Lynn Hobbs
Sunday, July 31, 2022
An elderly Putnam County man lost his life while mowing grass Saturday, according to authorities.  William Edward Gingles, 81, of Blue Branch Road, was killed when the Gravely XL lawn mower he was on turned over, said Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills. “Mr.
Tiasia Lashawn Hill

Tiasia Lashawn Hill

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PUTNAM COUNTY JAIL REPORT

News Staff
Thursday, July 28, 2022
MONDAY, JULY 18 Tiasia Lashawn Hill, 26, of Eatonton – no insurance William Terry Reid, 78, of Eatonton – sexual battery (misdemeanor) Rodney O’Neil Little Jr., 19, printing, executing, negotiating checks, drafts, etc.

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Putnam Past

News Staff
Thursday, July 28, 2022
ONE YEAR AGO, JULY 29, 2021 The trials and tribulations of the 2020 Presidential election in Putnam County were many but in the end, Election Supervisor Lynn Laseter and her staff persevered and with the 2021 election in November and the May 2022 primary right around the corner, the county has...
Eatonton native Paula Moreland visited lawmakers in Washington last month. CONTRIBUTED

Eatonton native Paula Moreland visited lawmakers in Washington last month. CONTRIBUTED

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Eatonton’s own lobbies Congress for medicinal cannabis

Ian Tocher
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Last month, Eatonton native Paula Moreland visited Washington, D.C., as part of a multi-state lobbying effort to address congressional offices about legalizing cannabis as a medicinal drug for treating epilepsy.
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