PUTNAM COUNTY JAIL REPORT

MONDAY, MAY 2 Nancy Delores Rajner, 53, of Greensboro – probation violation (theft by shoplifting); theft by shoplifting bench warrant Shanae Patrice Williams, 31, of Eatonton – identity fraud (seven charges) WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 Jamesha Elizabeth Whipple, 29, of Milledgeville – foreign warrant...

Election 2022: meet the BOC candidates

In the Republican primary race for the chairmanship of the Putnam Board of Commissioners, Steve Hersey sees handling the pressures of inflation as the greatest challenge facing the county government over the next four years.

Woman dies in single-vehicle wreck on Mother’s Day

A young woman lost her life in a car crash after she left from visiting family members at Lake Sinclair on Mother’s Day, according to authorities.

Sample Ballots for May 24 Primary, Nonpartisan Election

NOTE: Not all of these races will show up on your ballot. If you are unsure of any of your voting districts, check the My Voter Page through the Georgia Secretary of State’s website at mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/ or scan the QR code below. Only contested races shown.

Oconee Springs Park event venue opens

Oconee Springs Park held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new event venue on May 5. “This venue isn’t mine but y’alls,” said Susan Campbell, park co-manager, to the crowd. “We have had nothing more than overwhelming support to get to this day.

PUTNAM PETE

Turned summer over night. Too hot at 85-plus to work outside after 10 a.m. Hope we get a few days of rain or I will be hauling my sprinkler out to the garden. Zeke is worried his potato patch was planted too early or too deep. Not much action since the flood.

HPC presents awards for historic preservation

Eatonton’s Historic Preservation Commission was honored to make its annual awards presentation Tuesday, May 3 , at the regularly scheduled Eatonton City Council meeting. Each year during the month of May communities all over America recognize and celebrate preservation efforts.

Election 2022: meet the BOC candidates

In the May 24 Republican primary contest for the chairmanship of the Putnam County Board of Commissioners, District 3 Commissioner Bill Sharp believes the county government’s priorities and policies should lean toward “controlled development.