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Duck season kicks off Nov. 22 and youth, active-duty mitary, and veterans have the opportunity for special early hunting Nov. 15-16. CONTRIBUTED

Duck season kicks off Nov. 22 and youth, active-duty mitary, and veterans have the opportunity for special early hunting Nov. 15-16. CONTRIBUTED

Georgia duck hunting season opens soon

News Staff
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Waterfowl hunters will soon be able to return to their favorite spots as Georgia’s duck season kicks off Nov. 22, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) confirmed.
Reverend Sidney Jackson, a veteran himself, gave the invocation before the annual Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday at the Putnam County Veterans Roll of Honor Park in Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Reverend Sidney Jackson, a veteran himself, gave the invocation before the annual Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday at the Putnam County Veterans Roll of Honor Park in Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Veterans Day ceremony honors military sacrifice

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
A brisk November wind couldn’t keep Putnam County residents away Tuesday morning as they gathered at the Putnam County Veterans Roll of Honor Park to celebrate local veterans and recognize the legacy of the park’s late founder, Bob Landau.
Fred Lowe

Fred Lowe

Lowe outlines vision upon winning Ward 3 seat

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Eatonton Ward 3 Councilman-elect Fred Lowe was not available to comment this week, but he used a Facebook livestream address late last week to thank voters for their support and outline his priorities as he prepares to take office early next year.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Authorities seek downtown juvenile joyriders

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Several teens joyriding through downtown Eatonton late Saturday night ended up fleeing from law enforcement, with one being transported to the hospital.According to Sgt.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Uncertainty still hangs over federal program that feeds the hungry

Ty Tagami
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Georgia politicians continued to blame each other Monday for the lapse in federal food assistance funding, amid confusion about the government’s response to two federal lawsuits.On Friday, judges ordered the Trump administration to resume depositing funds into the accounts of recipients of a U.S.
Over 100 cadets volunteered to play students, injured and deceased, during the three exercises. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

Over 100 cadets volunteered to play students, injured and deceased, during the three exercises. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

GMC partners with first responders for emergency preparedness exercise

Bailey Ballard
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Georgia Military College (GMC) and GMC Preparatory School, in collaboration with Milledgeville and Baldwin County first responders, conducted the first large-scale Emergency Preparedness Exercise on Nov. 1 on GMC’s Main Campus in Milledgeville.
L-R: Former Georgia State Patrol officer and Governor’s Security Detail member Alan Hardwick, Better Business Bureau Vice President Jason Blankenship, E-PCOC President Robbie King, and Dr. John Wheeler of Pathfinders Counseling Service. IAN TOCHER/Staff

L-R: Former Georgia State Patrol officer and Governor’s Security Detail member Alan Hardwick, Better Business Bureau Vice President Jason Blankenship, E-PCOC President Robbie King, and Dr. John Wheeler of Pathfinders Counseling Service. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Awareness at heart of beating modern personal threats

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
As part of its Business Breakfast Series, the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce (E-PCOC) presented a community safety forum Oct. 28 at the county commission building, featuring a fraud prevention expert, a former state trooper, and a local trauma counselor.
Amber N. McDade

Amber N. McDade

Woman arrested for pointing gun at deputy

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Around 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 30, Putnam County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jim Barbee thought he was responding to a routine complaint call to remove a trespasser. But upon his arrival, instead of a trespasser, he found a loaded handgun pointed at him.
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