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E-PCOC President Robbie King (left) receives a plaque from GACCE Immediate Past Chair and Dublin-Laurens Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Heath Taylor recognizing E-PCOC as an “outstanding” Chamber of Commerce in Georgia. CONTRIBUTED

E-PCOC President Robbie King (left) receives a plaque from GACCE Immediate Past Chair and Dublin-Laurens Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Heath Taylor recognizing E-PCOC as an “outstanding” Chamber of Commerce in Georgia. CONTRIBUTED

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Eatonton-Putnam Chamber receives statewide recognition

Ian Tocher
Thursday, December 4, 2025
In 2011, the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (GACCE) Board of Directors established its Georgia Certified Chamber program to recognize outstanding Chambers in the state.Among those recognized Nov.
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Editorial: County commission concerns

Ian Tocher
Thursday, December 4, 2025
I’ve attended most Putnam County Board of Commissioners meetings over the last couple of years or so, providing me with a pretty good sample size to draw opinions from.
GBI Crime Scene Specialist Mikayla Hardman, foreground, and Eatonton Police Officer Christian Waldroup outside the Grease Monkey as they processed the burglary scene last Wednesday. CONTRIBUTED

GBI Crime Scene Specialist Mikayla Hardman, foreground, and Eatonton Police Officer Christian Waldroup outside the Grease Monkey as they processed the burglary scene last Wednesday. CONTRIBUTED

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EPD investigates burglary

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Eatonton Police Department officers and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime scene specialists spent their day before Thanksgiving investigating the burglary of a local business.
District 1 Commissioner Tom McElhenney introduced the “Gary McElhenney Resolution,” named after his father who passed away in May 2024 while holding the same commission seat, which would allow the board to appoint a replacement in a similar situation. IAN TOCHER/Staff

District 1 Commissioner Tom McElhenney introduced the “Gary McElhenney Resolution,” named after his father who passed away in May 2024 while holding the same commission seat, which would allow the board to appoint a replacement in a similar situation. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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County approves New Phoenix gas station

Ian Tocher
Thursday, December 4, 2025
The Putnam County Commission met Nov. 18 to address a wide-ranging agenda, beginning with a rezoning request from Imperial Park Holdings LLC to convert three acres at 301 New Phoenix Road from agricultural (AG) to commercial (C-1).
Shards of glass are scattered and piled around the back door of the Grease Monkey after burglars broke their way inside early Wednesday morning. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

Shards of glass are scattered and piled around the back door of the Grease Monkey after burglars broke their way inside early Wednesday morning. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

Grease Monkey burglarized overnight

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Eatonton Police Department officers and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime scene processors are spending their day before Thanksgiving investigating a burglary of a local business.
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Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

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Man lands in jail for suspected pine straw fraud

Lynn Hobbs
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
A Manchester man is in jail after an Eatonton woman went to police because she felt she’d been a victim of a pine straw scam.The woman, who lives in a neighborhood off Godfrey Road, went to the Eatonton Police Department on Nov. 18 and spoke with Officer Blaze Waldroup.
Bagged cocaine is seen in the cuff of Omar Andrews as he was being arrested for an active warrant. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

Bagged cocaine is seen in the cuff of Omar Andrews as he was being arrested for an active warrant. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

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Cocaine found stashed in arrested man’s sock

Lynn Hobbs
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
During the routine pat-down search of a man they were arresting, Eatonton Police Department officers discovered a significant bulge in the top of his sock. Once identified, the package in his sock was added to the charges he was already being arrested for.On Monday, Nov.
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