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Rivian opponents wait for judge’s decision

Skyla Morris
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Construction is expected to begin within the next year on Rivian Automotive’s $5 billion, 2,000-acre Stanton Springs electric vehicle manufacturing facility. Many Morgan County residents remain opposed to the plant, however, as the company increases efforts to make progress.
Smoke and flames can be seen on the back of the house as City of Eatonton and Putnam County firefighters begin to battle the blaze. CHIEF WILLIAMSON/Contributed

Smoke and flames can be seen on the back of the house as City of Eatonton and Putnam County firefighters begin to battle the blaze. CHIEF WILLIAMSON/Contributed

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Family survives house fire thanks to passerby

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, September 11, 2025
A passerby who alerted residents that their home was on fire may have saved their lives. However, the family’s pets perished in the house fire early Saturday morning.“It was two cats and one dog that didn’t make it,” Eatonton Fire Chief Jamey Williamson said. “And their car burned up, too.
L-R: Indy Brennan, marketing director for “Sanctified,” was joined by writer, director and producer Javon Johnson, and Jarvis Wingfield, who stars in the show making its debut this Saturday night in Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

L-R: Indy Brennan, marketing director for “Sanctified,” was joined by writer, director and producer Javon Johnson, and Jarvis Wingfield, who stars in the show making its debut this Saturday night in Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Gospel musical Sanctified at The Plaza this weekend

Ian Tocher
Thursday, September 11, 2025
This Saturday night, The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton will host the premiere of Sanctified, a new gospel musical comedy.
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Employee takes more than $10k in copper wire

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, September 11, 2025
When a local business manager noticed copper wire mysteriously disappearing from the company’s inventory, he installed surveillance cameras. What he saw on the security videos prompted a call to the Eatonton Police Department.
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Rural Studies Institute to launch asset database

Bailey Ballard
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Georgia College’s Rural Studies Institute (RSI) recently hosted Georgia Tech’s Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education (SCoRE) for a site tour of Baldwin County’s natural amenities and parks.
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Kemp publicly backs Dooley for U.S. Senate

Ty Tagami
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp threw his full support behind football coach Derek Dooley on Saturday, saying he believes the son of legendary Bulldogs coach Vince Dooley can unseat Democrat Jon Ossoff from the U.S. Senate next year.
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Hyundai stepping up U.S. investment

Dave Williams
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Hyundai Motor Group, which opened a huge electric vehicle manufacturing plant west of Savannah last March, is upping its investment in the United States.
Traffic temporarily ground to a standstill last Thursday until a multi-car accident could be investigated and then cleared from the southbound lanes of Hwy. 441, near Walmart. MATT SMITH/Staff

Traffic temporarily ground to a standstill last Thursday until a multi-car accident could be investigated and then cleared from the southbound lanes of Hwy. 441, near Walmart. MATT SMITH/Staff

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UPDATE: 7-vehicle wreck stalls traffic at intersection

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
There were seven vehicles, but only a couple of relatively minor injuries in a crash at the Walmart intersection at Hwy. 441 and Oak Street, Thursday afternoon.“It’s a miracle no one was seriously hurt,” Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell said.
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