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Woman flown to hospital after house fire

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, May 1, 2025
A Putnam County woman was flown by medical helicopter this morning following a fire at her home.Putnam County Fire Department Chief Thomas McClain said a call came in at 7:59 a.m. reporting a porch fire at a residence on Rockville Springs Road.
Eatonton Mayor John Reid with his wife, City Council member and Georgia Municipal Association District 6 President Janie Reid, at The Plaza last week. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Eatonton Mayor John Reid with his wife, City Council member and Georgia Municipal Association District 6 President Janie Reid, at The Plaza last week. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Eatonton hosts municipal association at The Plaza

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
The Atlanta-based Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), an organization founded in 1933 to advise, advocate for, provide training to, and collectively represent municipal governments statewide, met last Wednesday evening at The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton.
A brand-new sign welcomes local residents and visitors to the Crooked Creek Community Association building at 160A Crooked Creek Dr., Eatonton. CONTRIBUTED

A brand-new sign welcomes local residents and visitors to the Crooked Creek Community Association building at 160A Crooked Creek Dr., Eatonton. CONTRIBUTED

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Signs of the times reflect CCCA rejuvenation

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
For nearly 20 years, the Crooked Creek Community Association (CCCA) has been active in the neighborhood along the north shore of Lake Sinclair.
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Multi-vehicle crash yields minor injuries

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Six vehicles were involved in a crash last week in front of Putnam County High School. Although the pile-up appeared severe, there were no reported serious injuries, according to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills.According to a report by Putnam County Deputy Sheriff Sgt.
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24-year-old man dies in accident at jobsite

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
A Greene County man died in a tragic accident on his job shortly after 3 p.m. Monday.Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said 24-year-old Trampus “T.J.” Shelnutt was working at Oconee Sand and Gravel.
Three men died after the pickup truck they were in crashed into the left rear of a tractor-trailer stopped for a traffic light on Hwy. 441 at Twin Bridges Road in Putnam County. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Three men died after the pickup truck they were in crashed into the left rear of a tractor-trailer stopped for a traffic light on Hwy. 441 at Twin Bridges Road in Putnam County. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Three men mourned after fatal crash

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
A vehicle crash on U.S. Hwy. 441 claimed the lives of three North Georgia men on Thursday, April 24.The three men each left families, including young children, to grieve them.According to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, the men were traveling southbound on U.S.
District 10 Congressman Mike Collins (center) with Putnam County High School senior Tanner Lukens and his family last Friday, during Lukens’ signing ceremony to begin attending the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy this fall. IAN TOCHER/Staff

District 10 Congressman Mike Collins (center) with Putnam County High School senior Tanner Lukens and his family last Friday, during Lukens’ signing ceremony to begin attending the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy this fall. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Congressman visits PCHS for Merchant Marine signing

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
District 10 Congressman Mike Collins visited Putnam County High School on April 25 to attend the signing ceremony for graduating senior Tanner Lukens, who committed to the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., where he plans to become a pilot.
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City okays new fire training facility, tornado siren testing

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
At the Eatonton City Council meeting on April 21, councilmembers heard a proposal to lease property on Church Street from the Eatonton-Putnam Water and Sewer Authority to develop and build a fire department training facility by using Conex shipping containers to build a “smoke room.
Tavish N. Goddard

Tavish N. Goddard

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Milledgeville man sentenced in Putnam man’s murder

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
A Milledgeville man pled guilty in Baldwin County Superior Court last week to the 2023 murder of a Putnam County man.Tavish Nigel Goddard was sentenced to life in prison by Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court Chief Judge Alison T. Burleson.
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'Clearly a horrible accident': Greensboro man killed

Lynn Hobbs |
Monday, April 28, 2025
A Greensboro man was killed in an accident on his job shortly after 3 p.m. today.Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said 24-year-old Trampus Shelnutt walked in front of a bucket loader at Oconee Sand and Gravel and was run over.
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