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Reyna Lopez, front center, is escorted by Eatonton Police Department officers, from left, Chris Detweiler, Investigator Hargrove Jones and Jeremy McLure, who are taking Lopez to jail at Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

Reyna Lopez, front center, is escorted by Eatonton Police Department officers, from left, Chris Detweiler, Investigator Hargrove Jones and Jeremy McLure, who are taking Lopez to jail at Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

UPDATE: Babysitter charged in murder of 5-month-old

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, November 21, 2024
A babysitter was arrested on murder charges in the death of a baby she was watching in her home while the baby’s mother was at work, according to Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell.Reyna Lopez, 42, of East Marion Street, Eatonton, was arrested on Nov.
A City of Eatonton firefighter approaches the front door of the NAPA Auto Parts store on South Oak Street early Tuesday morning as Putnam County firefighters prepare their ladder truck in the side parking lot. COURTESY OF EATONTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

A City of Eatonton firefighter approaches the front door of the NAPA Auto Parts store on South Oak Street early Tuesday morning as Putnam County firefighters prepare their ladder truck in the side parking lot. COURTESY OF EATONTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

Firefighters extinguish blaze at Eatonton store

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, November 21, 2024
As employees were opening the Napa Auto Parts store for business Tuesday morning, a fire broke out. They escaped and called 911.According to Fire Chief Jamey Williamson, Eatonton Fire Department firefighters responded within three minutes of receiving the call at 7:43 a.m.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

City approves $2.88 million stormwater, sewer project

Ian Tocher
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Eatonton City Council held its second of two regularly scheduled monthly meetings Monday night. Mayor John Reid led the meeting, which saw six council members present and Ward 4 Councilmember Teresa Doster absent.First, the council approved rezoning a property at 114 Oconee St.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Trump win puts Georgia back in red column

Dave Williams
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Georgia voters have reasserted the Peach State’s bona fides as a Republican stronghold.Four years after losing to Democrat Joe Biden by fewer than 12,000 votes in Georgia, former President Donald Trump captured the state’s 16 electoral votes on Nov.
Members of the Putnam County Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps presented the nation’s colors Monday morning for Veterans Day at Putnam County Veterans Wall of Honor Park in downtown Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Members of the Putnam County Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps presented the nation’s colors Monday morning for Veterans Day at Putnam County Veterans Wall of Honor Park in downtown Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Veterans Day solemnly observed in Eatonton

Ian Tocher
Thursday, November 14, 2024
For 10 years now, U.S. military veterans and their supporters have been gathering for Veterans Day at the Putnam County Veterans Wall of Honor Park at the west end of downtown Eatonton.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Baldwin drone helps locate missing Putnam man

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, November 14, 2024
A missing elderly Putnam County man was found by law enforcement officers Thursday, bringing relief and joy to all involved.“It was good to have a happy ending,” Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said.A woman reportedly called 911 around 2:30 a.m. on Nov.
City of Eatonton Councilmember Janie Reid holds the bow high after Putnam County Chairman Bill Sharp (holding scissors beside her) cut the ribbon on Saturday to officially reopen Jimmy Davis Park, south of downtown. IAN TOCHER/Staff

City of Eatonton Councilmember Janie Reid holds the bow high after Putnam County Chairman Bill Sharp (holding scissors beside her) cut the ribbon on Saturday to officially reopen Jimmy Davis Park, south of downtown. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Jimmy Davis Park officially reopens

Ian Tocher
Thursday, November 14, 2024
A brief ceremony Saturday morning officially recognized the reopening of the refurbished Jimmy Davis Park (JDP) in southeast Eatonton.
Commissioner-elect Richard Garrett

Commissioner-elect Richard Garrett

Garrett readies for county commission post

Ian Tocher
Thursday, November 14, 2024
By a margin of just 18 votes, Richard Garrett defeated incumbent Putnam County District 2 Commissioner Daniel Brown. His election last Tuesday also marked the lone county commission seat in Georgia to swap from Republican to Democratic representation this time around.
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