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The finance department of the Putnam County Charter School System were awarded by the Association of School Business Officials International and Government Finance Officers Association. BAILEY McCULLY/Staff

The finance department of the Putnam County Charter School System were awarded by the Association of School Business Officials International and Government Finance Officers Association. BAILEY McCULLY/Staff

PCCSS Finance Dept. receives international, national awards

Bailey McCully
Thursday, October 24, 2024
The Board of Education heard updates from the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC), awarded two awards, and approved several financial items.Col.
Before the start of the Oct. 4 Putnam County Commission meeting, Commission Chairman Bill Sharp (holding frame) invited County Human Resources Director Cynthia Miller to join him and (l-r) Commissioners Daniel Brown, Jeff Wooten, and Stephen Hersey in a proclamation recognizing the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Before the start of the Oct. 4 Putnam County Commission meeting, Commission Chairman Bill Sharp (holding frame) invited County Human Resources Director Cynthia Miller to join him and (l-r) Commissioners Daniel Brown, Jeff Wooten, and Stephen Hersey in a proclamation recognizing the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Putnam County commissioners discuss STR hotel-motel tax

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
The Putnam County Commission held its first of two regularly scheduled monthly meetings on Oct. 4.
John David Lewis

John David Lewis

Speeding fugitive talked out of woods

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Eatonton Police Department continues its work to keep dangerous drivers off the city’s streets. Last week, with assistance from Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies, the Eatonton police captured one and thus stopped his “occupation of hoodlumism,” according to Sheriff Howard Sills.
Brandon Brown (left) and Roger Bond of the Rock Eagle cafeteria crew had cheeseburgers and corn-on-the-cob on the grill at Taste of Eatonton. LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff

Brandon Brown (left) and Roger Bond of the Rock Eagle cafeteria crew had cheeseburgers and corn-on-the-cob on the grill at Taste of Eatonton. LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff

Delicious dishes served at Taste of Eatonton

Leigh Lofgren
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
After a two-year experiment on Saturday nights, the 24th annual Taste of Eatonton, presented by the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce and Eatonton Main Street, returned to Monday last week with a couple hundred hungry food fans converging on The Plaza Arts Center lawn.
Putnam County firefighters extinguish a fire inside a truck trailer Monday on U.S. Hwy. 441. CONTRIBUTED/ PCFD

Putnam County firefighters extinguish a fire inside a truck trailer Monday on U.S. Hwy. 441. CONTRIBUTED/ PCFD

Truck hauling batteries catches fire

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Authorities said northbound traffic on U.S. Hwy. 441 was temporarily blocked Monday afternoon due to a fire in an 18-wheeler truck.
Last month, members of the Kinderhook Fire Association (KFA) donated a high-powered fire scene light and high-tech firefighting backpack to the Putnam County Fire Department. L-R: KFA Vice President Terea Jacobs with a PCFD firefighter and KFA President Elliott Perkins. (CONTRIBUTED)

Last month, members of the Kinderhook Fire Association (KFA) donated a high-powered fire scene light and high-tech firefighting backpack to the Putnam County Fire Department. L-R: KFA Vice President Terea Jacobs with a PCFD firefighter and KFA President Elliott Perkins. (CONTRIBUTED)

Kinderhook community hopes to add fire station

News Staff
Thursday, October 10, 2024
The Kinderhook Fire Association was founded in April 2016 by a small group of concerned residents to promote the need for a fire station in the area, which includes the Kinderhook, Reseau’s Crossing, Note, Twilight Shores, Murder Creek, Burtom, Jones Road, and Rabbit Skip communities, among others.
Shane G. Prather

Shane G. Prather

Accused driver gets the book thrown at him

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, October 10, 2024
A concerned motorist called Eatonton police last week about an erratic driver. Authorities say the driver is now facing a multitude of charges and being held in jail without bond.Shane Gerald Prather, 45, of Victoria Lane, Eatonton, was arrested Oct.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Businesses, county offices evacuated for bomb threat

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Authorities said businesses on Godfrey Road were evacuated, and the road closed last week due to a bomb threat.The Marble Works manufacturing site, formerly owned by GroTech, was the site of the threat, according to Eatonton Police Department reports.
Republican incumbent Daniel Brown answers questions. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

Republican incumbent Daniel Brown answers questions. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

Putnam County District 2 contenders have Q&A

Ian Tocher
Thursday, October 10, 2024
On Nov. 5, voters in Putnam County District 2 will determine whether Republican incumbent Daniel Brown or Democratic candidate Richard Garrett will represent them on the next version of the Putnam County Board of Commissioners.
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