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BREAKING NEWS | THE EATONTON MESSENGER

Law enforcement investigating school threat

Lynn Hobbs
Friday, September 13, 2024
Eatonton and Putnam County law enforcement officers are actively handling widespread panic that resulted from an alleged threat made by a middle school student.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

State PSC approves Georgia Power rate rollback

Dave Williams
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
State energy regulators authorized Georgia Power Wednesday to reduce customer rates by $122 million, reflecting the Atlanta-based utility's savings from corporate tax cuts the General Assembly enacted this year.Gov. Brian Kemp signed two bills last spring reducing Georgia's income tax rate from 5.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

State tax revenues up in August

Dave Williams
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Georgia tax collections rose by 2.4% last month compared to August of last year, primarily driven by increased sales tax revenues.The state Department of Revenue brought in nearly $2.34 billion in August, an increase of $54.3 million over the same month a year ago.
Tracey Enerson Wood

Tracey Enerson Wood

GWM to host international bestselling author

Enerson Wood
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
“Behind every successful man is a woman who …” The glory that the Wright Brothers experienced after their historic 1903 flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C., was due to an unrecognized and forgotten woman—their sister, Katharine.
With that recovery nearly complete, the rustic but classy event space on North Jefferson Avenue is expanding to include weekly relaxation and retail opportunities. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

With that recovery nearly complete, the rustic but classy event space on North Jefferson Avenue is expanding to include weekly relaxation and retail opportunities. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

Backstage Lounge ‘a warm and welcoming space’

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Early in 2019, when Sara and Kevin Tomson-Hooper purchased what is now Barrel 118 in downtown Eatonton, they had no clue the worldwide COVID pandemic would arrive within a year.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

School shooting leaves Barrow County reeling

Dave Williams
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Georgia lawmakers should use Wednesday's school shooting in Barrow County as a catalyst to make it harder for children to gain access to firearms, the chairman of a state Senate study committee said Thursday.“We have an opportunity in Georgia,” said Sen.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

School system makes statement after Barrow County shooting

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
In response to a tragic incident in a Barrow County high school today, Putnam County Charter School System officials released a statement on its social media page reaffirming the school system’s commitment to keeping students and staff safe.
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