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Erica Alexus Green

Erica Alexus Green

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Putnam County Jail Report (2/1/24)

News Staff
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
TUESDAY, JAN. 23 Erica Alexus Green, 23, of Macon – ATCC incarceration order (2 weeks jail time) Kandis Autumn Sawyer, 44, of Milledgeville – sentence from court (10 days jail time) WEDNESDAY, JAN.
L-R: Silviculturist Deyonte Johnson, Putnam County landowner Lynne Woods and Forest Health Protection Entomologist Paul Merten speak with Forester Luke Wilson in the Oconee Ranger District pine forest near Rock Eagle. IAN TOCHER/Staff

L-R: Silviculturist Deyonte Johnson, Putnam County landowner Lynne Woods and Forest Health Protection Entomologist Paul Merten speak with Forester Luke Wilson in the Oconee Ranger District pine forest near Rock Eagle. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Oconee Ranger District hosts annual forestry meeting

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
More than two dozen members of local, regional, and state Forest Service personnel gathered at Oconee Ranger District facilities near Rock Eagle on Jan. 25, for an annual meeting about the Oconee Forest Health and Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project (OFHWHIP).
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State Senate committee passes sports betting bill

Dave Williams
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
A state Senate committee overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday legalizing sports betting in Georgia. Under Senate Bill 386, which the Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee passed 8-2, the Georgia Lottery Corp. would award 16 licenses to sports betting operators.
Tex McIver agreed to an interview with The Messenger in 2017, given from his former farm on Pea Ridge Road. FILE PHOTO

Tex McIver agreed to an interview with The Messenger in 2017, given from his former farm on Pea Ridge Road. FILE PHOTO

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Tex McIver pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
A year and a half after the Georgia Supreme Court overturned his malice murder conviction in the shooting death of his wife, Claud “Tex” McIver pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Fulton County Superior Court last week.
Even the picture frames are Steffen Thomas works of art in some cases (left). Each of these pieces from the Dick and Marge Lowrance collection will be carefully hung and displayed at STM as part of the new Peace in Our Time exhibit.

Even the picture frames are Steffen Thomas works of art in some cases (left). Each of these pieces from the Dick and Marge Lowrance collection will be carefully hung and displayed at STM as part of the new Peace in Our Time exhibit.

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Steffen Thomas Museum presents all-new exhibit

Story And Photos By Ian Tocher
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
After lifelong art collectors Marjorie and Richard Lowrance bequeathed their extensive Steffen Thomas art collection to the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art (STMA) in Buckhead, it officially became part of the museum’s permanent collection two years ago.
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IAN TOCHER/Staff

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RaceTrac coming soon to Greensboro

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
A groundbreaking ceremony occurred last Friday for a new RaceTrac gas station and convenience center at Oconee Towne Center alongside Hwy. 44, just south of I-20 between Chick-fil-A and the soon-to-be-open Longhorn Steakhouse.
William Hoke Pressgrove

William Hoke Pressgrove

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Putnam County Jail Report (1/25/24)

News Staff
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
MONDAY, JAN. 15 William Hoke Pressgrove, 22, of Atlanta – disorderly conduct; obstruction of an officer (felony) TUESDAY, JAN.
(Photo courtesy of Gatewood)

(Photo courtesy of Gatewood)

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Gatewood Schools 2023-‘24 Honor Rolls

News Staff
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Middle School & High School Semester 1 Honor Roll Requirements: Highest Honors – 90 percent and above; Honors – No grade under 85 percent 6th Grade – Highest Honors Olivia Chomiak, Camryn Labriola, Robbie Miller, Mia Miller, Natalie Piper, Jackson Sanders, Asa Segars, Brynn Smith, Jackson...
Dennis James Talley

Dennis James Talley

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Man jailed for stalking teen encountered at stop light

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
A 17-year-old Eatonton girl stopped at a red light on the Eatonton Bypass/U.S. Hwy. 441 last week, and it was there that a nightmare began for her. She noticed a man following her and, at some point, when it was obvious he was not going to stop, she became so scared that she called 911.
Kirk O’Brien, evaluation consultant with Georgia Family Connection Partnership, discusses the main three indicators that concern the Collaborative’s mission to aid families and children in Putnam County. EMME CLAUSE/Staff

Kirk O’Brien, evaluation consultant with Georgia Family Connection Partnership, discusses the main three indicators that concern the Collaborative’s mission to aid families and children in Putnam County. EMME CLAUSE/Staff

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PCFC opens year with county data analysis

Emme Clause
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Putnam County Family Connection (PCFC) met for the first time this year on Jan. 17 at The Plaza Arts Center, where its annual review of county data about children, families, and the community’s wellbeing was presented.
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