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Putnam County rezoning recommendations

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Rezonings for a convenience store/gas station on Old Phoenix Road and a grocery/fresh meat market on Pea Ridge Road were recommended for approval last week by the Putnam County Planning and Zoning Commission. Final approval for the rezoning requests will be considered at the Dec.
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Court considers cost of mental health treatment

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
There was much more to it than trying to get a check for $5,588 – and 56 cents. Mental illness provided the proverbial “elephant in the room” last week at a hearing in Putnam County Superior Court.
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Putnam man killed in car crash

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
A single-car crash claimed the life of a Putnam County man over the weekend, according to authorities. Joseph Gary Roebuck, 35, had already died when deputies arrived at the crash scene on the 200 block of Little River Trail, Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said.
Elena Cruz (right) and another student rummage through piles of dead leaves in the woods at the Lake Laurel Biological Station in Milledgeville. CONTRIBUTED

Elena Cruz (right) and another student rummage through piles of dead leaves in the woods at the Lake Laurel Biological Station in Milledgeville. CONTRIBUTED

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Students research millipedes to write children’s books

News Staff
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Just in time for the United Nations World Soil Day, Dec. 5, GCSU students are researching millipedes—important for forest decomposition—and making children’s books about healthy soil and the unseen underworld beneath our feet. Students in Dr.
Putnam HFH Executive Director Murali Thiramul sits amidst the crowded showroom of furniture and housewares at the current Habitat Restore on Lake Oconee Parkway.

Putnam HFH Executive Director Murali Thiramul sits amidst the crowded showroom of furniture and housewares at the current Habitat Restore on Lake Oconee Parkway.

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Putnam A to Z: T is for Thrifting

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Long gone are the days when shopping at a second-hand store might have been looked down upon. Nowadays, finding a gently used bargain or treasure at a thrift store is simply considered smart shopping.
This dog, now known as “Merry,” looks around anxiously for help getting out of Lake Sinclair Friday night. CONTRIBUTED

This dog, now known as “Merry,” looks around anxiously for help getting out of Lake Sinclair Friday night. CONTRIBUTED

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All is ‘Merry and Bright’ for dog

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
A dog that fell into the lake on a recent cold night ended up being warmed by the compassion and care of the community. The dog had been wandering around in the yard in the dark at Pete and Fran Mattix’s house on Lake Sinclair around 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, according to a social media post.
Tex McIver/Photo provided by Law.com

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McIver murder re-trial halted before it began

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
The murder retrial of Claud “Tex” McIver that was scheduled to start Monday, Dec. 4 has now been postponed, according to reports. On Tuesday morning, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert C.I. McBurney excused prospective jurors from the jury selection process.
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