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GaFCP Regional Manager Adam Swymer asked attendees their thoughts about gaps the collaborative may be able to fill when it comes to local mentorship programs. EMME CLAUSE/Staff

GaFCP Regional Manager Adam Swymer asked attendees their thoughts about gaps the collaborative may be able to fill when it comes to local mentorship programs. EMME CLAUSE/Staff

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Putnam Collaborative meeting addresses mentoring

Emme Clause
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Mentorship was the primary topic of discussion last Wednesday at the Putnam County Collaborative meeting. Approximately 15 people attended in the Plaza Arts Center’s reception hall, including representatives from healthcare, education, churches, non-profits, and local businesses.
Members of Reynolds Women’s Golf Association 18 Holers present a check from this year’s Chip in Fore a Cure to St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in one of the hospital’s mammography rooms. CONTRIBUTED

Members of Reynolds Women’s Golf Association 18 Holers present a check from this year’s Chip in Fore a Cure to St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in one of the hospital’s mammography rooms. CONTRIBUTED

Golf group raises funds for no-cost mammograms at Good Samaritan

News Staff
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Reynolds Women’s Golf Association (WGA) 18 Holers recently held their annual Chip in for a Cure tournament to support St Mary’s Good Samaritan Breast Health fund. They crushed it by raising $55,156.45, bringing their two-year contribution to over $100,000.
Tyrone Reid

Tyrone Reid

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Putnam County Jail Report (11/30)

News Staff
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
MONDAY, NOV. 20 Tyrone Reid, 33, of Eatonton – interference with custody (three counts) TUESDAY, NOV. 21 Jeffrey Dean Waller Jr.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

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County calls for transportation bond referendum

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
On March 12, 2023, Putnam County voters will be asked to approve the sale of general obligation bonds totaling a maximum of $22 million. The purpose will be the resurfacing of dozens of small roads and subdivision streets in the unincorporated part of the county.
Eatonton Fire Department first responders work to rescue a driver trapped in an SUV after crashing into a log truck Monday. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

Eatonton Fire Department first responders work to rescue a driver trapped in an SUV after crashing into a log truck Monday. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

UPDATE: ‘Miracle’ survival of crash with log truck

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
An Alabama woman who crashed into a log truck in Eatonton on Nov. 13 is miraculously back home, authorities say. “She walked in here (Eatonton Police Department) today to pick up her (belongings) that were in her car, and I couldn’t believe it,” Chief Howell Cardwell said last Tuesday.
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