Protestors from Putnam and Baldwin counties combine Sunday afternoon on the Putnam County Courthouse lawn to commiserate and share their concerns about three potential quarry projects coming to Lake Country. IAN TOCHER/Staff
County Commission District 4 candidate Jennifer Ray reads a prepared statement Sunday afternoon in downtown Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff
About two-dozen opponents to a proposed granite quarry on Dennis Station Road endured hot, humid conditions Sunday afternoon as they took their months-long protest to the front steps of the Putnam County Courthouse. Several speakers made lengthy, often emotional appeals to protect the area’s land, water, and rural character from quarry development.
Additionally, a few Baldwin County residents atten…
