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T. Michael Stone

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Saints versus savages

T. Michael Stone

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

It was that both bunches wanted this funny lookin’ little pumpkin to play with. And I know, friends, that they couldn’t eat it, Because they kicked it the whole evenin’ and it never busted. Both bunches wanted that thing. One bunch got it, and it made the other bunch just as mad as they could be!

A double by Jada Mcderment gets the Putnam County team fired up.

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PCHS softball ready to play ball

Photos And Story By Arella Cash

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

The Putnam County High School (PCHS) girls softball team won its final pre-season scrimmage game July 26, against Baldwin County High School. Assistant coach Trent Mcleroy guided the team since head coach Molly Jones was unable to make it to the game. “The scrimmage went well.

The Lady Eagles competition cheer team practices pyramid movement.

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Competition cheer gears up at PCHS

Photos And Story By Arella Cash

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

The Putnam County High School (PCHS) Lady Eagles Cheerleaders had the chance to participate in a cheer camp July 25-26, led by Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) staff. The UCA camp helped both veteran and new girls understand what’s expected of them when the official cheer season begins.

Savannah Coxwell conditions for cross-country running.

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New path ahead for PCHS cross country

Photos And Story By Arella Cash

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Putnam County High School’s cross-country team will see many changes this season. Most significantly, veteran coach Dawn Walker will no longer be joining the team during practice or competitions as she chose recently to retire.

Senior Tytianna Little at the net with Lacey Bruce (7) and Angelica Alexander (15).

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Season preview: PCHS volleyball

Photos And Story By Arella Cash

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Head coach Francisco Aguirre Arancibia is ready to take the Putnam County High School (PCHS) girls volleyball team to new heights this year with the help of co-coaches Kristen Grebel and Sara Magnan.

James K. Pressley

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Summer fishing report

James K. Pressley

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Well, we’re in the middle of it right now. Summer. It’s tough on chubby guys like me! Man, I seem to sweat through all I have on before I even make it to the truck in the morning … much less an afternoon on the lake. In any case, here’s a report and some fishing tips for you!

The EMPACT basketball team and coaches display their trophy and championship rings after the national title game. CONTRIBUTED

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Local team wins USBA national title

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Putnam County High School students Jaylin Harper and Bryce Brahbam were among a group of eight young men who made up the Central Georgia Wolves 10th-grade AAU EMPACT (Educate, Motivate, Prepare, Advocate For, Coach and Teach) team that won state and national United States Basketball Association...

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DNR: bald eagles set nesting record in Georgia

News Staff

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Georgia’s first statewide survey of bald eagle nests in five years showed the national bird nesting in record numbers, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Survey flights this winter and spring to find and monitor nesting bald eagles counted 229 nest territories.

He got eight men out!

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He got eight men out!

T. Michael Stone

Thursday, July 28, 2022

For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps. Willie Mays I spend more time thinking about newspaper columns than actually writing them. But the first step in that process is finding the subject matter.

Coach Arrington has Tytianna Little and Ti Davis run 2-on-2 practice with Assistant Coach Royal and David Levester.

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Arrington now leading the Lady War Eagles

Photo And Story By Arella Cash

Thursday, July 28, 2022

With Coach Jerusha Hudson stepping down, this season Putnam County High School’s Lady Eagles will be starting this season off with a new coach, Derrick Arrington. Arrington went to college at Columbus State University and teaches high school math at Putnam County.

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