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Cast iron Dutch oven fish fry. CONTRIBUTED

Cast iron Dutch oven fish fry. CONTRIBUTED

Outdoors: Thought for food

James K. Pressley
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Few things take a country boy like me back as much as preserves. Fig preserves, strawberry preserves, peach preserves, man, I might be drooling over my keyboard right now.
Eatonton’s Brad Stalnaker holds up two of the fish that helped him win an American Bass Anglers Pro League tournament on Lake Oconee last weekend. CONTRIBUTED

Eatonton’s Brad Stalnaker holds up two of the fish that helped him win an American Bass Anglers Pro League tournament on Lake Oconee last weekend. CONTRIBUTED

Eatonton angler wins ABA Pro League on Lake Oconee

News Staff
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
John “Brad” Stalnaker won the 2024 American Bass Anglers Professional League, presented by Caymas Boats, Georgia Division 8 tournament, held March 9 on Lake Oconee.Running out of Spring Creek Marina in Buckhead, the Eatonton-based angler caught five bass weighing 18.51 pounds.
Senior Hunter Holder (4) at the plate for the War Eagles at Athens Academy. WILL MORRISON/Staff

Senior Hunter Holder (4) at the plate for the War Eagles at Athens Academy. WILL MORRISON/Staff

Putnam County baseball looking for answers

Lance McCurley
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Putnam County’s baseball team has had a rough start to the season, entering this week at 2-8 overall. A majority of the War Eagles’ mistakes have been self-inflicted, according to head coach Mike Phiel. He knows his team is talented but hopes his players can learn from their miscues.
Gatewood senior Lawson Wooten (15) brings the heat last Tuesday in the Gators’ season opener at home against the Westfield Hornets. TREY NORRIS/Staff

Gatewood senior Lawson Wooten (15) brings the heat last Tuesday in the Gators’ season opener at home against the Westfield Hornets. TREY NORRIS/Staff

Gators win season opener, 8-2, over Westfield

Trey Norris
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
The Gatewood Gators baseball team opened its 2024 season last Tuesday with an 8-2 win over the visiting Westfield Hornets. The Hornets had a 2-1 record heading into the matchup in Eatonton, while the Gators were playing their first game of the regular season.
Loran Smith/Columnist

Loran Smith/Columnist

Smith: Halls of Fame

Loran Smith
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Halls of Fame are often distinguished more by who they keep out than by who they induct.
Veteran fishermen (and women) also should properly document their best fish to receive proper recognition. CONTRIBUTED

Veteran fishermen (and women) also should properly document their best fish to receive proper recognition. CONTRIBUTED

Reel in a 2024 Georgia Angler award

News Staff
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
More than 300 fishermen and women reeled in a Georgia Angler Award last year in a state-run program that recognizes individuals who catch fish that meet or exceed a specific weight or length for that species, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division...
“Little, yellow flowers” betray the location of long-ago homesteads on off-the-beaten-path lots all across Georgia. CONTRIBUTED

“Little, yellow flowers” betray the location of long-ago homesteads on off-the-beaten-path lots all across Georgia. CONTRIBUTED

Outdoors: Jonquils bring back memories

News Staff
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Every year about this time my favorite flower blooms. I was always taught that the patches of these beautiful flowers always marked the place of an old home. So, every time I see them, I think of people who came before us.
Gatewood head coach Don Keiser (left, crouching) attempts to rally his team in what turned out to be a disappointing 67-57 loss to Brentwood last Saturday at Tatnall Square Academy. BOB BETZEL/Contributed

Gatewood head coach Don Keiser (left, crouching) attempts to rally his team in what turned out to be a disappointing 67-57 loss to Brentwood last Saturday at Tatnall Square Academy. BOB BETZEL/Contributed

Gators season ends at state quarterfinals

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
“Just nothing went our way.” That was the simple takeaway of Gatewood head coach Don Keiser after a dominant 2023-24 season ended Saturday afternoon for his region championship-winning team.
Putnam County’s Bryan Canales (2) takes a shot on goal during a match last season. ARELLA CASH/File photo

Putnam County’s Bryan Canales (2) takes a shot on goal during a match last season. ARELLA CASH/File photo

Hot start for Putnam boys’ soccer

Lance McCurley
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Putnam County High School boys’ soccer is off to an impressive start entering its fourth week of the season. The War Eagles are 4-1 overall and 1-0 in Region 4-AA competition under second-year head coach Michael Taylor.
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