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Georgia defensive back Javon Bullard (22) after Georgia’s game against Kentucky on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)

Georgia defensive back Javon Bullard (22) after Georgia’s game against Kentucky on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)

Milledgeville native Javon Bullard decides his future is with the NFL

Trey Norris
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Georgia defensive back Javon Bullard recently announced he is forgoing his senior season as a Bulldog and will enter the 2024 NFL Draft. Bullard, a Milledgeville native, capped off his career as a Bulldog on Dec. 30 in Georgia’s dominant 63-3 win over the Florida State Seminoles in the Orange Bowl.
James K Pressley/File Photo

James K Pressley/File Photo

Outdoors: A new year and a new you

James K. Pressley
Thursday, January 11, 2024
By the time you read this, the whole of social media will be filled with the “New Year, New Me” mantra of meaningless drivel and excess that is so common at this time of year.
Junior Jaylin Harper (5) has played a key role in the War Eagles’ success this year. He scored 19 points in the loss to Veterans last week. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

Junior Jaylin Harper (5) has played a key role in the War Eagles’ success this year. He scored 19 points in the loss to Veterans last week. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

Putnam County finishes second at Eagles Classic

Lance McCurley
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Putnam County basketball competed in the Eagles Classic at Northside High School in Warner Robins last week, finishing runner-up to Veterans High School with a 97-88 loss in the championship game.
Senior Kamyra Aikens (25) is the team’s leading scorer. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

Senior Kamyra Aikens (25) is the team’s leading scorer. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

Lady War Eagles beat Social Circle, ready for return to region play

Lance McCurley
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Putnam County got a 56-47 non-region win over Social Circle on Dec. 30. The Lady War Eagles improved to 11-2 as they now prepare for region play. Kamyra Aikens (15 points), Jaikarccie Smith (12 points), and Journey Waller (12 points) led Putnam County in scoring.
Loran Smith/Columnist

Loran Smith/Columnist

Smith: Orange Bowl full of memories

Loran Smith
Thursday, January 4, 2024
My college years included the football season of ’59 when serendipity graced the University of Georgia campus as it had almost two decades earlier.
Junior Sarah Mansfield (2) goes up for a layup over Briarwood’s Aubrey Branan (22) in a 57-49 loss to the Lady Bucs on Dec. 20, 2023. KIM CASH/Staff

Junior Sarah Mansfield (2) goes up for a layup over Briarwood’s Aubrey Branan (22) in a 57-49 loss to the Lady Bucs on Dec. 20, 2023. KIM CASH/Staff

Mixed results for Gators, Lady Gators

Ian Tocher
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Gatewood basketball played its final game of 2023 at home on Dec. 20, with both the girls’ and boys’ teams tipping off against Briarwood Academy. Up first, the Lady Gators (5-4) fell 57-49 after leading most of the game.
Ladd McConkey improvised on a failed trick play to run 27 yards for a touchdown. CHARLES JORDAN/Staff

Ladd McConkey improvised on a failed trick play to run 27 yards for a touchdown. CHARLES JORDAN/Staff

Dawgs make statement with rout of FSU

Lance McCurley
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Georgia made a huge statement in its 63-3 rout of Florida State this past Saturday in the Orange Bowl. Both teams were left out of the College Football Playoff, but the No. 6 Bulldogs showed why they should have made it after losing Dec. 2 to No. 4 Alabama in the SEC Championship game.
Putnam County senior Kamyra Aikens (21) is the team’s leading scorer right now. She’s been hot the past couple of weeks, averaging over 15 points per game. LANCE McCURLEY/File photo

Putnam County senior Kamyra Aikens (21) is the team’s leading scorer right now. She’s been hot the past couple of weeks, averaging over 15 points per game. LANCE McCURLEY/File photo

Lady War Eagles head into holidays on positive note

Lance McCurley
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Putnam County girls’ basketball is off to one of the best starts in recent memory. The Lady War Eagles are 10-2 overall and riding a four-game winning streak heading into the final week of the year. Butler snapped Putnam County’s five-game winning streak on Dec. 15 with a decisive 57-40 win.
Putnam County sophomore J’mari Greene (3) led in scoring with 16 points in the loss to Hancock Central last week. Greene is currently the team’s secondleading scorer, averaging 14.7 points per game behind senior guard Landon Bonner. LANCE McCURLEY/File photo

Putnam County sophomore J’mari Greene (3) led in scoring with 16 points in the loss to Hancock Central last week. Greene is currently the team’s secondleading scorer, averaging 14.7 points per game behind senior guard Landon Bonner. LANCE McCURLEY/File photo

War Eagles learn tough lesson in loss to Bulldogs

Lance McCurley
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Putnam County boys’ basketball learned a critical lesson last Friday in a road loss to Hancock Central. The War Eagles missed a pair of free throws and committed a lane violation late in the game, setting up the rival Bulldogs to make a desperate attempt from half-court to win the contest, 66-64.
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