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Nick Banks (right) talks to his brother Eren (left) during a timeout of a home game last season. CONTRIBUTED

Nick Banks (right) talks to his brother Eren (left) during a timeout of a home game last season. CONTRIBUTED

Banks makes difference for War Eagles hoops

Lance McCurley
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Nick Banks grew up in Eatonton as a basketball player, hoping to reap the benefits of his skills. Whether it was continuing to play in college or being a coach, Banks wanted to be involved with the game.
Henry Cowen and Beau with a nice top water spotted bass CONTRIBUTED

Henry Cowen and Beau with a nice top water spotted bass CONTRIBUTED

Outdoors: Fishing with Henry Cowen

James K. Pressley
Thursday, July 27, 2023
You all know I have been booking and using guides most of my life. Well, I have recently had to change my opinion on not fishing with normal folks. Now don’t get me wrong. I still firmly believe the more a whacked-out guide fishes the better he is, but there are exceptions to the rule.
Loran Smith/Columnist

Loran Smith/Columnist

Smith: Lytham and St. Anne’s

Loran Smith
Thursday, July 20, 2023
With the Open championship (you see I am yielding to the Brits who prefer – sometimes insist – that their national golfing championship, not include the prefix British) taking place this weekend at Royal Lytham and St.
Malik Thornton (class of 2022) drives the ball inside the paint against Deontay White (class of '17). TREY NORRIS/Staff

Malik Thornton (class of 2022) drives the ball inside the paint against Deontay White (class of '17). TREY NORRIS/Staff

Putnam County holds alumni basketball game

Lance McCurley
Thursday, July 20, 2023
The Putnam County High School basketball program hosted two alumni games on Sunday, July 16. The event occurred at the Eagles Nest at PCHS, with a great turnout of former War Eagles returning. Both the men’s and women’s games came down to the wire with the scores being close.
Eatonton’s Max Dupree will compete for the second time next month in the US Amateur tournament, held this year in Colorado. CONTRIBUTED

Eatonton’s Max Dupree will compete for the second time next month in the US Amateur tournament, held this year in Colorado. CONTRIBUTED

Eatonton golfer to play U.S. Amateur championship

Ian Tocher
Thursday, July 20, 2023
With a seven-under-par finish last month in the Rice Planters Amateur at Snee Farm Country Club in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Eatonton’s Max Dupree punched his ticket to play in the U.S. Amateur Aug. 14-20, at Denver’s Cherry Hills Country Club and Colorado Golf Club.
A fine young man and a fine striper on board Kevin Wahl's Wild Side Charters from last weekend. CONTRIBUTED

A fine young man and a fine striper on board Kevin Wahl's Wild Side Charters from last weekend. CONTRIBUTED

Outdoors: Summertime fishing is here

James K. Pressley
Thursday, July 20, 2023
I realize we have been discussing wake boating, manners, food, and many other things lately but no fishing reports and no fishing content relating to Lake Country. Well, let’s fix that today! Fishing is still excellent in the lake country!
Former Gatewood Gators All-State player Weston Wallace enjoys a moment with the national championship trophy after helping UGA secure its second-straight title-winning season. (Photo/UGA Athletics)

Former Gatewood Gators All-State player Weston Wallace enjoys a moment with the national championship trophy after helping UGA secure its second-straight title-winning season. (Photo/UGA Athletics)

Wallace values time on UGA scout team

Trey Norris
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Eatonton native and Gatewood Schools alumnus Weston Wallace spent the last three years at the University of Georgia as a member of its back-to-back, defending national championship-winning football team.
Loran Smith/Columnist

Loran Smith/Columnist

Smith: The tradition and excitement of Wimbledon

Loran Smith
Thursday, July 13, 2023
With the Wimbledon finals coming up this weekend, I will be watching not just for the tennis, but also the grounds, the faces in the crowds, the television coverage of off-the-beaten-path profiles, and the behind-the-scenes vignettes that reflect the attachment and lore of the championship.
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