Howard Sills

The pyramids and other Egyptian-themed accouterments of Dwight York’s Tama-Re complex are long gone, leaving just a bucolic countryside scene alongside Shady Dale Road in the northwest portion of Putnam County. IAN TOCHER/Staff

The pyramids and other Egyptian-themed accouterments of Dwight York’s Tama-Re complex are long gone, leaving just a bucolic countryside scene alongside Shady Dale Road in the northwest portion of Putnam County. IAN TOCHER/Staff

PUTNAM A to Z: N is for Nuwaubian (Part III)

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Editor’s note: The symmetry of 52 weeks in a year and 26 letters in our alphabet inspired us here at The Eatonton Messenger to embark on an alphabetical journey of Putnam County every other week this year, looking at something – or someone – unique, significant, unusual, or just plain interesting.
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Authorities seek muscle car driver

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Putnam County authorities are actively seeking the person or persons who recently stole items from inside vehicles in the Phoenix Crossing subdivision and later led authorities on a high-speed chase.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Putnam A to Z: N is for Nuwaubian (Part II)

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
A to Z Editor’s note: The symmetry of 52 weeks in a year and 26 letters in our alphabet inspired us here at The Eatonton Messenger to embark on an alphabetical journey of Putnam County every other week this year, looking at something – or someone – unique, significant, unusual, or just plain...
At its height in the late 1990s, the Nuwaubian Nation complex covered about 19 acres alongside Putnam County’s Shady Dale Road (top). CONTRIBUTED

At its height in the late 1990s, the Nuwaubian Nation complex covered about 19 acres alongside Putnam County’s Shady Dale Road (top). CONTRIBUTED

PUTNAM A to Z: N is for Nuwaubian (Part I)

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Editor’s note: The symmetry of 52 weeks in a year and 26 letters in our alphabet inspired us here at The Eatonton Messenger to embark on an alphabetical journey of Putnam County every other week this year, looking at something – or someone – unique, significant, unusual, or just plain interesting.
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Head-on collision claims five lives Tuesday morning

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Five people were killed instantly in a head-on collision Tuesday morning, including an infant and a toddler. Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills identified the victims as Mayla Dostie, 44; Hailey Brook Hayes, 22; Zaleigh Adaya Brooks, 23; Bentley Barlow, 3; and Tucker Hudspeth, 8 months old.
Eatonton Messenger/File Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/File Graphic

Eatonton woman killed in motor scooter crash

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, July 6, 2023
An Eatonton woman lost her life after a motor scooter crash, according to authorities. The victim, Misty Renee Hunnicutt, 48, of Eatonton, was traveling along Wards Chapel Road around 8:30 p.m. on June 29.
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Putnam STR ordinance postponed

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Suggestions of a quick, final decision on a revamped short-term rentals (STR) ordinance by the Putnam County Board of Commissioners may, like Mark Twain’s famous rejoinder after receiving news of his death, be premature.
The scenery around this house on the corner of Pennington Road and Peachtree Avenue in Milledgeville seems peaceful after multiple law enforcement agencies conducted a raid on it early Tuesday morning. CONTRIBUTED

The scenery around this house on the corner of Pennington Road and Peachtree Avenue in Milledgeville seems peaceful after multiple law enforcement agencies conducted a raid on it early Tuesday morning. CONTRIBUTED

Milledgeville gang members shoot at rivals in Eatonton

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Two Milledgeville teens have been arrested and two more are being sought by Eatonton Police Department in connection with an early morning shooting at the Shell Food Mart in Eatonton.
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