Howard Sills

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Handyman accused of stealing laptop from work site

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, August 31, 2023
A handyman is in jail after reportedly helping himself to his clients’ belongings, authorities say. The man was working on a house on Angeline Circle installing exterior siding. The residents went out of town for a few days, according to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills.
Traffic on Pea Ridge Road was delayed as Putnam County’s emergency personnel handled the single-vehicle crash involving this 4-Runner Saturday. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO

Traffic on Pea Ridge Road was delayed as Putnam County’s emergency personnel handled the single-vehicle crash involving this 4-Runner Saturday. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO

Single-car crash slows traffic on Pea Ridge

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
An Eatonton mother was flown by medical helicopter to an area trauma center following a single-car crash on Pea Ridge Road Saturday.
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.
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