Howell Cardwell

Damyian Demond Foster

Damyian Demond Foster

Gunshots, active shooter reports untrue

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Calls to 911 Saturday night regarding gunshots at the Jet 44 gas station and an active shooter at Eatonton Walmart turned out to be false reports, authorities say. Eatonton Police Department received a call around 9:45 p.m. Dec.
Eatonton Fire Department first responders work to rescue a driver trapped in an SUV after crashing into a log truck Monday. (Contributed by EPD)

Eatonton Fire Department first responders work to rescue a driver trapped in an SUV after crashing into a log truck Monday. (Contributed by EPD)

‘Miracle’ survival of crash with log truck

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
An Alabama woman who crashed into a log truck in Eatonton on Monday is miraculously back home, authorities say. “She walked in here (Eatonton Police Department) today to pick up her (belongings) that were in her car, and I couldn’t believe it,” Chief Howell Cardwell said Tuesday.
Local authorities intercepted a FedEx package containing medical grade marijuana sent to Eatonton from California last week. Two men were arrested. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO

Local authorities intercepted a FedEx package containing medical grade marijuana sent to Eatonton from California last week. Two men were arrested. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO

Marijuana shipped from California to Eatonton

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Two men who reportedly received a FedEx package containing marijuana from California last week are now in Putnam County jail. Keirreon Alial Farley, 22, of Uncle Remus Court, Eatonton, and Jerrit Lorenzo Wyatt, 21, of Hayes Street, Madison, were arrested around 3:15 p.m. Oct.
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

More arrests made in Eatonton shooting

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Two more arrests have been made in connection with the June 4 shooting at the Shell gas station in Eatonton. Both arrests were made on Sept. 18, one in New York City and the other at Jimmy Davis Park in Eatonton.
This small dog was found abandoned inside a crate on the roadside of Industrial Blvd. Sunday. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

This small dog was found abandoned inside a crate on the roadside of Industrial Blvd. Sunday. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

Authorities seek public’s help for abandoned dog

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
A small dog was found in a crate on the side of the road Sunday, and authorities are seeking the public’s help finding the person who left him. “They just abandoned it on the side of the road in 100-degree temperatures,” Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell said.
Maximino Dominic Hernandez Bautista

Maximino Dominic Hernandez Bautista

Officers balance safety during high-speed chase

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, April 20, 2023
An alleged drunk driver who passed an officer’s patrol car and then led authorities on a high-speed chase in rainy conditions is now in jail, according to authorities, and Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell credits the officers for keeping Eatonton’s streets safe for other drivers.
Eatonton Police Department officer Rebecca Meeks shows the new Getac laptop in her patrol vehicle. LYNN HOBBS/Staff

Eatonton Police Department officer Rebecca Meeks shows the new Getac laptop in her patrol vehicle. LYNN HOBBS/Staff

Eatonton police cars get more efficient with laptops

Lynn Hobbs Lynn@msgrnews.com
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Eatonton Police Department now has laptops in all its patrol cars thanks to a $30,000 grant the city of Eatonton received from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. “I am very pleased that the GOHS has chosen us for this grant,” Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell said.
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