Lake Oconee

Piedmont Water lab supervisor Kyle Craig (second from left) speaks to visitors about his work in the site’s microbiology lab. SKYLA MORRIS/Staff

Piedmont Water lab supervisor Kyle Craig (second from left) speaks to visitors about his work in the site’s microbiology lab. SKYLA MORRIS/Staff

Piedmont Water welcomes tour visitors

Skyla Morris
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Piedmont Water Company, a privately owned water and wastewater provider based in Eatonton, is one of the largest of its kind in the Southeast. The company operates a water treatment plant at Lake Oconee, offering monthly public tours.
Law enforcement and rescuers search Lake Oconee for a boater who has been missing since Saturday. (Photo taken and contributed by Casey Brady)

Law enforcement and rescuers search Lake Oconee for a boater who has been missing since Saturday. (Photo taken and contributed by Casey Brady)

New details revealed as search continues for missing boater

Lynn Hobbs
Friday, February 14, 2025
The search for Gary Larson Jones continued Friday, Feb. 14, on Lake Oconee by multiple law enforcement and emergency rescue agencies.
BREAKING NEWS | THE EATONTON MESSENGER

BREAKING NEWS | THE EATONTON MESSENGER

One dead, one missing in Lake Oconee boating incident

Lynn Hobbs
Sunday, February 9, 2025
The body of a woman who is believed to have drowned was recovered in Lake Oconee by Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources law enforcement officers Sunday morning, and they are still searching for the man she may have been with.
The WJVA remembered Navy veteran Robert “Uncle Bob” Van Dine, who was part of the team who won the WJVA Fishing Tournament the past two years. CONTRIBUTED

The WJVA remembered Navy veteran Robert “Uncle Bob” Van Dine, who was part of the team who won the WJVA Fishing Tournament the past two years. CONTRIBUTED

Sugar Creek Marina hosts WJVA fishing tourney

T. Michael Stone
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
The annual Wild Jaeger Veteran Adventures Fishing Tournament was held on Sept. 14 at Lake Oconee’s Sugar Creek Marina. The tournament is part of the WJVA's mission to reconnect veterans with the military brotherhood and the civilian community.
Administrative Law Judge Charles R. Beaudrot determined that the Georgia Department of Community Affairs did not present enough evidence to warrant closing down Savannah Court at Lake Oconee Senior Care Center in Greensboro. (MARK ENGEL/Staff)

Administrative Law Judge Charles R. Beaudrot determined that the Georgia Department of Community Affairs did not present enough evidence to warrant closing down Savannah Court at Lake Oconee Senior Care Center in Greensboro. (MARK ENGEL/Staff)

Savannah Court at Lake Oconee will remain open

Mark Engel
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
In a ruling handed down Friday afternoon, Administrative Law Judge Charles R. Beaudrot determined that the Georgia Department of Community Affairs did not present enough evidence to warrant closing down Savannah Court at Lake Oconee Senior Care Center in Greensboro.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

PCSO investigating rash of stolen utility vehicles

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies are investigating a rash of stolen utility task vehicles (UTVs), lifted golf carts, and zero-turn lawnmowers on trailers from residences around Lakes Sinclair and Oconee.
Putnam County’s new fire rescue boat, “Sinclair 1,” is the same color and has the same graphics as the department’s new fire trucks. CONTRIBUTED

Putnam County’s new fire rescue boat, “Sinclair 1,” is the same color and has the same graphics as the department’s new fire trucks. CONTRIBUTED

Fire Department has new rescue boats for each lake

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Fire rescue boats designed specifically for Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee have arrived for the Putnam County sides of the lakes to assist in any type of public safety agency’s rescue efforts.
L-R: Betty Aubin, Jan Broughton, Bob Glaze, Polly Kopp, Karen Grigg and Sharon Glaze hold the check. CONTRIBUTED

L-R: Betty Aubin, Jan Broughton, Bob Glaze, Polly Kopp, Karen Grigg and Sharon Glaze hold the check. CONTRIBUTED

Habitat receives Del Webb 100 Who Care donation

News Staff
Thursday, July 20, 2023
The 100 Who Care Del Webb Lake Oconee (100wcDWLO) chapter made its most generous donation to date last month as it presented a $6,340 check to Greene County Habitat for Humanity (GCHFH).
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

STR ordinance getting closer

Rufus Adair
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Even with some changes still possible, Putnam County’s much-wrangled short-term rentals (STR) ordinance could become finalized in August.
Beau and Henry Cowen with a 12-pound striper that hit topwater this past Monday morning on Lake Lanier. CONTRIBUTED

Beau and Henry Cowen with a 12-pound striper that hit topwater this past Monday morning on Lake Lanier. CONTRIBUTED

Outdoors: Fishing for the silver kings

James K. Pressley
Thursday, July 6, 2023
We’ve talked a lot the last couple of months about fishing in Lake Country: stripers, hybrids, bass, and even spotted bass up at Lanier. We really do live in a great spot if you love to fish. Think about it.
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