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With a video of the intersection of Twin Bridges and Dennis Station Roads playing on screens behind him, past county chairman Billy Webster addressed the current Putnam County Commission about the intersection’s safety issues. IAN TOCHER/Staff

The new E.R. Snell plant in Eatonton should be operational sometime next month, Putnam County Manager Paul Van Haute said at a recent commission meeting. IAN TOCHER/Staff

“My Verizon phone and AT&T phone through work don’t really work at her house,” Hassel Weems told the Putnam County Commission, referring to his mother’s property where she wants to lease a small area to a cellular tower builder. “Those people can’t call 911 if the power is out.” CONTRIBUTED

Retiring Senior Personal Property Appraiser Leisa Reid reacts to receiving an official Putnam County proclamation recognizing her 48 years of service to the county from Chairman Bill Sharp prior to last Friday’s county commission meeting. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Eatonton City Councilmember Janie Reid (right) addressed the Putnam County Commission last Friday, praising the efforts of Beyond the Bell Executive Director Sandra Dean to establish educational programs for kids at Jimmy Davis Park. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Allen Carlton McMichael

The area beneath and around the pointer is slated for commercial development, but nearby Thunder Valley residents insist it must adhere to long-established stipulations. GOOGLE EARTH