Eatonton Messenger/File Photo
SUV stolen in Putnam recovered in N.C.
Lynn Hobbs
An Eatonton man’s SUV was stolen at a home he visited in Putnam County in September.
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Putnam County Sheriff's Department
John David Lewis
Speeding fugitive talked out of woods
Lynn Hobbs
Eatonton Police Department continues its work to keep dangerous drivers off the city’s streets.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Putnam County firefighters extinguish a fire inside a truck trailer Monday on U.S. Hwy. 441. CONTRIBUTED/ PCFD
Truck hauling batteries catches fire
Lynn Hobbs
Authorities said northbound traffic on U.S. Hwy. 441 was temporarily blocked Monday afternoon due to a fire in an 18-wheeler truck.According to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, the tractor-trailer was hauling 30 pallets of automotive batteries from a Hyundai facility in Ellabell and delivering...
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
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Couple dead after apparent murder-suicide
Lynn Hobbs
Tragedy struck a home on Harmony Road during the wee hours of Wednesday morning.Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said a call came into the 911 Emergency Center at 4:23 a.m., and a man told them his address and said he had just shot his wife and was going to kill himself.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
School Superintendent Derick Austin gave a statement about the policy regarding cell phones at the last school board meeting. (File Photo)
PCSO, EPD respond to local school threats
Lynn Hobbs
Putnam County school and law enforcement officials have joined countless other agencies around the state in investigating threats made in public schools since the tragic shooting at Apalachee High School on Sept. 4.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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Passenger killed in single-vehicle wreck
Lynn Hobbs
The Labor Day holiday weekend was marred by tragedy Friday night when an Eatonton man lost his life in a single-vehicle crash.Residents along Scott Road reported hearing a loud boom and then losing their electrical power around 10:30 p.m. According to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, a 2007...
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Evan Taylor
Burglars take more than $15,000 in goods
Lynn Hobbs
Three accused burglars helped themselves to the same house not once, but three times.“In their words, they ‘cleaned it out,’” Putnam County Sheriff’s Lt. Harry Luke said.
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Tommy Lee Kell barricaded himself in the attic of his house and threatened a shoot-out with the officers. (CONTRIBUTED)
UPDATE: Teargas ends Sparta Hwy. standoff peacefully
Lynn Hobbs
A standoff between law enforcement authorities and a wanted man lasted about two hours Thursday, July 11, on the 200 block of Sparta Highway in Eatonton.
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Eulalio De Leon Aldana
Tip leads to possible trafficking victim
Lynn Hobbs
A young woman forced to stay in a hot car all day, every day, is suspected by local authorities of being a human trafficking victim, and a joint effort was made to get her to safety.“It’s the first time that we’ve dealt with an international matter like this,” Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills...
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
GSP Trooper Alan Rhodes holds the gun recovered from underneath the trailer after PCSO Col. Russell Blenk, EPD Chief Howell Cardwell, PCSO Sgt. Justin Brock and Cpl. Chris Donovan had gone under there and gotten the offenders out. CONTRIBUTED/EPD
Chase, manhunt end with two suspects captured
Lynn Hobbs
Two men are in jail after a high-speed chase and manhunt that lasted more than eight hours ended under a residential trailer on May 16, authorities say.“It was one of those good days,” said Putnam County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Col. Russell Blenk. “We had everybody there, other agencies helping us.
Wednesday, May 22, 2024