Teacher injures self when gun accidentally fires

A Putnam County High School teacher accidentally shot himself on school property but is recovering. No one else was on the property at the time, authorities say. The teacher was delivering a vehicle to the school on Sunday, Jan.

Putnam County Jail Report

MONDAY, JAN. 9 Starr Francheska Howell, 38, of Milledgeville – battery TUESDAY, JAN. 10 Joycelyn Alqinette Scott, 32, of Sandersville – no insurance WEDNESDAY, JAN.

Putnam County Jail Report (1/4)

TUESDAY, DEC. 27 Ramon Colima-Hernandez, 31, of Eatonton – driving without license Latoya Denise Reid, 44, of Eatonton – theft by shoplifting (first degree) THURSDAY, DEC.

Mystery surrounds Eatonton man’s death

The last time Michael Maddox was seen by his family, he was excitedly asking them about his birthday, which was only a few days away at the time. The 62-year-old Maddox had stopped by his guardian/caretaker’s house around 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19 to discuss his upcoming birthday on Dec.

Greensboro man killed in Putnam County crash

A Greensboro man lost his life on Dec. 12, in a single-vehicle crash in Putnam County. Romario Garcia Mauricio, 25, of Greensboro, was traveling alone in his 2006 Chevrolet Malibu, heading southbound on Pea Ridge Road near the Sparta Highway at about 2:20 p.m.

Man walking, dancing in roadway struck, killed by vehicle

An Eatonton man who reportedly was dancing in the street was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday evening. Jontrell Waller, 39, of Eatonton, was killed around 6:35 p.m. Dec. 9, said Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills.