Putnam County

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Tax assessments show Putnam as residential county

Rufus Adair
Thursday, June 1, 2023
If there is any doubt about the nature of Putnam County’s tax base, this year’s preliminary figures in the county tax assessor’s office should settle it. Putnam has become a residential county. The county’s wealth rests in residential properties. Agriculture? Not so much.
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Teen arrested at primary school; mother sought

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Eatonton Police Department was called to Putnam County Primary School May 24 regarding an alleged fight around 11 a.m. As it turned out, the dispute was between a 15-year-old boy and his mother, according to a report by Sgt. Harold “Buddy” Bowman and officer Alex Rickey.
Mocha House performers (back row, l-r) Taylor Surman, Lily Nichols, Drace Langford, Addie Brown, Addie Grace Usry, Susan Usry, Jessica Womack, Chase Crumbley, Amanda Stover, Marielle Peguero, Georgia Hamlin, Giana Hamlin, Wayne Ingle, David Simpson; (middle row, l-r) Lily Roberts, Delaney Chambers, Elisa Garcia-Carreras, Amelia Ingle, Lily Garcia-Carreras, Sofia Monroy, Luis Quinones, Lora Garcia-Carreras; (front row, l-r) Jonas Quinones, Angie Monroy, Helen Garcia-Carreras, Elizabeth Brosman, Anenaca Simps

Mocha House performers (back row, l-r) Taylor Surman, Lily Nichols, Drace Langford, Addie Brown, Addie Grace Usry, Susan Usry, Jessica Womack, Chase Crumbley, Amanda Stover, Marielle Peguero, Georgia Hamlin, Giana Hamlin, Wayne Ingle, David Simpson; (middle row, l-r) Lily Roberts, Delaney Chambers, Elisa Garcia-Carreras, Amelia Ingle, Lily Garcia-Carreras, Sofia Monroy, Luis Quinones, Lora Garcia-Carreras; (front row, l-r) Jonas Quinones, Angie Monroy, Helen Garcia-Carreras, Elizabeth Brosman, Anenaca Simps

Mocha House concludes live local acts series

News Staff
Thursday, June 1, 2023
The final Mocha House fundraiser of the year, the largest of the Coffee House series, was presented late last month by The Plaza Arts Center and The Arts Barn.
Joe Smith

Joe Smith

OSHM hosts Georgia architecture lecture

Lena Hensley
Thursday, June 1, 2023
As part of Historic Preservation Month, Eatonton’s Old School History Museum (OSHM) hosted a lecture on May 7, “Architecture in Georgia: A Diagnostic Sampler of Type and Style, 1800-1940.
The stands were full in support of the largest graduating class in Putnam County High School’s history. IAN TOCHER/Staff

The stands were full in support of the largest graduating class in Putnam County High School’s history. IAN TOCHER/Staff

PCHS graduates largest-ever senior class

Arella Cash
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Putnam County High School (PCHS) celebrated its largest-ever senior class when 202 graduates were named in a ceremony May 26, at Al Reaves Field in Eatonton. PCHS Principal Dr. Andrew Cooper expressed immense pride when discussing the accomplishments of the graduates.
This year’s Dairy Festival will begin at 7:30 a.m. Fun Run, followed by the 8 a.m. start of the Dairy Festival 5K Road Race (map, p. 7). By 9 a.m., arts, crafts, and food vendors will be open all around the courthouse square, and at 10 a.m. the Dairy Festival Parade through downtown Eatonton will begin.

This year’s Dairy Festival will begin at 7:30 a.m. Fun Run, followed by the 8 a.m. start of the Dairy Festival 5K Road Race (map, p. 7). By 9 a.m., arts, crafts, and food vendors will be open all around the courthouse square, and at 10 a.m. the Dairy Festival Parade through downtown Eatonton will begin.

Dairy Festival enjoys long, proud history

Ian Tocher
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Initially held in 1953, Putnam County’s Dairy Festival continues today in recognition of the local dairy industry, as well as honoring contributions by dairy farmers and their families to the county.
Antoine T. Brown

Antoine T. Brown

Door-to-door solicitors arrested at sheriff’s house

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Two door-to-door salesmen picked the wrong house Saturday and ended up in the Putnam County jail. Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills was outside working in his yard Saturday afternoon when two men in a pickup truck pulled into his driveway.
Putnam County contract workers put the finishing touches on a new fence last Wednesday, surrounding the basketball courts at Jimmy Davis Park. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Putnam County contract workers put the finishing touches on a new fence last Wednesday, surrounding the basketball courts at Jimmy Davis Park. IAN TOCHER/Staff

County begins work on Jimmy Davis Park

Ian Tocher
Thursday, June 1, 2023
A welcome sight greeted residents surrounding Jimmy Davis Park last week as county crews were hard at work cleaning and upgrading the long-neglected facility in a predominantly Black neighborhood near Eatonton’s downtown.
Russell and Shirley Dermond/CBS News Graphic

Russell and Shirley Dermond/CBS News Graphic

DNA being analyzed in Dermond case

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, June 1, 2023
On May 4, The Eatonton Messenger reported that Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills had taken two trips to Houston, Texas, to deliver evidence to a private lab there.
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Teen arrested at primary school

Staff Reports
Friday, May 26, 2023
Eatonton Police Department was called to Putnam County Primary School yesterday (May 24) regarding an alleged fight between two adults around 11 a.m. As it turned out, the dispute was between a 15-year-old boy and his mother, according to a report by Sgt. Harold “Buddy” Bowman.
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