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Following the fashion show, models, presenters and organizers gathered on stage from l-r: Ashley Culberson, Lisa Hanscom, Diana Arendt, Juleen DuBois, Josephine Giles, Rick Franks, Suzanne Ramsey, Melinda Spivey, Dr. Jay Spivey, Sarah Spivey, Charlotte Mosteller, Charlotte Engel, Tammy Beatty, Nellie Quiros and Cindy Falanga.

Following the fashion show, models, presenters and organizers gathered on stage from l-r: Ashley Culberson, Lisa Hanscom, Diana Arendt, Juleen DuBois, Josephine Giles, Rick Franks, Suzanne Ramsey, Melinda Spivey, Dr. Jay Spivey, Sarah Spivey, Charlotte Mosteller, Charlotte Engel, Tammy Beatty, Nellie Quiros and Cindy Falanga.

First Call puts fashion first in May fundraiser

Leigh Lofgren
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
First Call Pregnancy Center (FCPC) held its 5th annual Spring Fashion Show Fundraiser on May 9, at Festival Hall in Greensboro. Doors opened early for shopping hosted by Spivey Jewelry & Fashion, followed by event hosts Dr. Rick Franks and Melinda Spivey kicking off the fun-filled event at 11 a.m.
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

City council approves apartment complex

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Variances for a potential three-story replacement for the Eatonton Housing Authority’s 50-unit Hillside Apartments were approved by Eatonton City Council at its mid-month meeting Monday night.
Andy Kirk Davis, center, being held by Putnam County Sheriff’s Lt. Harry Luke, right, is questioned by Butts County Sheriff’s detectives outside Davis’ Putnam County home in 2020. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO

Andy Kirk Davis, center, being held by Putnam County Sheriff’s Lt. Harry Luke, right, is questioned by Butts County Sheriff’s detectives outside Davis’ Putnam County home in 2020. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO

Prisoner on trial in Putnam County

Lynn Hobbs Lynn@msgrnews.com
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
A state prisoner is in Putnam County to face additional charges to the ones he is currently serving time for.
Crime & Wine returns to Georgia Writers Museum

Crime & Wine returns to Georgia Writers Museum

Crime & Wine returns to Georgia Writers Museum

Clay Bryant
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Back by popular demand, an evening of crime stories and wine tasting will return to Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) June 24, as longtime investigator and former police chief Clay Bryant will speak about his latest book, The Cold Case Murder of Fred Wilkerson.
Surrounded by friends, family and well-wishers, Anfrankina “Kina” Little (center) cuts the ribbon to officially open Kina’s Krazy Kreations, her new roadside restaurant alongside Hwy. 44 on Eatonton’s south side. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Surrounded by friends, family and well-wishers, Anfrankina “Kina” Little (center) cuts the ribbon to officially open Kina’s Krazy Kreations, her new roadside restaurant alongside Hwy. 44 on Eatonton’s south side. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Kina’s Krazy Kreations opens in Eatonton

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
It was a dream that became a reality on May 6 as Anfrankina Little staged a grand opening for Kina’s Krazy Kreations, a roadside chicken wings and burgers restaurant on the outside of the curve on Hwy. 44/South Oak Street, heading into the south end of downtown Eatonton.
Maggie Morgan’s mural at The Bright House in Baldwin County. The mural features a colorful backdrop for a variety of simple designs hand-selected to represent hope, restoration, transformation, and growth. COURTESY OF GCSU

Maggie Morgan’s mural at The Bright House in Baldwin County. The mural features a colorful backdrop for a variety of simple designs hand-selected to represent hope, restoration, transformation, and growth. COURTESY OF GCSU

GCSU artist paints picture for Baldwin/Putnam nonprofits

Bailey Ballard
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Georgia College & State University graduate Maggie Morgan gave back to the Baldwin and Putnam communities through her senior CAPSTONE project.
GPG presents down-home songs at The Plaza

GPG presents down-home songs at The Plaza

GPG presents down-home songs at The Plaza

Gordon Columbine
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Georgia was on everyone’s mind Saturday night in Eatonton, as the Atlanta-based Georgia Players Guild (GPG) presented “Sounds of Georgia,” packed with nearly two hours’ worth of famous songs from the 1950s to the ‘90s by famous Peach State bands and singers.
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

New law brings de-annexation concerns to Eatonton

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
It may have started in Atlanta and suburban enclaves around that city, but five owners of farmlands inside Eatonton city limits pounced on it last week – just days, if not hours, after Gov. Brian Kemp signed the Republican-dominated legislature’s bill into law on May 2.
J is for Jimmy Davis.

J is for Jimmy Davis.

Putnam A to Z: J is for Jimmy Davis

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Editor’s note: The symmetry of 52 weeks in a year and 26 letters in our alphabet inspired us here at The Eatonton Messenger to embark on an alphabetical journey every other week in 2023, looking at something – or someone – unique, significant, unusual, or just plain interesting in Putnam County,...
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