Putnam County

GaFCP Regional Manager Adam Swymer checks on the discussion in one of the small groups.

GaFCP Regional Manager Adam Swymer checks on the discussion in one of the small groups.

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Putnam County Family Connection discusses future plans

Story And Photos By Lena Hensley
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
The Putnam County Family Connection Collaborative met once more on Feb. 1, at The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton. More than 30 people attended, including representatives from the local educational system, healthcare sector, non-profits and churches, and community members.
Putnam County Middle School boys team. (Photos by Kim Cash/Contributed)

Putnam County Middle School boys team. (Photos by Kim Cash/Contributed)

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PCMS wins girlsand boys PAC basketball titles

Arella Cash
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Putnam County Middle School (PCMS) brought home two season championship trophies on Feb. 4, after competing in the Piedmont Athletic Conference (PAC) tournament hosted by Youth Middle School (YMS) in Loganville. The PCMS Lady Eagles arrived at YMS seeded No.
Kamyra Aikens (21) takes it to the basket against Washington County. ARELLA CASH/Staff

Kamyra Aikens (21) takes it to the basket against Washington County. ARELLA CASH/Staff

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Lady War Eagles post pair of losses

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Putnam County High School’s Lady War Eagles took a pair of region losses last week, going down 51-49 at home on Jan. 31, to Washington County, then falling 67-39 on the road on Feb. 4, at Thomson.
Comedian Mills performing at The Plaza

Comedian Mills performing at The Plaza

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Comedian Mills performing at The Plaza

Staff Reports
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Comedian Karen Mills got her start in stand-up comedy nearly 30 years at The Punchline, a suburban comedy club north of Atlanta. Writing her own material, and telling her own jokes, she quickly advanced from opening for other comedians to standing on her own as a headliner. On Feb.
FMB representative Sheri Ezzard and PGH representative Laura Ladnier. CONTRIBUTED

FMB representative Sheri Ezzard and PGH representative Laura Ladnier. CONTRIBUTED

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PGH goes red for women’s heart health awareness

News Staff
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
The American Heart Association (AHA) has designated February as heart month, with its annual Go Red for Women campaign as its signature initiative to increase women’s heart health and awareness. Go Red for Women serves as a catalyst for heart-health-related change to improve women's lives globally.
Michael A. Payne

Michael A. Payne

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Father arrested for bruises seen on child

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
An Eatonton man was arrested by local authorities after reportedly leaving bruises on his child’s leg from a spanking. Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell identified the man as Michael Anthony Payne, 39, of Dogwood Lane, Eatonton.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

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BOE receives updates on new school

Bailey Ballard
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
The Putnam County Board of Education held its monthly work session on Feb. 6, to discuss updates to the county’s new elementary school and strategic plan.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

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Highway 44 and rentals dominate BOC meeting

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Roads and rentals – and their place in Lake Oconee’s long-term character and drawing power – bubbled up in discussions at the Putnam County Board of Commissioners’ first monthly meeting last Friday.
The Putnam County High School Beta Club had a good outing in Savannah last month in the statewide competition. CONTRIBUTED

The Putnam County High School Beta Club had a good outing in Savannah last month in the statewide competition. CONTRIBUTED

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Cash captures 3rd-straight Beta Club win

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Several Putnam County High School (PCHS) students traveled to Savannah Jan. 25-27, for the Senior Beta Club State Convention, where five took honors that send them to the National Beta Convention in June at Louisville, Ky.
The Doo Wop Project featured vocalists (l-r): John Michael Dias, Charl Brown, Russell Fischer, Dominic Nol_, and bass singer Alex, “from Milwaukee.”

The Doo Wop Project featured vocalists (l-r): John Michael Dias, Charl Brown, Russell Fischer, Dominic Nol_, and bass singer Alex, “from Milwaukee.”

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Doo Wop Project swings into The Plaza

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
The New York City-based Doo Wop Project played to a full house Saturday night at The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton, treating nostalgic fans, young and old(er), to a wide array of songs from the 1940s to the present day.
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