Putnam County

Officers with the Milledgeville Police Department arrest Tabish Nigel Goddard for the murder of a Putnam County man. MILLEDGEVILLE POLICE FACEBOOK PAGE

Officers with the Milledgeville Police Department arrest Tabish Nigel Goddard for the murder of a Putnam County man. MILLEDGEVILLE POLICE FACEBOOK PAGE

Suspect indicted for Putnam man’s murder

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, July 27, 2023
A Baldwin County grand jury handed down a true bill of indictment July 10 on a man accused of killing a Putnam County resident.
Josie Holder and Cadence Reid weave pipe cleaners together to decorate their pencil holders. LENA HENSLEY/Staff

Josie Holder and Cadence Reid weave pipe cleaners together to decorate their pencil holders. LENA HENSLEY/Staff

Summer Inspiration teaches kids useful skills

Lena Hensley
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Putnam County’s Summer Inspiration Program keeps children busy during the summer months and continues to teach them practical skills in a fun and engaging way. Rising kindergarteners to second graders in the Happy Little Gardeners camp learned how to grow their own vegetables.
Sylvia’s Coffee grand opening is set for Friday.

Sylvia’s Coffee grand opening is set for Friday.

Sylvia’s Coffee grand opening set Friday

News Staff
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Eatonton’s famous “Sylvia the Ghost,” haunting the town’s historic Panola Hall for 150 years, has inspired the grand opening July 21, of a new coffee shop bearing her name. Sylvia’s: A Supernatural Coffee Bar, will officially open at 9 a.m.
L-R: DCSS Assistant Deputy Commissioner John Hurst and Judge Brenda Trammell pose alongside PAC graduates George Hulsey, Mel-Juwan Lawrence, Bashun Carter, Gregory Burke, Michael Peek, Clarence Hill, Marcus Mathis, Judge Alison Burleson, and PAC Coordinator Zaccino Holmes following Friday’s Parental Accountability Court graduation at Putnam County’s historical courthouse. Not in attendance: PAC graduate James Brock.

L-R: DCSS Assistant Deputy Commissioner John Hurst and Judge Brenda Trammell pose alongside PAC graduates George Hulsey, Mel-Juwan Lawrence, Bashun Carter, Gregory Burke, Michael Peek, Clarence Hill, Marcus Mathis, Judge Alison Burleson, and PAC Coordinator Zaccino Holmes following Friday’s Parental Accountability Court graduation at Putnam County’s historical courthouse. Not in attendance: PAC graduate James Brock.

Graduation day for PAC dads

Ian Tocher
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Mortarboards and gowns were the dress of the day Friday morning at Putnam County Courthouse, as it hosted a unique graduation ceremony in which eight local fathers were awarded certificates and received public recognition for successfully completing the state’s Parental Accountability Court (PAC)...
Lajuan P. Evans

Lajuan P. Evans

Bond denied to man accused of fatal shooting

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, July 20, 2023
The man accused of murdering another customer at the Shell gas station in Eatonton has been indicted and denied bond, according to court records. Lajuan Peire Evans, 24, of Covington, turned himself in to authorities and was arrested on June 5, for the fatal shooting of Frederick Scott Jr.
Eatonton Health & Rehabilitation Center/Photo courtesy of Google

Eatonton Health & Rehabilitation Center/Photo courtesy of Google

Rehab center staff ‘kept everyone safe’

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Passersby on State Route 16 last Wednesday, July 12, may have noticed several fire trucks and police cars as well as healthcare workers and patients in wheelchairs outside of Eatonton Health & Rehabilitation.
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

STR ordinance getting closer

Rufus Adair
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Even with some changes still possible, Putnam County’s much-wrangled short-term rentals (STR) ordinance could become finalized in August.
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton hotel project clears zoning hurdles

Rufus Adair
Thursday, July 20, 2023
The prospect of an upscale, 50-room hotel in downtown Eatonton easily cleared city zoning hurdles this past week. Boston-based Drew Company plans to renovate the old Hotel Eatonton at 108 N. Madison Ave., expand it, and manage the finished project.
Lake Oconee Eye Care/File Photo

Lake Oconee Eye Care/File Photo

Lake Oconee Eye Care expands facilities

News Staff
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Lake Oconee Eye Care Vision Source recently announced the expansion of its facilities in Greensboro. “Our community is growing, and we plan to grow alongside it,” Lake Oconee Eye Care (LOEC) partner and optometrist Dr. Perry Lee said.
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton pedestrian struck, killed in Milledgeville

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, July 13, 2023
An Eatonton man who worked in Milledgeville was killed after he was hit by a vehicle while crossing the road in Milledgeville, according to authorities. Gerald Allen Burge, 55, of Eatonton, died from his injuries at the hospital, said Sgt. Thomas Smith of Milledgeville Police Department.
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