Putnam couple remembered fondly by friends

A local couple’s death in a vehicle crash last week left many people in Middle Georgia in mourning, as well as recalling happy memories.James “Jim” Abbott, 83, and his 81-year-old wife, Sara “Betsy” Abbott, of Bear Creek Road in Putnam County, succumbed to injuries sustained when they crashed into...

Wreck kills elderly couple; other driver to be charged

Tragedy struck again on Putnam County roads when a local elderly couple died in a vehicle crash on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 22, around 2:30 p.m.James Abbott, 83, and Sara Abbott, 81, of Bear Creek Road in Putnam County, succumbed to their injuries sustained when they crashed into a pickup truck,...