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On May 25, Memorial Day, the Lake Oconee Elks Lodge held a Memorial Day program to honor those veterans who have died in service to this great country. The Elks also dedicated the new Veterans’ Wall, located in front of the Lodge. Boy Scouts Troop 30 conducted a flag retirement ceremony.
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Even in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Coldwell Banker Lake Oconee Realty/Lake Country continues its expansion in the Lake Oconee region with the addition of Levi Lund to its roster of more than 70 Realtors®.
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It started with an impromptu conversation.
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The Morgan County School System is filled with long-standing traditions from football players opening the car rider doors at the primary and elementary school in the fall, to singing MCHS art teacher Ty Manning’s Friday song, high school students dressing up in themed attire for each football game, to the seniors walking the halls at each of the system’s schools in their caps and gowns.
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Recognizing the need around the community for assistance during the coronavirus pandemic, local Elks recently put grant money toward providing food and household amenities to those most affected by the outbreak.
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On Monday, May 11, Chris McDaniel of Buckhead reeled in a 51.12-pound flathead catfish on Lake Oconee. McDaniel’s catch broke the record for largest flathead catfish to be caught on Lake Oconee, topping the previous record holder’s 49-pound fish. Pictured Chris, wife Sofia and son. CONTRIBUTED
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Putnam County High School student Leeah Collins is the 2020 Minnie Tallulah Walker and Willie Lee Walker Scholarship recipient. A student contributor to The Eatonton Messenger during her junior year of high school, by her senior year, Leeah was serving as a stringer for the local newspaper. She was honored with this scholarship in recognition of her stellar academic career and dedication to working for the benefit of others. The committee was especially inspired by Leeah’s efforts to give voice to those whose stories need to be told, her commitment to being an agent of change and her belief in the power of public education to lift up and enrich the lives of future generations and the entire Putnam County community.
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