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Global Samaritans will present its 13th annual Concert at the Corry House on Sept. 13, featuring the Kinchafoonee Cowboys. (CONTRIBUTED)

Global Samaritans will present its 13th annual Concert at the Corry House on Sept. 13, featuring the Kinchafoonee Cowboys. (CONTRIBUTED)

Global Samaritans presents Kinchafoonee Cowboys

Kinchafoonee Cowboys
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Global Samaritans will present its 13th annual Concert at the Corry House on Sept. 13, featuring the Kinchafoonee Cowboys.The Albany-area band is named after Kinchafoonee Creek, a Georgia Flint River tributary.
The Haley Family at their home near Rock Eagle (l-r), Farrell Elliott, parents Chuck and Ame Haley, their son Wil with his wife Blayre, and his sister MacKay Cornelia.

The Haley Family at their home near Rock Eagle (l-r), Farrell Elliott, parents Chuck and Ame Haley, their son Wil with his wife Blayre, and his sister MacKay Cornelia.

Record Setter: Eatonton Expedition a huge success

Ian Tocher
Thursday, August 22, 2024
With 829 tickets sold and 802 picked up at The Plaza Saturday morning, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s Eatonton Expedition set a new all-time attendance record for the 51-year-old organization. Visitors arrived in Eatonton from seven states, with one couple traveling from Texas.
Eric Dodd and Matt VanZant entertained the crowd on Friday night. (LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff)

Eric Dodd and Matt VanZant entertained the crowd on Friday night. (LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff)

Wine, Wags & Whiskers

Leigh Lofgren
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Lake Oconee Humane Society, formerly known as the Oconee Regional Humane Society, held its third annual “Wine, Wags and Whiskers” and 25th-anniversary celebration fundraising event Friday night at Oconee Brewery in downtown Greensboro.With Dr.
Woodville’s pocket park located behind CJ’s BBQ has recently seen improvements, thanks to a Placemaking Grant awarded earlier this year to the Lake Country Board of Realtors. The park now features a Firefly Trail mural and perennials, among other amenities. (CONTRIBUTED)

Woodville’s pocket park located behind CJ’s BBQ has recently seen improvements, thanks to a Placemaking Grant awarded earlier this year to the Lake Country Board of Realtors. The park now features a Firefly Trail mural and perennials, among other amenities. (CONTRIBUTED)

Woodville's pocket park gets upgrade

Hannah Barron
Thursday, August 15, 2024
In 2022, realtor Ann Foster and Firefly Trail Board of Directors member Lisa Baynes prepared an application for the National Association of Realtors’ Placemaking Grant.
The highly acclaimed Satisfaction production showcases the most authentic cast and costuming of its kind among touring Rolling Stones tribute acts. (CONTRIBUTED)

The highly acclaimed Satisfaction production showcases the most authentic cast and costuming of its kind among touring Rolling Stones tribute acts. (CONTRIBUTED)

The Plaza presents Rolling Stones tribute ‘Satisfaction’

News Staff
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones famously sang, “I can’t get no satisfaction.” Still, now, The Plaza Arts Center is bringing “Satisfaction,” an internationally touring Rolling Stones tribute act, to Eatonton.
Five-year-old Evelyn Mallinson gets her face painted with a pink flower. (EMMA CLAUSE/Staff)

Five-year-old Evelyn Mallinson gets her face painted with a pink flower. (EMMA CLAUSE/Staff)

OSHM August Adventure offers ice cream and family fun

Emme Clause
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Eatonton’s Old School History Museum at The Plaza Arts Center hosted its 4th annual August Adventure on Saturday, welcoming crowds ready to enjoy some old-fashioned fun.“Our August Adventure has evolved over the years,” OSHM Director Sandra Rosseter explained.
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