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Who doesn’t love four year old kids in costume? Here, Greene County Pre-K students took a group picture with BOE District 4 Representative Dr. Maggie Kjer. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff

Halloween in Greensboro

News Staff

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Who doesn’t love four year old kids in costume? Here, Greene County Pre-K students took a group picture with BOE District 4 Representative Dr. Maggie Kjer.

Coach Bill Curry and his wife of 61 years, Carolyn, recently visited Lake Oconee. CONTRIBUTED

Coach Curry visits Lake Country Yellow Jackets

News Staff

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Sixty members of the Lake Country Yellow Jackets (LCYJ) fan club were honored to host Coach Bill Curry and his wife of 61 years, Carolyn, at their monthly luncheon held at Lake Oconee Bistro.

Tara Rocker

GWM hosting cookbook launch for local author

News Staff

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Georgia Writers Museum has announced the book launch of local writer Tara Rocker’s new book, My Sweet Home Georgia Cookbook. The book launch drop-in party will be held at the museum on Thursday, Nov. 30, from 5-7 p.m., with light hors d’oeuvres served.

Susan Hobbs and Caitlin Sims, pose with cancer survivor Rhonda Cabe. CONTRIBUTED

PGH promotes cancer awareness with sweet treats

News Staff

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Last Friday, Greg Powell, the cafeteria manager at Putnam General Hospital (PGH), created special cupcakes for all the employees in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

An intricate, curved brick roof caps brick walls surrounding the entrance to a mysterious tunnel beneath the front porch of Diana and Michael Homeier’s historic home in Eatonton.

Sylvia: the spirit of Eatonton

Ian Tocher

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Upon closing on Panola Hall, the stately, historic home directly across Madison Avenue from the Eatonton Library, Michael Homeier says he and his wife, Diana, were informed, “And oh, by the way, you’ve also inherited a ghost.

Putnam County High School Rotary Student of the Month Evan Nipper with his parents Tim Nipper and Becky Nipper (left), chosen teacher Emily Salmon, and Rotarian Dr. Tyler Franks CONTRIBUTED

Rotary Club honors October students of the month

News Staff

Thursday, October 26, 2023

The Rotary Club of Greene and Putnam Counties recently announced its Students of-the-Month for October 2023: Evan Bennett of Gatewood Schools, Emily Abarca Sanchez from Nathanael Greene Academy, and Evan Nipper at Putnam County High School.

Tonic (above) gave a great performance Oct. 21 as the opening act for headliner Better Than Ezra at the annual Rhythm and Brews event presented by OPAS at Reynolds Lake Oconee. CONTRIBUTED

Rhythm and Brews rocks Greene County

News Staff

Thursday, October 26, 2023

With her radiant smile, Mother Nature created a picture-perfect setting for Rhythm and Brews last Saturday at Reynolds Lake Oconee, presented in collaboration with the Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS).

Book Review for GWM: Cook & Celebrate

News Staff

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Cook & Celebrate: A Collection of Southern Holiday & Party Culinary Traditions is a delightful cookbook that takes readers on a mouthwatering tour of the rich and diverse holiday culinary traditions of the American South.

Loran Smith/Columnist

Smith: Traveling to the Golden Isles

News Staff

Thursday, October 26, 2023

This town, Darien, is a focal point of the Georgia Coast, where tradition and history are as entrenched as marsh hen, moss-draped oaks, and shrimp boats.

Members of Fall Line Rambler enjoyed the most stage time at The Plaza’s Homegrown Talent concert last Saturday night, playing a full set of their own, plus bookend sets at the beginning and end of the show.

Homegrown Talent at The Plaza

Photos & Story By Ian Tocher

Thursday, October 19, 2023

An enthusiastic crowd showed up Oct. 14 for Homegrown Talent at The Plaza Arts Center, the final outdoor concert of the year at the historic downtown Eatonton performance venue.

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