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L-R: Speech Rehabilitation Therapist Brooke McMillen, Physical Rehabilitation Therapist and Director of Rehabilitation Jana Weems, and Occupational Rehabilitation Therapist Wendy Cox. CONTRIBUTED

L-R: Speech Rehabilitation Therapist Brooke McMillen, Physical Rehabilitation Therapist and Director of Rehabilitation Jana Weems, and Occupational Rehabilitation Therapist Wendy Cox. CONTRIBUTED

PGH to hold open house for renovated rehab center

News Staff
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Putnam General Hospital (PGH) is excited to announce the renovation of its rehabilitation department suite, which provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy services.
GWM book review: Haints of Black Mountain

GWM book review: Haints of Black Mountain

GWM book review: Haints of Black Mountain

News Staff
Thursday, September 21, 2023
If you are from the South, you likely have heard of “haint blue,” a color that adorns the ceilings of porches to keep spirits at bay, especially in the South Carolina Low Country.
Ken rides in the back of Barbie’s Corvette. COURTESY OF MATTEL FILMS

Ken rides in the back of Barbie’s Corvette. COURTESY OF MATTEL FILMS

Barbie: fantasies for men, fantasies for women

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, September 21, 2023
“Barbie has a great day every day. Ken only has a great day if Barbie looks at him.” From the Barbie movie, screenplay by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach I’m fortunate to have Bijan Robinson on my fantasy team.
Power of ONE launches breast cancer awareness 2023 effort

Power of ONE launches breast cancer awareness 2023 effort

Power of ONE launches breast cancer awareness 2023 effort

News Staff
Thursday, September 21, 2023
For the 11th year in a row, St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital and Oconee Valley Healthcare are partnering to provide no-cost mammograms to uninsured women and raise awareness about breast cancer during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Circle of Love receives $14K-plus donation

News Staff
Thursday, September 14, 2023
The Culinary Club and 100 Who Care Del Webb Lake Oconee (DWLO) hosted an Italian dinner fundraiser on Aug. 25 to benefit the Greensboro-based Circle of Love Center’s Dining for A Cause building fund campaign.
At least one happy couple outwaited the wet stuff to share a dance to the sounds of Cash’s Juke Joint, playing Saturday afternoon on the steps of The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton.

At least one happy couple outwaited the wet stuff to share a dance to the sounds of Cash’s Juke Joint, playing Saturday afternoon on the steps of The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton.

Two times the fun in downtown Eatonton

Story And Photos By Ian Tocher
Thursday, September 14, 2023
The downtown area of Eatonton came alive with two major events this past Saturday as the 23rd annual Taste of Eatonton presented by the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce, which took over The Plaza Square from 4 to 8 p.m.
Posing with a statue of Girl Scouts of the USA founder Juliette Gordon Low in the front yard at Low’s birthplace in Savannah, are members of Girl Scouts of Eatonton (l-r): Zoey Robinson, Elizabeth Hensley, Karmen Spillers, Sophia Talavera, Victoria Hensley, Raegan Ogden, Tegan Rainey, and Stormy Kendrick. LENA HENSLEY/Staff

Posing with a statue of Girl Scouts of the USA founder Juliette Gordon Low in the front yard at Low’s birthplace in Savannah, are members of Girl Scouts of Eatonton (l-r): Zoey Robinson, Elizabeth Hensley, Karmen Spillers, Sophia Talavera, Victoria Hensley, Raegan Ogden, Tegan Rainey, and Stormy Kendrick. LENA HENSLEY/Staff

Eatonton Girl Scouts visit birthplace of movement

Lena Hensley
Thursday, September 7, 2023
As proof that education is fun, Girl Scouts of Eatonton went on a road trip Aug. 18-20, to explore Savannah and Tybee Island. “We chose Savannah because it is the birthplace of Girl Scouts,” troop leader Tiffany Ogden said.
GWM Q&A: Steven Cooper

GWM Q&A: Steven Cooper

GWM Q&A: Steven Cooper

Steve Cooper
Thursday, September 7, 2023
In Steven Cooper’s mystery, Desert Remains: A Gus Parker and Alex Mills Novel, someone is filling the desert caves around Phoenix with bodies – a madman who, in a taunting ritual, also leaves behind a record of his crimes etched into the stone.
File Photo/Lake Oconee News

File Photo/Lake Oconee News

‘Cast & Blast’ to honor wounded veterans Sept. 18-20

News Staff
Thursday, September 7, 2023
The Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (GA SCI) has partnered with local chemical-processing equipment manufacturer Glasslined Technologies, Inc. to present Sept. 18-20 at Lake Oconee, the inaugural Cast & Blast Wounded Veterans Celebration.
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