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Children attending Pete Nance Boys & Girls Club pose for a group photo thanking sponsors of the BBQ fest. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff

Children attending Pete Nance Boys & Girls Club pose for a group photo thanking sponsors of the BBQ fest. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff

Pete Nance Boys & Girls Club holds BBQ fest

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, June 29, 2023
The Farm at Lake Oconee was teeming with a big crowd who all came out in support of Greensboro’s leading charitable organization, the Pete Nance Boys & Girls Club. Held on Father’s Day, the event was supported by many key sponsors and included many of Greensboro’s businesses and specialty vendors.
GWM Book Review: A Shadow in Moscow

GWM Book Review: A Shadow in Moscow

GWM Book Review: A Shadow in Moscow

News Staff
Thursday, June 29, 2023
employs a unique approach that intersects two usually exclusive styles. With rich character development melding with a compelling page-turner, A Shadow in Moscow alternates between two timeframes to realistically convey a story that could be right out of Cold War history.
T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

Madison celebrates Juneteenth

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, June 22, 2023
The City of Madison held a parade and festival on Saturday, June 17, to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday that followed on Monday. Mayor Fred Perriman was at the center of the event greeting those in attendance with his customary warmth and geniality.
Ronda Rich/Columnist

Ronda Rich/Columnist

Rich: There’s gonna be some good gospel singing there

Ronda Rich
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Tink and I were watching the award show for the Gospel Music Association Doves, which celebrates Jesus from traditional to Southern to contemporary music. The cameras moved to a black-clothed figure on a darkened stage. Her blonde hair glistened.
IAN TOCHER/Staff

IAN TOCHER/Staff

Juneteenth celebrated in Eatonton

Ian Tocher
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Putnam County’s sizable Black community turned out in full force June 17, for the inaugural Juneteenth Parade and Festival, first on the streets of downtown Eatonton, then moving to the recently spruced-up Jimmy Davis Park.
Lake Oconee Academy scholarship recipients, from left: Travis Shurling, Lucy Williams, Frank Rowan (Elks Lodge Scholarship Chair), Elisa Garcia-Carreras, Hailey Heinen and Rhett Smith. CONTRIBUTED

Lake Oconee Academy scholarship recipients, from left: Travis Shurling, Lucy Williams, Frank Rowan (Elks Lodge Scholarship Chair), Elisa Garcia-Carreras, Hailey Heinen and Rhett Smith. CONTRIBUTED

Lake Oconee Elks Lodge presents scholarships

News Staff
Thursday, June 15, 2023
This time of year means two things when it comes to local high school seniors. The first is that it is time for their graduation ceremonies and family celebrations. The second is that it is the time of year for Lake Oconee Elks Lodge No.
Ora Mae, a Pomeranian and one of the smallest K9 Angels poses next to Oliver, a 180-pound Newfoundland featured in Jeep’s “Going on a Bear Hunt” commercial. The K9 Angels will be mingling with attendees of Stars, Stripes & Smiles, a free day of dentistry hosted by Lake Oconee Dentistry and Lake Oconee Oral Surgery on Friday, June 23. CONTRIBUTED

Ora Mae, a Pomeranian and one of the smallest K9 Angels poses next to Oliver, a 180-pound Newfoundland featured in Jeep’s “Going on a Bear Hunt” commercial. The K9 Angels will be mingling with attendees of Stars, Stripes & Smiles, a free day of dentistry hosted by Lake Oconee Dentistry and Lake Oconee Oral Surgery on Friday, June 23. CONTRIBUTED

K9 Angels to join Stars, Stripes and Smiles free day of dentistry

News Staff
Thursday, June 15, 2023
The K9 Angels will once again be joining Lake Oconee Dentistry and Lake Oconee Oral Surgery for Stars, Stripes & Smiles on Friday, June 23. Stars, Stripes & Smiles is an annual free day of dentistry for active and retired military, as well as law enforcement, firefighters, DNR and EMS personnel.
The Old School History Museum at The Plaza Arts Center includes a recreation of The PEX Theater box office among its displays. CONTRIBUTED

The Old School History Museum at The Plaza Arts Center includes a recreation of The PEX Theater box office among its displays. CONTRIBUTED

Remembering the Pex Theater

Sandra Rosseter
Thursday, June 15, 2023
As Eatonton residents await the second “grand opening” of the beloved PEX Theater in downtown Eatonton, the Old School History Museum decided to visit Susan Peck Park and hear stories of the theater that only she would know. Susan is the granddaughter of John Peck Jr.
Lisa Thomas-Conner and _lmmaker Jesse Stephen Freeman answered questions from the audience following last Thursday’s screening of “Steen Thomas: Rock & Chisel,” at The Plaza Arts Center. IAN TOCHER/ Staff

Lisa Thomas-Conner and _lmmaker Jesse Stephen Freeman answered questions from the audience following last Thursday’s screening of “Steen Thomas: Rock & Chisel,” at The Plaza Arts Center. IAN TOCHER/ Staff

The Plaza screens ‘Steffen Thomas: Rock & Chisel’

Ian Tocher
Thursday, June 15, 2023
“Art is dynamite.” Those were the first words to flash across the screen last Thursday night at The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton, to start a one-time presentation of “Rock & Chisel,” a bio-documentary of famed sculptor and painter Steffen Thomas.
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