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Kathryn Manis with the Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library displayed several unique Putnam County and Eatonton-related artifacts and publications during her one-day visit to Eatonton’s Old School History Museum. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Kathryn Manis with the Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library displayed several unique Putnam County and Eatonton-related artifacts and publications during her one-day visit to Eatonton’s Old School History Museum. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Hargrett exhibit makes connections at OSHM

Rufus Adair
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Sometimes seemingly mundane items can trigger connections – sometimes unexpected connections.
James K Pressley/File Photo

James K Pressley/File Photo

Pressley: Dockside at the lake

James K. Pressley
Thursday, June 15, 2023
An entertaining thing to do is just sit by the dock on a Friday afternoon. Last Friday, I was out at the Boat House on Lake Oconee. You know the place. In the old days, it was a catfish joint and now it’s got storage and gas, right off the backside of Harbor Club.
Jason Hasty (left), the athletics history specialist for UGA’s Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, describes items in a case highlighting UGA women’s sports to Tyler Van Dusen, defensive coordinator for Gatewood Schools’ football team. IAN TOCHER /Staff

Jason Hasty (left), the athletics history specialist for UGA’s Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, describes items in a case highlighting UGA women’s sports to Tyler Van Dusen, defensive coordinator for Gatewood Schools’ football team. IAN TOCHER /Staff

UGA sports history on display at library

Ian Tocher
Thursday, June 15, 2023
In a statewide traveling program initiated by University of Georgia (UGA) Athletics History Specialist and collection archivist Jason Hasty in 2016, several unique reminders of the school’s sporting success were on display last Friday at the Eatonton-Putnam County Public Library.
Painters work on a new mural in downtown Eatonton during the Dairy Festival, bringing color to the side of the building that houses Nails by Aaron at the corner of North Jefferson Avenue and Marion Street. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Painters work on a new mural in downtown Eatonton during the Dairy Festival, bringing color to the side of the building that houses Nails by Aaron at the corner of North Jefferson Avenue and Marion Street. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Mural: You belong here … Eatonton

Ian Tocher
Thursday, June 8, 2023
On Saturday, with the Dairy Festival going on across the street, three painters from the Color the World Bright program, directed by UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art Professor Joseph Norman, labored all day creating downtown Eatonton’s newest public artwork.
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper (center) took time for a photo op with Georgia Dairy Youth Foundation junior board members (l-r) Seth Harris, Christian Page, Luke Huff and Caden Swartz.

Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper (center) took time for a photo op with Georgia Dairy Youth Foundation junior board members (l-r) Seth Harris, Christian Page, Luke Huff and Caden Swartz.

Dairy Festival draws big crowd Saturday

Story And Photos By Ian Tocher
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Though no official count is available, several longtime Eatonton residents suggested Saturday’s crowd for the 62nd Putnam County Dairy Festival, presented by The Pilot Club, was one of the largest they’d ever seen, and certainly the biggest of recent years.
Mother Nature brought strong winds and heavy rain, which changed the program, but the show still went on as attendees huddled under umbrellas and bundled up in rain coats to brace for the elements. LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff

Mother Nature brought strong winds and heavy rain, which changed the program, but the show still went on as attendees huddled under umbrellas and bundled up in rain coats to brace for the elements. LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff

The show must go on for OPAS

Leigh Lofgren
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Unfortunately, Saturday’s Memorial Day concert presented by the Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS) was plagued by rain and strong winds.
Mocha House performers (back row, l-r) Taylor Surman, Lily Nichols, Drace Langford, Addie Brown, Addie Grace Usry, Susan Usry, Jessica Womack, Chase Crumbley, Amanda Stover, Marielle Peguero, Georgia Hamlin, Giana Hamlin, Wayne Ingle, David Simpson; (middle row, l-r) Lily Roberts, Delaney Chambers, Elisa Garcia-Carreras, Amelia Ingle, Lily Garcia-Carreras, Sofia Monroy, Luis Quinones, Lora Garcia-Carreras; (front row, l-r) Jonas Quinones, Angie Monroy, Helen Garcia-Carreras, Elizabeth Brosman, Anenaca Simps

Mocha House performers (back row, l-r) Taylor Surman, Lily Nichols, Drace Langford, Addie Brown, Addie Grace Usry, Susan Usry, Jessica Womack, Chase Crumbley, Amanda Stover, Marielle Peguero, Georgia Hamlin, Giana Hamlin, Wayne Ingle, David Simpson; (middle row, l-r) Lily Roberts, Delaney Chambers, Elisa Garcia-Carreras, Amelia Ingle, Lily Garcia-Carreras, Sofia Monroy, Luis Quinones, Lora Garcia-Carreras; (front row, l-r) Jonas Quinones, Angie Monroy, Helen Garcia-Carreras, Elizabeth Brosman, Anenaca Simps

Mocha House concludes live local acts series

News Staff
Thursday, June 1, 2023
The final Mocha House fundraiser of the year, the largest of the Coffee House series, was presented late last month by The Plaza Arts Center and The Arts Barn.
Book Review: A Road Running Southward

Book Review: A Road Running Southward

Book Review: A Road Running Southward

News Staff
Thursday, June 1, 2023
We associate John Muir, one of the patron saints of the environmental movement, with majestic mountains out west – with Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada and Muir Woods, the redwood forest that bears his name near San Francisco – his legacy does not usually summon thoughts of the Southeast.
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