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Posing among several GCCA students are (left to right, center row): GCCA board member and Communications Director Mariana Mansfield, Thillen Education Foundation President Dave Thillen, Nancy Marshall, Rebecca Prance, Foundation co-founder and 100 Women Who Care member Elaine Thillen, Eloise Wenz, Susan Dufford, GCCA Operations Director Shannon Daniel, volunteer student coach and foundation member Jenny Santee, Greene County College and Career Academy CEO John Ellenberg and 100 Women Who Care member Tracy S

Posing among several GCCA students are (left to right, center row): GCCA board member and Communications Director Mariana Mansfield, Thillen Education Foundation President Dave Thillen, Nancy Marshall, Rebecca Prance, Foundation co-founder and 100 Women Who Care member Elaine Thillen, Eloise Wenz, Susan Dufford, GCCA Operations Director Shannon Daniel, volunteer student coach and foundation member Jenny Santee, Greene County College and Career Academy CEO John Ellenberg and 100 Women Who Care member Tracy S

100 Women Who Care donate to Thillen Foundation

Staff Reports
Thursday, September 15, 2022
The Lake Country chapter of 100 Women Who Care recently presented its quarterly donation of $10,000 to the Dave Thillen Education Foundation.
New lockers by the Eatonton-Putnam County Library’s main entrance o_er curbside and after-hours pick-up convenience. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

New lockers by the Eatonton-Putnam County Library’s main entrance o_er curbside and after-hours pick-up convenience. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

Eatonton Library offers secure pick-up option

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Walking into the Eatonton-Putnam County Library, patrons may notice a new, large locker box to the right side of the entrance.
Shannon and Brooklyn Phillips are all smiles upon their return to Oconee Springs Park from a jet-ski ride.

Shannon and Brooklyn Phillips are all smiles upon their return to Oconee Springs Park from a jet-ski ride.

Families celebrate Labor Day at Oconee Springs Park

Lena Hensley
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Putnam County’s popular Oconee Springs Park was a busy place as local residents and guests enjoyed the lakeside facility over a long Labor Day weekend.
Rebecca McRobbie, Teresa Schultz and Linda Base Moore enjoy the Spring Wreath Class.

Rebecca McRobbie, Teresa Schultz and Linda Base Moore enjoy the Spring Wreath Class.

The Artisans Village offers art classes

Lena Hensley
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Whether you would like to learn a new hobby or enhance your artistic skills, The Artisans Village Art Gallery in Eatonton offers art classes that may be just the right fit. "We offer a wide variety of classes,” Artisans Village Vice President Gail Vail said.
OPAS receives two grants from

OPAS receives two grants from

OPAS receives two grants from Georgia Council for the Arts

News Staff
Thursday, September 1, 2022
The Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS) recently was awarded two grants from the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA), a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, as part of its initial disbursement of grants for the fiscal year 2023.
The Jazz Legacy Project: Billy Strayhorn, Take the A Train, caps o_ a three-part jazz series at Festival Hall this year. LEIGH LOFGREN/Contributed

The Jazz Legacy Project: Billy Strayhorn, Take the A Train, caps o_ a three-part jazz series at Festival Hall this year. LEIGH LOFGREN/Contributed

Jazz Legacy Project: Billy Strayhorn coming to Festival Hall

News Staff
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Festival Hall, Greensboro’s premier arts venue and cultural center, will present its final show of the 2022 Jazz Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, with The Jazz Legacy Project: Billy Strayhorn, Take the A Train.
GCCA graduates receive donated computers

GCCA graduates receive donated computers

GCCA graduates receive donated computers

News Staff
Friday, August 26, 2022
Twelve years ago, Joe Manning, founding partner of the Morris, Manning & Martin (MMM) law firm in Atlanta, listened to his wife Jackie, and Dave Thillen, the founder of the Thillen Education Foundation, is very glad he did.
The Madison Morgan Cultural Center will soon display this rare Civil War-era wooden canteen. CONTRIBUTED

The Madison Morgan Cultural Center will soon display this rare Civil War-era wooden canteen. CONTRIBUTED

Cultural center receives rare Civil War canteen

News Staff
Friday, August 26, 2022
The Madison-Morgan Cultural Center has been given a rare Civil War treasure, a wooden canteen with a detailed carving of Madison Prison.
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