Habitat for Humanity holds groundbreaking in Eatonton

PUTNAM COUNTY
  • Helping to toss the ceremonial first shovelfuls of dirt alongside Standish Avenue was Putnam County Commission Chairman Bill Sharp (left), beside soon-to-be homeowner Tawana Ellison and her four-year-old daughter Gracelyn. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)
    Helping to toss the ceremonial first shovelfuls of dirt alongside Standish Avenue was Putnam County Commission Chairman Bill Sharp (left), beside soon-to-be homeowner Tawana Ellison and her four-year-old daughter Gracelyn. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

    Habitat for Humanity of Putnam County held a groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 25 on Standish Avenue, near Mohican Drive in Eatonton.

    HFH Putnam Executive Director Murali Thirumal said, “It has been a little while” since the organization started building a new house, but he hopes more will come soon.

    “This is always an exciting day, not just for the new homeowner, but for us, too,” Thiramul said befo…