Putnam County Commissioner dies

Putnam County lost a dedicated public servant Sunday afternoon as District 1 County Commissioner Gary Phillip McElhenney, 77, passed away at Landmark Hospital in Athens following a multi-week hospitalization.McElhenney fell ill late in March and initially was hospitalized at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro. He was life-flighted Easter Sunday (March 31) to St. Mary’s ...

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