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At the Greensboro City Council meeting on Monday, December 18 there was no discussion about the fate of City Manager Jarvis Sims. MARK ENGEL/Staff

At the Greensboro City Council meeting on Monday, December 18 there was no discussion about the fate of City Manager Jarvis Sims. MARK ENGEL/Staff

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Development, not drama at Greensboro City Council meeting

Mark Engel
Thursday, December 21, 2023
The drama that highlighted the last Greensboro City Council meeting did not happen Monday night. The move to oust City Manager Jarvis Sims was not even mentioned. That may or may not have been connected to an unusual one-hour executive session called for at the start of the meeting.
Artist’s rendering of the Rivian manufacturing plant. CONTRIBUTED

Artist’s rendering of the Rivian manufacturing plant. CONTRIBUTED

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Clayco selected by Rivian construct EV manufacturing plant

News Staff
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Clayco, a full-service, turnkey real estate development, architecture, engineering, and construction firm, is thrilled to announce the company was chosen by U.S. electric automaker Rivian to construct a cutting-edge electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant at Stanton Springs.
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Lake Oconee News/File Photo

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Head-on collision kills one, injures others

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, December 14, 2023
A South Carolina person was killed and two Eatonton residents were injured in a head-on collision last week, according to authorities. The deceased victim was identified as Kayla Marie Lewis, 37, of Abbeville, South Carolina.
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Gunshots, active shooter reports untrue

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Calls to 911 Saturday night regarding gunshots at the Jet 44 gas station and an active shooter at Eatonton Walmart turned out to be false reports, authorities say. Eatonton Police Department received a call around 9:45 p.m. Dec.
Luxury Lake Oconee’s Ted Baker with Karen Salter (center) and Riezl Baker will handle the sales and marketing of Blue Heron Cove Lake Oconee. CONTRIBUTED

Luxury Lake Oconee’s Ted Baker with Karen Salter (center) and Riezl Baker will handle the sales and marketing of Blue Heron Cove Lake Oconee. CONTRIBUTED

LLO marketing new townhouse community

News Staff
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Luxury Lake Oconee (LLO), a Greensboro-based real estate brokerage, has been named as the exclusive representative and partner with Direct Residential Communities for the sales and marketing of Blue Heron Cove, a townhome community on Lake Oconee.
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Photos: Santa Claus survives wet welcome

News Staff
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Light rain stopped just long enough Saturday afternoon for Santa Claus to make his annual pre-Christmas parade through Eatonton atop a vintage Eatonton Fire Department truck.
L-R: “Sweet” Lamar, author Tony Barnhart, Charles Turner and Darryl Farley were all members of The 19 of Greene, the first integrated football team in Greene County High School’s history. IAN TOCHER/Staff

L-R: “Sweet” Lamar, author Tony Barnhart, Charles Turner and Darryl Farley were all members of The 19 of Greene, the first integrated football team in Greene County High School’s history. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Barnhart discusses new book at GWM event

Ian Tocher
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Noted sportswriter and college football TV personality Tony Barnhart presented his new book, The 19 of Greene: Football, Friendship, and Change in the Fall of 1970 to a packed house on Dec. 5 as the final “Meet the Author” guest of the year for the Georgia Writers Museum (GWM).
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