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Lt. Patrick Paquette found two vacuum sealed packages containing a substance that was field tested and found to be cocaine. CONTRIBUTED

Lt. Patrick Paquette found two vacuum sealed packages containing a substance that was field tested and found to be cocaine. CONTRIBUTED

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Atlanta men arrested for cocaine trafficking

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Two Atlanta men were arrested on drug charges on July 20 following a traffic stop on I-20 near milepost 138. LaWalter Tommy Henderson, 40, and Eric Demarcus Standifer, 31, face cocaine trafficking charges.
Bryon Jerrod Keitt

Bryon Jerrod Keitt

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Dangerous pursuit ends in Morgan County

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, July 20, 2023
A South Carolina man avoided several sets of stop sticks as he fled through Morgan and Greene counties July 16, but Morgan deputies were able to end the chase before he reached neighboring Walton and Newtown counties. Bryon Jerrod Keitt, 36, of Orangeburg, SC.
The LOA Board of Governors called a meeting Tuesday night to discuss issues raised in the Board of Education’s response to LOA’s charter renewal application. MARK ENGEL/Staff

The LOA Board of Governors called a meeting Tuesday night to discuss issues raised in the Board of Education’s response to LOA’s charter renewal application. MARK ENGEL/Staff

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LOA charter renewal faces 66 hurdles

Mark Engel
Thursday, July 20, 2023
At a special public meeting with parents Tuesday night, the Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors gave the Greene County Board of Education an extension on the deadline for the BOE to decide if LOA should be granted a charter renewal.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

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BOE responds to document, requests time for due diligence

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, July 20, 2023
In a long evening ending in some grandstanding and concerns about delays, the Greene County Board of Education (BOE) reviewed a document citing requests for changes, modifications and clarifications to the Lake Oconee Academy (LOA) charter renewal proposal.
Cortney Alisha Givens

Cortney Alisha Givens

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Augusta couple arrested on drug charges

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, July 20, 2023
An Augusta woman and her male passenger were arrested on drug trafficking charges on July 13 following an evening traffic stop on I-20. Cortney Alisha Givens, 28, was charged with failure to maintain lane and trafficking MDMA, and Jumor Antwan Sheppard, 34, was charged with trafficking cocaine.
Eatonton Health & Rehabilitation Center/Photo courtesy of Google

Eatonton Health & Rehabilitation Center/Photo courtesy of Google

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Eatonton rehab center staff ‘kept everyone safe’

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Passersby on State Route 16 last Wednesday, July 12, may have noticed several fire trucks and police cars as well as healthcare workers and patients in wheelchairs outside of Eatonton Health & Rehabilitation.
File Photo/Lake Oconee News

File Photo/Lake Oconee News

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Commissioners address key ordinance changes

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Much to the chagrin of some attendees of last week’s Greene County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting, the board passed significant resolutions for amending the zoning code for all Planned New Developments (PUD).
The Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors met Monday night to approve an annual budget and discuss issues ranging from an alternative education program to the status of their charter renewal application. MARK ENGEL/Staff

The Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors met Monday night to approve an annual budget and discuss issues ranging from an alternative education program to the status of their charter renewal application. MARK ENGEL/Staff

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LOA to start Alternative Education Program

Mark Engel
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Lake Oconee Academy (LOA) is developing an Alternative/ Non-Traditional Education Program (AEP) to handle students who are disruptive in class, miss too many days of school, or are not accumulating enough credits for graduation.
File Photo/Lake Oconee News

File Photo/Lake Oconee News

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BOC: general obligation bonds may return

Rufus Adair
Thursday, July 13, 2023
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners (BOC) is looking into a move that Putnam voters have not seen in 40 years or more. In fact, few – if any – Georgia counties or cities have used this method for financing public projects for decades.
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