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Crime Reports (3/2)

Staff Reports
Thursday, March 2, 2023
MORGAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE A Morgan County deputy met with a local man on Feb. 22 regarding a scam. The complainant said he received a call from someone claiming to be an Amazon customer service representative.
Rickard was charged on four counts of sexual assault of a student with victims in Morgan, Oconee and Walton counties from ages 14-16. CONTRIBUTED

Rickard was charged on four counts of sexual assault of a student with victims in Morgan, Oconee and Walton counties from ages 14-16. CONTRIBUTED

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Former MCHS assistant principal sentenced to 25 years

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Almost a decade after he left North Oconee High School to replace retiring assistant principal Kenny Moore at Morgan County High School, Ryan Rickard has been sentenced to 25 years with 15 years to be served in confinement and the remainder on probation, according to court documents.
The museum features six exhibit rooms in a 1924 home once owned by Dr. Calvin Baber, Greene County’s second African American doctor. MARK ENGEL/Staff

The museum features six exhibit rooms in a 1924 home once owned by Dr. Calvin Baber, Greene County’s second African American doctor. MARK ENGEL/Staff

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Greene County museum celebrates African-American History

Mark Engel
Thursday, March 2, 2023
The Greene County African American History Museum is only about 16 months old but it has been living in Mamie Hillman’s heart for decades. The museum’s founder and director grew up in White Plains and attended what was then the all-black Hubert English Elementary School.
A photo from 2019 of the former BB&T branch after being purchased by the city of Greensboro. FILE PHOTO

A photo from 2019 of the former BB&T branch after being purchased by the city of Greensboro. FILE PHOTO

Plans for former bank branch outlined by city manager

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, March 2, 2023
A bank building purchased by the city of Greensboro intended for a new city hall has sat vacant for a number of years at 201 South Main St. The purchase, made in 2018, came from earlier discussions and planning from a city comprehensive plan as far back as 2002.
Amanuel Beyene, 38, and Noah Worku Ferede, 24, face charges of possession of a controlled substance, trafficking cocaine and trafficking MDMA. CONTRIBUTED

Amanuel Beyene, 38, and Noah Worku Ferede, 24, face charges of possession of a controlled substance, trafficking cocaine and trafficking MDMA. CONTRIBUTED

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Lithonia men arrested on cocaine trafficking charges

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Greene County deputies arrested two Lithonia men on multiple drug charges Feb. 22 following a traffic stop on I-20. Amanuel Beyene, 38, and Noah Worku Ferede, 24, face charges of possession of a controlled substance, trafficking cocaine and trafficking MDMA.
New rates coming to EPWSA March bills

New rates coming to EPWSA March bills

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New rates coming to EPWSA March bills

Rufus Adair
Thursday, February 23, 2023
The March billings to customers of the Eatonton-Putnam Water and Sewer Authority (EPWSA) will more accurately reflect the authority’s 8.7-percent rate increase enacted at the beginning of the year.
National Hospital Week will be celebrated May 7-13, and PGH is getting ready. IAN TOCHER/Staff

National Hospital Week will be celebrated May 7-13, and PGH is getting ready. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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PGH prepares for National Hospital Week

Ian Tocher
Thursday, February 23, 2023
National Hospital Week comes May 7-13 this year and Putnam General Hospital (PGH) is already gearing up for a week-long celebration.
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Lynch resigns as BOE chair; Lee appointed

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Many attendees of this week’s Greene County Board of Education meeting were disappointed to learn that chairman Michael Lynch will be retiring effective Feb. 28 due to a recent diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease.
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