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Marguerite Elizabeth Crumbley was pulled from the F-250 she used to lead authorities on a high-speed chase through Morgan, Jasper and Putnam counties. CONTRIBUTED

Marguerite Elizabeth Crumbley was pulled from the F-250 she used to lead authorities on a high-speed chase through Morgan, Jasper and Putnam counties. CONTRIBUTED

Multi-county pursuit ends with arrest in Eatonton

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, March 16, 2023
A Greensboro woman was arrested on a laundry list of charges in Eatonton on March 12, following a police chase involving several law enforcement agencies at speeds approaching 100 mph.
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BREAKING: 17-year-old killed in shooting; another injured

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, March 9, 2023
One victim is dead, and another is hospitalized in intensive care after a shooting on Madison’s Morgan Circle on the evening of March 8. According to Madison’s Assistant Police Chief Colin Campbell, officers were dispatched to the Morgan Circle address at approximately 7:50 p.m.
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Putnam BOC rethinks short-term rentals approach

Rufus Adair
Thursday, March 9, 2023
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners (BOC) reversed direction last week on how best to get input for a possible ordinance regulating short-term vacation rental properties, mainly on Lakes Oconee and Sinclair.
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Crime Reports (3/9 Edition)

News Staff
Thursday, March 9, 2023
MORGAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE A Morgan County deputy was dispatched to a Lake Rutledge Road address on March 1 in reference to fraudulent checks. The complainant said he had listed a boat for sale on boat trader.
Locust Grove Police Chief Derrick Austin, right, talks with LGPD Lt. Brandon Morris outside of the Putnam County Coroner’s Office Sunday afternoon. LYNN HOBBS/ Staff

Locust Grove Police Chief Derrick Austin, right, talks with LGPD Lt. Brandon Morris outside of the Putnam County Coroner’s Office Sunday afternoon. LYNN HOBBS/ Staff

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Body found in Cedar Creek; suspect in custody

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Traffic on U.S. 129/Gray Highway slowed considerably as drivers crossed the bridge over Cedar Creek Sunday afternoon and noticed many blue lights flashing along the roadside and under the bridge.
Warrick Dunn reaches for an apple pie on the table, explaining to Carla that for him, the apple pie turns the house into a home. LENA HENSLEY/Staff

Warrick Dunn reaches for an apple pie on the table, explaining to Carla that for him, the apple pie turns the house into a home. LENA HENSLEY/Staff

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Habitat delivers dream homes to single moms

Lena Hensley
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Spring, the season associated with rebirth and rejuvenation, has become the time of new beginnings for two Eatonton families as former NFL Man of the Year Warrick Dunn, in partnership with Putnam County Habitat for Humanity, Aaron’s, and Ryan Jumonville, handed over the keys Feb.
Erik Adam Bodie, 41, of Martinez now faces charges of motor vehicle theft and felony fleeing and attempting to elude (due to driving in a manner that would put the public in risk/harm), as well as citations for reckless driving, running a red light as filed by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. CONTRIBUTED

Erik Adam Bodie, 41, of Martinez now faces charges of motor vehicle theft and felony fleeing and attempting to elude (due to driving in a manner that would put the public in risk/harm), as well as citations for reckless driving, running a red light as filed by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. CONTRIBUTED

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Stolen concrete mixer leads GSP on 40-mile pursuit

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, March 2, 2023
The cement mixer fleeing westbound on I-20 Monday morning may have started out as a churning urn of burning funk but ended up a hefty hunk of steaming junk after Georgia State Patrol troopers disabled it just inside the Greene County line.
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