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Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

MCCS hires new administrators

Skyla Morris
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Morgan County Charter Schools recently announced new hires for assistant principal positions at both the middle and high school levels.
Sammy Lackey

Sammy Lackey

Man menaces friends with gun; charged for terroristic threats

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Several people called 911 when a friend pointed a gun at them and threatened to shoot up their house, according to law enforcement reports.Putnam County Deputy Sheriff Hollie Collins responded to a residence on the 100 block of Friendship Road between 7 and 8:30 a.m., May 27, Sheriff Howard Sills...
The MCFR named its new Fire Training Academy after former Morgan County Firefighters Chris Eddy, Chris McGlauchlen, and Keith Arnold. Their families cut the ceremonial ribbon on Monday morning in their honor. SKYLA MORRIS/Staff

The MCFR named its new Fire Training Academy after former Morgan County Firefighters Chris Eddy, Chris McGlauchlen, and Keith Arnold. Their families cut the ceremonial ribbon on Monday morning in their honor. SKYLA MORRIS/Staff

Eddy-McGlauchlen-Arnold Fire Training Academy

Skyla Morris
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Morgan County Fire Rescue held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 1 to celebrate the opening of its new Eddy-McGlauchlen-Arnold Fire Training Academy.The academy, located at 1640 Mission Road, was named in honor of the late Chris Eddy, Chris McGlauchlen, and Keith Arnold, all of whom served the...
Johnny Benjamin Cornish

Johnny Benjamin Cornish

Trooper, Greene Deputy chase down suspect from South Carolina

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, June 4, 2026
A Greene County deputy and a Georgia State Patrol trooper chased down a South Carolina man who fled on foot after a PIT maneuver disabled his vehicle on May 27.Johnny Benjamin Cornish, 5610 Weston Ave., Columbia, South Carolina, was charged with following too closely, reckless driving, obstruction...
Phase One of construction for The Bluffs at Carey Station is well underway on the west side of Greene County’s Carey Station Road. When completed, the 136-acre subdivision will include 344 lots. MARK ENGEL/ Contributed

Phase One of construction for The Bluffs at Carey Station is well underway on the west side of Greene County’s Carey Station Road. When completed, the 136-acre subdivision will include 344 lots. MARK ENGEL/ Contributed

West-side developments reshaping Greene County

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Carey Station Road, among Greene County’s major westside corridors leading from Highway 44 to Madison Highway, has seen its share of growth over the years, from Dell Webb to developments off Askew Road.Soon, it will also lead to two of the largest subdivisions to date for the county, with The...
Mariana Soca-Harrison

Mariana Soca-Harrison

New leaders appointed for high school, college & career academy

News Staff
Thursday, May 28, 2026
The Greene County School System has announced a new leadership team for both Greene College & Career Academy (GCCA) and Greene County High School (GCHS), appointing Mariana Soca-Harrison as CEO of GCCA and naming Kerry Flores as the next principal of GCHS.The transition comes as current GCHS...
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Teenager shot, suspect sought in Union Point

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, May 28, 2026
The GBI and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a shooting that occurred in Union Point on Memorial Day.According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, deputies were dispatched to the area of Park Avenue in Union Point in response to reports of shots being fired.While...
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Atlanta man arrested on trafficking charge

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, May 28, 2026
A Greene County deputy arrested an Atlanta man for trafficking marijuana and other charges on May 20, following a traffic stop on I-20 eastbound near the Greensboro exit.Lamarr Jefferson Ford, of 935 Marietta St. NW, Apt B1, Atlanta, was first cited for a window tint violation and later charged...
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

DOT awards contract for Highway 44 widening project

From Staff Reports
Thursday, May 28, 2026
According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, a contractor has been chosen to do the work on the next section of road to be widened in Greene County.Pittman Construction Company has been awarded a $32.29 million project to widen and reconstruct 3.76 miles of State Route 44 between Carey...
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