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Shooting victim draws crowd to Putnam General Hospital

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Two shootings reportedly happened in Hancock County Tuesday evening. The outcome of one of them spilled over into Putnam County, but without incident, according to authorities. A call reportedly came into Putnam 911 Tuesday night about a vehicle wreck with injuries near the Hancock County line.
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EPWSA tackling big leaks, big bills

Rufus Adair
Friday, August 26, 2022
If homeowners fret over what a leaky faucet or dripping toilet might do to their water bills, larger entities sometimes have bigger problems – and bigger bills. Representatives of two such local entities spoke at last week’s meeting of the Eatonton-Putnam Water and Sewer Authority board.
McIver and his wife, Diane. (File Photo)

McIver and his wife, Diane. (File Photo)

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Tex McIver to be released Sept. 1, facing new trial

Lynn Hobbs
Friday, August 26, 2022
Two months after the Supreme Court of Georgia reversed his conviction in the shooting death of his wife, Claud “Tex” McIver will be back in Fulton County jail awaiting a new trial. McIver received notice from the Fulton County District Attorney’s office that D.A.
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TSPLOST to provide road funds ahead of 44 widening

Maureen Stratton
Friday, August 26, 2022
Lake Oconee News had an opportunity to sit down with County Manager Byron Lombard following the passage of the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) funding by the voters of Greene County. The T-SPLOST tax easily passed with 58.
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BOE cuts millage rate thanks to growth

Maureen Stratton
Friday, August 26, 2022
School is back in session, and county residents are looking at their millage rates for future tax bills. Last week’s meeting of the Greene County Board of Education saw the passage of a new millage rate for the county of 11.648. In comparison, last year’s millage rate was 12.
A large bird’s _sh dinner hauled out of Lake Oconee wound up on a motorist’s shattered windshield. CONTRIBUTED

A large bird’s _sh dinner hauled out of Lake Oconee wound up on a motorist’s shattered windshield. CONTRIBUTED

It’s a bird, it’s a plane ... it’s a fish?

T. Michael Stone
Friday, August 26, 2022
A motorist traveling through Morgan County on I-20 had a close encounter with a UFO (Unidentified Flying Ornithological) Aug. 21. According to reports, a Morgan County deputy was dispatched to an area near milepost 126 and the Lake Oconee Bridge on I-20 in reference to a property damage complaint.
Piedmont Water’s new treatment plant will pull water out of Lake Oconee instead of wells. It has been cleared for use by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Piedmont Water’s new treatment plant will pull water out of Lake Oconee instead of wells. It has been cleared for use by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. MARK ENGEL/Staff

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Almost online: EPD approves water treatment plant

Mark Engel
Friday, August 26, 2022
The brand-new Piedmont Water Company treatment plant could be only weeks away from going online. The $15 million facility is complete, and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division has approved the results of a 30-day quality check of water processed by the plant.
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Thief steals cash drawers and tequila from Dos Amigos

T. Michael Stone
Friday, August 26, 2022
A popular Mexican restaurant on Eatonton Road in Madison was burglarized on the night of Monday, Aug. 15. Madison police officer Mike Maxwell was dispatched to Dos Amigos after employees found the door that opens to the patio seating area shattered when opening the restaurant at 7:30 a.m.
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