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FILE PHOTO BY MARK ENGEL

FILE PHOTO BY MARK ENGEL

Piedmont Water plant gets EPD approval

Mark Engel
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Piedmont Water’s new water treatment plant serving the Reynolds Water System has been approved for startup by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. Construction started on the estimated $15 million facility in October 2019.
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Thieves caught stealing motel safe from Days Inn

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, August 11, 2022
According to reports, Madison police officers foiled a brazen theft attempt at the Days Inn located at 2020 Eatonton Road on the morning of Aug. 5. Officer Jonathan Mills was dispatched to the motel at approximately 6 a.m.
A sizable crowd gathered Aug. 4 at the American Legion Hall next door to a beleaguered Jimmy Davis Park. IAN TOCHER/Staff

A sizable crowd gathered Aug. 4 at the American Legion Hall next door to a beleaguered Jimmy Davis Park. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Community support continues for Eatonton recreation facility

Ian Tocher
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Last Thursday, sheets of monsoon-like rain drove local residents attending a rally at Jimmy Davis Park (JDP) indoors to the American Legion Hall next door—where a storm over the park’s fate resumed unabated.
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Georgia lawmakers looking for transparency from development authorities

Dave Williams
Thursday, August 11, 2022
ATLANTA - Local development authorities have been at the heart of the biggest business deals in Georgia, including the record-breaking incentives that lured electric-vehicle manufacturers Hyundai and Rivian to the Peach State. But such huge incentives packages as the $1.
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Putnam County schools have 42 new teachers

Rufus Adair
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Students returning to school this month will see old friends—plus a healthy contingent of new faces among teachers and staff. Altogether, 42 of the 227 certified teachers (nearly 19 percent), in the Putnam County Charter School System’s four schools will be new to the district.
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Crime Blotter (8/12)

News Staff
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Morgan County Sheriff's Department Rolando. A. Callendar, 18, of Fairburn was arrested Aug. 2 and charged with speeding (112 mph in a 70-mph zone), driving without a proper license and reckless driving. Brandon L. Brock, 36, of Monroe was arrested Aug.
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Proposed BOE budget increases by 5%

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Superintendent Eric Arena presented the 2022-2023 proposed school year budget at a public meeting on Monday. Arena presented a slide show that walked through key parts of the budget, how the schools have improved over the last year and how the budget has changed from the previous year.
Karen Garrett is a cordon bleu chef and co-owner of the Dot2Dot Inn with her husband Richard. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Karen Garrett is a cordon bleu chef and co-owner of the Dot2Dot Inn with her husband Richard. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Eatonton considers BnB special-event dining approval

Ian Tocher
Thursday, August 11, 2022
The City of Eatonton Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing Aug. 8, to consider amendments to the city’s zoning ordinances regarding bed-and-breakfast (BnB) operations, specifically regarding rules for food service to non-BnB diners for special events.
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