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The name change was announced Tuesday night at a membership meeting held at Oconee Brewing Company. Some recipients spoke to the group about how the organization has helped their lives. MARK ENGEL/Staff

The name change was announced Tuesday night at a membership meeting held at Oconee Brewing Company. Some recipients spoke to the group about how the organization has helped their lives. MARK ENGEL/Staff

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Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Mark Engel
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
The non-profit organization Men of Lake Oconee has announced it is changing its name after less than two years. President Bob Massey told members at a meeting Tuesday night that the group quickly discovered that the success of the program includes the assistance and support of women.
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File Photo/Lake Oconee News

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Madison City Council approves zoning requests

T. Michael Stone
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
The Madison City Council approved a conditional use permit at the July 11 meeting that will allow a medical office to occupy space at 2151 Eatonton Road, Building H. The property is located south of I-20 adjacent to the Super 8 motel. The city’s Planning and Zoning Board had recommended approval.
Vice chair of the LOA Board of Governors Michael Tompkins was elected as the new chairman at the board’s regular meeting on Monday, July 18. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Vice chair of the LOA Board of Governors Michael Tompkins was elected as the new chairman at the board’s regular meeting on Monday, July 18. MARK ENGEL/Staff

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Lipscomb reitres as LOA board chair; Tompkins ascends

Mark Engel
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Longtime chairman of the Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors, Mark Lipscomb, has retired from the governing body for Greene County’s charter school. At Monday’s monthly meeting, Vice Chairman Michael Tompkins was voted in by the board as the new chairman.
Nicole Chillemi, Executive Director of Festival Hall, gives the Greensboro City Council a yearly recap of performance metrics MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff

Nicole Chillemi, Executive Director of Festival Hall, gives the Greensboro City Council a yearly recap of performance metrics MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff

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Festival Hall continues to attract visitors to Greensboro

Maureen Stratton
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Festival Hall, Greensboro’s only visual arts and performing venue, sits proudly across from city hall, opposite the Greene County courthouse on Main Street. It is fitting for a structure that embodies Americana at its best in a small southern town.
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Police Blotter (7/15)

News Staff
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
MORGAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE A Morgan County deputy was dispatched to an Atlanta Highway address July 8 in reference to a stolen firearm.
Osprey feeds young over Lake Oconee. VIRGINIA LINCH/Contributed

Osprey feeds young over Lake Oconee. VIRGINIA LINCH/Contributed

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Osprey nest fire causes temporary power outage

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Residents in northeastern Putnam County were briefly without power Saturday morning when an osprey nest caught fire atop a Tri-County EMC utility pole. Putnam County Fire Chief Tommy McClain said the call came in around 6:15 a.m. July 9, and two firefighters responded.
A pair of workers from 44 Signs get set to put up Greene County High School’s new ‘Ring of Honor’ wall. CONTRIBUTED

A pair of workers from 44 Signs get set to put up Greene County High School’s new ‘Ring of Honor’ wall. CONTRIBUTED

‘Creating a culture of care’: GCHS starts wall of honor for students, alumni

Lance McCurley
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Greene County High School has a new addition to its cafeteria in the form of newly constructed signage, which is called the “Greene County Tigers Ring of Honor.” GCHS principal Eddie Hood thought of the idea, hoping it would show students the greatness they can achieve while enrolled.
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Mixed-use development halted for legal review

Maureen Stratton
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
A new residential, mixed-use development proposed for 137 acres near the busy intersection of Linger Longer Road and Lake Oconee Parkway is now on hold for legal review by both the developer, Red Clay Development LLC, and attorneys for the county.
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