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Deceased man found in locked truck

T. Michael Stone
Friday, April 29, 2022
Police officers were dispatched to the Pilot Truck Stop on Eatonton Road in Madison April 15 regarding an unresponsive person in locked truck. When officers arrived, emergency medical services personnel had broken a window in the truck to gain access to the interior.
Nicholas A. Humpbries

Nicholas A. Humpbries

Fentanyl believed to be cause of overdoses, death

Lynn Hobbs
Friday, April 29, 2022
One Eatonton woman died last week from what is believed to be an overdose of a new street drug. Four others also overdosed, and two of them are still hospitalized. Two people were arrested, according to authorities. And Putnam County Sheriff’s Lt.
Lokari Boyd

Lokari Boyd

Two adults, one juvenile nabbed for home invasion

T. Michael Stone
Friday, April 29, 2022
Two adults and one juvenile have been arrested after what the Greensboro Police Department described as a home invasion in the Mill Town area on April 17. According to the Greensboro Police, several men with guns kicked in the door of the residence and came inside.
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Former assistant coach Bob Harrison

Loran Smith
Friday, April 29, 2022
In one’s lifetime, many interesting people come your way, and for those who are especial, there are many positive adjectives that define them. Perhaps, the most resounding trait for the good men you come to know is that they are genuine.

CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS

News Staff
Friday, April 29, 2022
Submit your events to editor@msgrnews.com See more events and a regional events calendar online at msgrnews.com. LOOK FOR THE CALENDAR MENU ITEM. PUTNAM THURSDAY, APRIL 28 What: Putnam County Middle School New Beginnings Performance When: 6:30 p.m. Where: PCMS Little Theatre, 140 Sparta Hwy.
Greene County High School was honored as an Advanced Placement Honor School by the Georgia Department of Education. Front, from left: Assistant Superintendent Rotonya Rhodes, BOE Chair Mike Lynch, GCHS Principal James Peek, GCHS Athletic Director Eddie Hood and BOE member Perry Lee; back: School Board members Joe Bashore and Steve Kilgore and Superintendent Chris Houston. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Greene County High School was honored as an Advanced Placement Honor School by the Georgia Department of Education. Front, from left: Assistant Superintendent Rotonya Rhodes, BOE Chair Mike Lynch, GCHS Principal James Peek, GCHS Athletic Director Eddie Hood and BOE member Perry Lee; back: School Board members Joe Bashore and Steve Kilgore and Superintendent Chris Houston. MARK ENGEL/Staff

BOE hears about county-wide school broadband proposal

Mark Engel
Thursday, April 28, 2022
A plan is in the works which, if funded, would bring uninterrupted high-speed internet to the homes of all students, faculty and staff of the Greene County School District, free of charge for five years.
Roy Embry

Roy Embry

Embry’s life remembered by friends

Lynn Hobbs
Friday, April 22, 2022
Many people in the community are mourning the loss of a long-time businessman and friend. Seventy-four-year-old Roy Embry, of Embry Farm Services, was killed in an accidental explosion around 7 a.m. Wednesday, April 13. “Mr.
An example of small knotless braids. CONTRIBUTED

An example of small knotless braids. CONTRIBUTED

Luxe Braid Bar opens in downtown Eatonton

Bailey Ballard
Friday, April 22, 2022
Luxe Braid Bar officially opened its doors on April 9 in downtown Eatonton. Along the brick buildings of 108 North Jefferson Avenue, Luxe Braid Bar is a moss green structure with a vibrant, dark blue door.
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