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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.
The sidewalk on North Jefferson that has been an embarrassing eyesore for two years looks complete except for the orange barrels, yellow tape and no landscaping. MARK ENGEL/Staff

The sidewalk on North Jefferson that has been an embarrassing eyesore for two years looks complete except for the orange barrels, yellow tape and no landscaping. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Eatonton Mayor hopes to cement sidewalk grant

Mark Engel
Friday, April 22, 2022
Some might wonder if Eatonton Mayor John Reid is going down the wrong path.
WINNER: BEN RHODES

WINNER: BEN RHODES

TRUCKS RECAP

News Staff
Friday, April 22, 2022
Overcoming a mistake in communication, Ben Rhodes charged to the front in the closing laps of Saturday’s Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt to snatch the Camping World Truck Series victory from runner-up Carson Hocevar.
Winner Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Mars Crunchy Cookie Toyota, drives during the Cup Series Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway Sunday night. (Logan Riely/Getty Images)

Winner Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Mars Crunchy Cookie Toyota, drives during the Cup Series Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway Sunday night. (Logan Riely/Getty Images)

Things get wild for Kyle on Bristol dirt

News Staff
Friday, April 22, 2022
Kyle Busch has a special fondness for Bristol Motor Speedway, but the driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota needed a huge stroke of luck on Sunday night to rekindle his love affair with the half-mile track.
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NEXT: GEICO 500

News Staff
Friday, April 22, 2022
Talladega Superspeedway 2 p.m. ET Sunday, FOX Talladega Superspeedway, nicknamed “Dega,” and formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln.
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