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Illegal alien convicted of murder sentenced to life

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, November 20, 2025
A man later determined to be an illegal alien from Mexico received a life sentence without the possibility of parole in Greene County Superior Court on Nov. 17 for the murder of a co-worker, according to the Ocmulgee District Attorney’s Office.
LOPC’s Sheds of Hope team works together throughout six months of the year, to build dry storage sheds for families affected by natural disasters. SKYLA MORRIS/Staff

LOPC’s Sheds of Hope team works together throughout six months of the year, to build dry storage sheds for families affected by natural disasters. SKYLA MORRIS/Staff

LOPC’s Sheds of Hope celebrates 200th build

Skyla Morris
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Sheds of Hope is a disaster relief ministry by Lake Oconee Presbyterian Church (LOPC) that provides and constructs dry storage sheds for families impacted by natural disasters. The volunteer-based group started in 2017 and on Nov. 12 commemorated building its 200th shed.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Some disruptions at Hartsfield-Jackson amid shutdown

Ty Tagami
Friday, November 14, 2025
Hundreds of flights in and out of Atlanta were cancelled or delayed on Monday amid the ongoing government shutdown.At 41 days, this shutdown was nearly a week longer than the prior record of 35 days set during President Donald Trump's first term.Last week, as the U.S.
Morgan County seniors and football co-captains Davis Strickland (left) and Ja’mari Mundy hoist the Team of the Week trophy high, signifying the team’s selection by Fox 5 Atlanta’s “High 5 Sports” show. SKYLA MORRIS/Staff

Morgan County seniors and football co-captains Davis Strickland (left) and Ja’mari Mundy hoist the Team of the Week trophy high, signifying the team’s selection by Fox 5 Atlanta’s “High 5 Sports” show. SKYLA MORRIS/Staff

Bulldogs honored for perfect regular season

Skyla Morris
Friday, November 14, 2025
Fox 5 Atlanta’s “High 5 Sports” recently recognized Morgan County’s football team as its “Team of the Week” following the Dogs’ Oct. 31 win over Callaway, which secured an undefeated regular season.High 5 Sports visited the school on Nov.
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Billy Hargrove, a WWII and Vietnam veteran, gave an often lighthearted but poignant address to a receptive crowd on Tuesday at the Veterans Wall of Honor Park in Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Billy Hargrove, a WWII and Vietnam veteran, gave an often lighthearted but poignant address to a receptive crowd on Tuesday at the Veterans Wall of Honor Park in Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Veterans Day ceremony honors military sacrifice

Ian Tocher
Friday, November 14, 2025
A brisk November wind couldn’t keep Putnam County residents away Tuesday morning as they gathered at the Putnam County Veterans Roll of Honor Park to celebrate local veterans and recognize the legacy of the park’s late founder, Bob Landau.
L-R: Former Georgia State Patrol officer and Governor’s Security Detail member Alan Hardwick, Better Business Bureau Vice President Jason Blankenship, E-PCOC President Robbie King, and Dr. John Wheeler of Pathfinders Counseling Service. IAN TOCHER/Staff

L-R: Former Georgia State Patrol officer and Governor’s Security Detail member Alan Hardwick, Better Business Bureau Vice President Jason Blankenship, E-PCOC President Robbie King, and Dr. John Wheeler of Pathfinders Counseling Service. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Awareness at heart of beating modern personal threats

Ian Tocher
Thursday, November 6, 2025
As part of its Business Breakfast Series, the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce (E-PCOC) presented a community safety forum Oct. 28 at the county commission building, featuring a fraud prevention expert, a former state trooper, and a local trauma counselor.
Amber N. McDade

Amber N. McDade

Woman arrested for pointing gun at deputy

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Around 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 30, Putnam County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jim Barbee thought he was responding to a routine complaint call to remove a trespasser. But upon his arrival, instead of a trespasser, he found a loaded handgun pointed at him.
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