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Ground is set to be broken on the expansion at Morgan Medical Center in addition to renovations of the existing facility. CONTRIBUTED

Ground is set to be broken on the expansion at Morgan Medical Center in addition to renovations of the existing facility. CONTRIBUTED

Morgan Medical Center announces $27 million expansion project

Skyla Morris
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Morgan Medical Center recently announced plans to implement a $27 million expansion and renovation project at its 1740 Lions Club Rd. campus. With this addition, the Madison hospital plans to expand its agenda of services provided and upgrade multiple sectors of the main building.
Morgan County Battalion Chief Allen Hagler and firefighters Trenton Robinson and Russell Cook inspect a fire truck. CONTRIBUTED

Morgan County Battalion Chief Allen Hagler and firefighters Trenton Robinson and Russell Cook inspect a fire truck. CONTRIBUTED

Morgan County firefighters train almost nonstop for emergencies

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, August 14, 2025
When you call 911 and report a fire, you set in motion a chain of events firefighters train for almost relentlessly.Once the location and nature of the fire have been determined, a variety of fire apparatus are dispatched.
Putnam County Charter School System Superintendent Derick Austin gave a detailed accounting of the organization’s latest budget on Monday, with another similar meeting to come at 5 p.m., Aug. 18, at the Board of Ed building in Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Putnam County Charter School System Superintendent Derick Austin gave a detailed accounting of the organization’s latest budget on Monday, with another similar meeting to come at 5 p.m., Aug. 18, at the Board of Ed building in Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

PCCSS superintendent addresses BOE’s $54M budget

Ian Tocher
Thursday, August 14, 2025
The Putnam County Charter School System (PCCSS) Board of Education held a pair of public education meetings on Monday about its Fiscal Year 2026 budget, with about a dozen citizens attending each time.
Three Eatonton men remain hospitalized in serious and critical condition from injuries sustained in a head-on collision that involved this Mitsubishi Eclipse and Toyota Corolla Saturday. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO

Three Eatonton men remain hospitalized in serious and critical condition from injuries sustained in a head-on collision that involved this Mitsubishi Eclipse and Toyota Corolla Saturday. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO

Three seriously injured in head-on collision

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, August 7, 2025
A head-on collision caused by a driver passing another vehicle in a no-passing zone sent three Eatonton men to a hospital with serious injuries Saturday, according to authorities.Injured in the crash were Dazavius Little, 28, Sandy Brown, 46, and William Few, 26, all of Eatonton.
NGC CEO Nabeel Memon (right) stands alongside Greensboro Mayor Corey Williams for the official ExtraMile ribbon cutting. CONTRIBUTED

NGC CEO Nabeel Memon (right) stands alongside Greensboro Mayor Corey Williams for the official ExtraMile ribbon cutting. CONTRIBUTED

NGC holds ribbon cutting for Greensboro’s new ExtraMile

Skyla Morris
Thursday, August 7, 2025
The Chevron ExtraMile convenience store chain opened a new location in Greensboro earlier this summer and celebrated with an Aug. 1 ribbon-cutting ceremony. Nabeel Group of Companies (NGC), a Georgia-based real estate development company, constructed the commercial project.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Georgia lawmakers to weigh repealing state income tax

Dave Williams
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Policy wonks on both sides of an upcoming debate in the General Assembly over whether to eliminate Georgia’s income tax are advocating a cautious approach.“That’s a very lofty goal,” said Danny Kanso, senior fiscal analyst with the progressive-leaning Georgia Budget & Policy Institute.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Hard hitting at softball game results in arrest

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, August 7, 2025
A Greensboro man wound up in the Greene County jail on July 28 after an altercation with an umpire during an adult softball game.Sidney Tripp, 42, of 105 Wilson St., Greensboro, has been charged with simple battery as a result.
L-R: Putnam General Hospital Authority Board member Lou Benjamin, PGH Human Resources Director Rhonda Largo, and hospital CEO Alan Horton address county commissioners with detailed financial stats displayed on screens behind them. IAN TOCHER/Staff

L-R: Putnam General Hospital Authority Board member Lou Benjamin, PGH Human Resources Director Rhonda Largo, and hospital CEO Alan Horton address county commissioners with detailed financial stats displayed on screens behind them. IAN TOCHER/Staff

PGH makes pay pitch to Putnam commissioners

Ian Tocher
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Putnam General Hospital (PGH) made an impassioned plea for financial help to increase staff pay last Friday afternoon during a work session for the Putnam County Commission.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Shoppers face charges after Sunflower fight in Morgan County

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of two Madison residents following a violent altercation that occurred Aug. 2.Jimquaves Cyve Hunter, 32, and Yquonna Scarebrook (no age listed) face battery charges following a pair of incidents at the Sunflower Store on Eatonton Road.
This grounddelivery service package at Mario Munoz’s house contained 25 pounds of meth. CONTRIBUTED/ PCSO

This grounddelivery service package at Mario Munoz’s house contained 25 pounds of meth. CONTRIBUTED/ PCSO

$2 million in meth seized on Shady Dale Road in Putnam County

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, August 7, 2025
More than 50 kilos of methamphetamine will never make it to the streets after it was seized in Putnam County by Putnam, Jasper, and federal authorities.Putnam County Sheriff’s Lt. Harry Luke estimated the street value of the approximate 108 pounds of meth to be around $2 million.
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