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Manning Brothers: More than half a century of innovative food service

News Staff

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Great people meet challenges with innovative solutions, and we’ve been there. Whatever your food service opportunity, we’ve likely seen it— and solved it—before. At Manning Brothers, you are served by people with real-world, frontline experience.

Greene County Regional Airport

Greene BOC accepts bid for airport project

T. Michael Stone

Thursday, September 24, 2026

During its Sept. 8 meeting, the Greene County Board of Commissioners voted to accept a $718,504.30 bid from Pittman Construction for repairs to the apron at Greene County Regional Airport.The apron is the paved area where aircraft stop to load and unload passengers, fuel and cargo.The U.S....

Cruise it up and down the road

T. Michael Stone

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Hot rods and rock ‘n’ roll came of age together and that tradition was apparent on Sept. 19 as downtown Greensboro hosted the 27th annual Rock ‘N Roll Cruise-In.The event brought nearly 100 years of automobiles to Greensboro from a Ford Model A to a 2016 C7 Corvette.“We had nearly 100 cars, and I...

Grady and Simone Jones, pastor at Texas AME Church, were instrumental in helping make the soon-tobe revealed bronze statue of Tuskegee Airman Hiram Little a reality for Eatonton. An open-to-the-public unveiling ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. Sept. 30 at the Veterans Wall of Honor Park alongside East Marion Street, near The Hut in downtown Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

From concept to creation: Honoring a local Tuskegee Airman

Ian Tocher

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Honoring a local Tuskegee AirmanWhat began more than two decades ago with Simone and Grady Jones wondering why so few people in his hometown knew Hiram Little’s story is about to become a permanent part of downtown Eatonton.An 8-foot-tall bronze statue atop a 4-foot granite base will soon...

Greene tax bills arrive this week

News Staff

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Celeste Thurmond, Greene County Tax CommissionerGreene County’s 2026 property tax bills were mailed Sept. 18, and will be due Dec. 1, 2026.This year, eligible properties receiving a homestead exemption will also receive the one-time Homeowner Tax Relief Grant signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp.

GCSS reports turning shortfall into surplus

News Staff

Thursday, September 17, 2026

The Greene County School System ended Fiscal Year 2026 in a significantly stronger financial position than originally projected, turning a budgeted shortfall of approximately $962,000 into a year-end surplus of approximately $478,000, representing a $1.44 million improvement.The result reflects...

L-R: Kevin Tomson-Hooper is joined by Simone and Grady Jones, posing with the block of granite that will soon support a bronze statue of Eatonton’s own Hiram Little. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Statue of Tuskegee Airman Little cleared for landing

Ian Tocher

Thursday, September 17, 2026

A project that took off with an idea, a conversation, a $5,000 retainer, and no real idea of where the rest of the money would come from is finally ready to land Sept. 30, at Eatonton’s Veterans Wall of Honor Park.A bronze statue honoring Eatonton native and Tuskegee Airman Hiram Little will be...

Harbor Club is coming home to relaxed luxury

News Staff

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Harbor Club is a gated lakefront community nestled along the shoreline of Lake Oconee in Greene County.Originally developed late in the 1980s, the developers wanted to establish a close-knit community able to enjoy the benefits of the lake, a top-notch golf course, and a full range of recreational...

Sheriff’s office launches new MySheriff app

News Staff

Thursday, September 17, 2026

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office recently announced the launch of MySheriff, a new mobile app built with one goal in mind: keeping the people of Morgan County connected to their sheriff’s office and to one another.The new app gives residents another way to stay informed, speak up, and help keep...

A new traffic signal on SR 44 between Publix and the Harmony Crossing development is going live Sept. 22. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

Stop and go traffic on Highway 44?

T. Michael Stone

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Publix has not announced a date for the grand opening of its new store in the Lake Country Village/ Towne Center development in Putnam County, but the Georgia Department of Transportation has already made changes to the roadway in preparation.According to a sign put up near Ace Hardware, a new...

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