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Two more arrests connected to prison contraband

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Greene County deputies may have interrupted yet another contraband operation delivering material into the Georgia prison system last week.As a result, Heron Casper Coffee, Jr., 33, of Lawrenceville, and Kelsey Devon Foulk, 33, of Griffin, were arrested Aug. 12 and charged with possession of tools...
This rendering shows part of the sprawling campus Rivian intends to build at Stanton Springs North along the Morgan-Newton county line. FILE PHOTO

This rendering shows part of the sprawling campus Rivian intends to build at Stanton Springs North along the Morgan-Newton county line. FILE PHOTO

Rivian plans celebrations; opponents still in court

Skyla Morris
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Rivian Automotive is preparing to host two celebratory events for the planned construction of a 2,000-acre manufacturing plant in Stanton Springs North, spanning Rutledge and Social Circle.
A hose supplies water from Putnam County’s fireboat in the lake to the ground trucks battling the blaze. This was the first time the fireboat has been used on a Putnam fire, although it has been used to provide mutual aid to Baldwin County Fire Department. CONTRIBUTED

A hose supplies water from Putnam County’s fireboat in the lake to the ground trucks battling the blaze. This was the first time the fireboat has been used on a Putnam fire, although it has been used to provide mutual aid to Baldwin County Fire Department. CONTRIBUTED

Newly staffed fire station, fireboat battle blaze

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, August 21, 2025
A fire broke out in a house on the 200 block of Rockville Springs Drive on Monday.
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.According to Morgan Fire Chief Garret Smith, the skills involved in getting...
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.PCCSS Superintendent Derick Austin led each meeting at the PCCSS building on Old Glenwood Springs...
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.
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.
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