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Board members of the newly minted Morgan County Sheriff’s Foundation include (l to r) Steve Whitcomb, Brad Morgan and Robert Trulock. CONTRIBUTED

Board members of the newly minted Morgan County Sheriff’s Foundation include (l to r) Steve Whitcomb, Brad Morgan and Robert Trulock. CONTRIBUTED

Morgan County Sheriff’s Office forms foundation

News Staff
Thursday, April 3, 2025
The Morgan County Sheriff’s Foundation, Inc., a new non-partisan, non-profit organization, has been established to strengthen public safety in Morgan County by leveraging the recently passed Law Enforcement Strategic Support bill.Known as the LESS Crime Act (Senate Bill 361), this legislation...
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Georgia voting machines

Dave Williams
Thursday, April 3, 2025
A federal court judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to stop Georgia from using electronic voting machines.Monday's ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg ends a long-running legal dispute that predated the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, which prompted a flurry of challenges...
Marie Bostwick

Marie Bostwick

GWM presents Times’ best-selling author

News Staff
Thursday, April 3, 2025
In 1960, women were not allowed to serve on a jury, get a credit card, go on birth control pills, enter a contract without their husbands’ approval, or even get an Ivy League college education. On average, they earned 60 cents for every dollar a man earned.
Outdoor enthusiast Oconee Joe offers guided kayak and boat trips throughout all sections of the upper Oconee River watershed leading into Lake Oconee. CONTRIBUTED

Outdoor enthusiast Oconee Joe offers guided kayak and boat trips throughout all sections of the upper Oconee River watershed leading into Lake Oconee. CONTRIBUTED

Oconee Joe offers local kayaking, boat tours

Lance McCurley
Thursday, April 3, 2025
As the weather warms up, outdoor enthusiast Oconee Joe is providing a unique experience for locals.Oconee Joe offers guided trips throughout all sections of the upper Oconee River watershed leading into Lake Oconee.
Quincy R. Jackson

Quincy R. Jackson

Sparta man arrested on drug charges

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, April 3, 2025
After responding to a call about an unresponsive person on March 30, Greene County deputies arrested a Sparta man who did not seem to know where he was or where he was going.Quincy Ramon Jackson, 44, of 145 Lee St., faces charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession...
New District 1 Commissioner Carl Jones (center) and new District 5 Commissioner Nathan Park (left) were sworn in by Probate Judge Charles W. Merritt Jr. on March 27. Jones and Park served their first county commission meeting on April 1. CONTRIBUTED

New District 1 Commissioner Carl Jones (center) and new District 5 Commissioner Nathan Park (left) were sworn in by Probate Judge Charles W. Merritt Jr. on March 27. Jones and Park served their first county commission meeting on April 1. CONTRIBUTED

Morgan BOC approves variance to renovate fuel station

Hannah Barron
Thursday, April 3, 2025
With a full board following the swearing in of new commissioners Carl Jones and Nathan Park, the Morgan County Board of Commissioners got to work Tuesday and approved a variance to required setbacks for .29 acres located at 2700 Fairplay Rd., paving the way for the renovation of Fairplay...
Quincy Phillips

Quincy Phillips

Alabama man arrested for pound of pot

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, April 3, 2025
An Alabama man traveling with almost a pound of marijuana, which he said he planned to sell, was arrested by a Morgan County deputy March 27 following a traffic stop for speeding on I-20.According to reports, Deputy Hannah Rickey stopped a Nissan Pathfinder after determining its speed to be 90...
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

LOA brings in expert to analyze school security

Hannah Barron
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Lake Oconee Academy recently received a security assessment from Chris Swecker, whose past security experience includes working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation as the assistant director of the criminal investigations division.Swecker led the FBI in the capture of the 1996 Summer Olympics...
Lake Oconee Academy’s band (pictured) and chorus perform at the Daytona 500. CONTRIBUTED

Lake Oconee Academy’s band (pictured) and chorus perform at the Daytona 500. CONTRIBUTED

LOA band, chorus perform at Daytona 500

News Staff
Thursday, March 27, 2025
In February, students from the Lake Oconee Academy band and chorus performed at the Daytona 500, known as the “Super Bowl of NASCAR.”When Band Director Courtney Pilgrim discovered this opportunity last year, she knew it would be an incredible once-in-a-lifetime experience for her students.On Feb....
Madison Mayor Fred Perriman delivers his third State of the City Address. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

Madison Mayor Fred Perriman delivers his third State of the City Address. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

Mayor Perriman talks state of the city

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Madison Mayor Fred Perriman delivered his third annual State of the City Address before an almost packed house at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center on March 13.
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