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CONTRIBUTED/Georgia Safari park

CONTRIBUTED/Georgia Safari park

BOC approves event facility for safari park

Hannah Barron
Thursday, November 7, 2024
During last Tuesday's meeting, the Morgan County Board of Commissioners green-lit plans for an event facility at the Georgia Safari Conservation Park (GSCP) in Madison.According to the Planning Commission’s report, the park submitted a conditional use request for an event facility in 2015.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Country election results are in

T. Michael Stone and Hannah Barron
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Tucker to be next BOE chairmanRepublican Otho Tucker, the former CEO of Lake Oconee Academy, will be the new Greene County Board of Education chairman after defeating Democrat Kristine Marchelle Mapp in Tuesday’s election.Tucker received nearly 70 percent of the vote (8,607) to Mapp’s 30.49 percent...
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Local man crushed by car in storage lot

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, October 31, 2024
A Greensboro man was found dead beneath a vehicle in the storage lot behind Roper’s Collision Center on Union Point Highway at 9:27 p.m. on the night of Oct. 29, according to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies were dispatched to the area of Ballfield Road following a report of a “person...
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Morgan students outperform RESA, state on SAT

Hannah Barron
Thursday, October 31, 2024
One hundred and thirty-one students from Morgan County High School’s Class of 2024 took the SAT last year and outperformed the Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) and state averages.The high school had a total average score of 1,089, surpassing the Northeast Georgia RESA’s 1,049 and the...
The newest golf course at Reynolds Lake Oconee was designed by acclaimed designer Tom Fazio. LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff

The newest golf course at Reynolds Lake Oconee was designed by acclaimed designer Tom Fazio. LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff

Reynolds opens Richland, seventh golf course

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, October 31, 2024
The new Richland Golf Course is now open at Reynolds Lake Oconee, continuing the renowned private lakefront community’s tradition of world-class golf.Richland’s acclaimed designer, Tom Fazio, spent the day at Reynolds on Thursday, Oct. 24, touring the finished course with Fazio Design’s veteran...
The Morgan County contingent of the Georgia Retired Educators Association receives a proclamation from the Morgan County Board of Commissioners designating Nov. 3 as Retired Educators Day. Pictured with the contingent during the BOC’s Oct. 15 meeting are District 1 commissioner and retired educator Donald Harris (far left) and board chairman Bill Kurtz (far right). HANNAH BARRON/Staff

The Morgan County contingent of the Georgia Retired Educators Association receives a proclamation from the Morgan County Board of Commissioners designating Nov. 3 as Retired Educators Day. Pictured with the contingent during the BOC’s Oct. 15 meeting are District 1 commissioner and retired educator Donald Harris (far left) and board chairman Bill Kurtz (far right). HANNAH BARRON/Staff

Morgan County BOC proclaims Nov. 3 as Retired Educators Day

Hannah Barron
Thursday, October 24, 2024
With retired educators in attendance, the Morgan County Board of Commissioners designated Nov. 3 as Retired Educators Day with a proclamation during its meeting on Oct. 15.The proclamation followed Gov. Brian Kemp’s lead.
Putnam County District 2 Commissioner Daniel Brown (left) and challenger Richard Garrett spoke before interested voters last Thursday at the Butler-Baker school in Eatonton. A follow-up faceoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. this Thursday at The Plaza Arts Center. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Putnam County District 2 Commissioner Daniel Brown (left) and challenger Richard Garrett spoke before interested voters last Thursday at the Butler-Baker school in Eatonton. A follow-up faceoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. this Thursday at The Plaza Arts Center. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Putnam BOC candidates face voters in lively Q&A

Ian Tocher
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Incumbent Republican Putnam County District 2 Commissioner Daniel Brown and Democratic challenger Richard Garrett faced approximately two dozen engaged voters last Thursday from the stage at the decommissioned Butler-Baker school in Eatonton.Both candidates provided their thoughts and opinions on...
A site plan for the K-5 complex. CONTRIBUTED

A site plan for the K-5 complex. CONTRIBUTED

Morgan County BOE talks plans for new primary, elementary complex

Hannah Barron
Thursday, October 24, 2024
The Morgan County Board of Education shared the plans for a new primary and elementary school during a public hearing held Oct. 14 to phase out the current schools.Morgan County Primary School is the school system’s oldest campus, having been built in 1958.
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