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Bobby and Bianca Pate are hoping concessions with the county will allow for their goats to remain at their Lake Oconee home. (MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff)

Bobby and Bianca Pate are hoping concessions with the county will allow for their goats to remain at their Lake Oconee home. (MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff)

Residents claim pet goats as emotional support animals

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Greensboro residents William and Bobbie Pate live on a beautiful swath of land off Twin Rivers Road, which features a waterfront view of Lake Oconee.They also have a menagerie of five dwarf goats with their own housing, complete with a barn, standing platform, and enclosure.In correspondence with...
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Country Democrats talk strategy

Mark Engel
Thursday, September 5, 2024
More than 50 people attended a Lake County Democrats get-together on Wednesday, Aug. 28. The strategy session focused on supporting Kamala Harris for president and the few other Democratic candidates in state and local races.
The Northeast Health District’s Women, Infants and Children program is presented with the Gold Level Breastfeeding Award of Excellence from the United States Department of Agriculture. CONTRIBUTED

The Northeast Health District’s Women, Infants and Children program is presented with the Gold Level Breastfeeding Award of Excellence from the United States Department of Agriculture. CONTRIBUTED

Northeast Health District WIC staff earns national award

News Staff
Thursday, September 5, 2024
The Northeast Health District recently earned a nationwide distinction from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Morgan County Fire Rescue responded to a house fire in the Price Mill Road area early Monday morning. Firefighters were able to control the fire quickly, and no injuries or fatalities were reported. (CONTRIBUTED)

Morgan County Fire Rescue responded to a house fire in the Price Mill Road area early Monday morning. Firefighters were able to control the fire quickly, and no injuries or fatalities were reported. (CONTRIBUTED)

Morgan County firefighters respond to Labor Day fire

Staff Reports
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Early on Labor Day morning, Morgan County Fire Rescue was dispatched to a house fire in Bostwick's Price Mill Road area.According to Fire Chief Garret Smith, Morgan County 911 received the call at approximately 2:20 a.m. Fire stations 1, 3, 6, and 16 were assigned to the initial call, with units...
Alexander M. Printup

Alexander M. Printup

Driver arrested but passenger flees traffic stop

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, September 5, 2024
A Greene County deputy was able to tase and arrest one suspect following a traffic stop on I-20, but another was able to escape into the woods near exit 138 on Aug. 28.Alexander Martrell Printup, 33, of 2700 Old Covington Rd., Conyers, faces charges of obstruction of an officer, possession of a...
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Morgan to get behavioral health site

Hannah Barron
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Morgan County residents will soon have access to an Advantage Behavioral Health site within the county.During its Sept. 3 meeting, the Morgan County Board of Commissioners approved a lease for Advantage to rent out space at the FSA building located at 205 East Jefferson St., Madison.Advantage...
Putnam County resident Lesa Adams made an impassioned plea to the county commission for increased funding to Putnam General Hospital. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

Putnam County resident Lesa Adams made an impassioned plea to the county commission for increased funding to Putnam General Hospital. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

Putnam County’s $26.75 million budget creates controversy

Ian Tocher
Thursday, September 5, 2024
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners met on Aug. 30 and formally approved a more than $26.75 million Fiscal Year 2025 budget.The FY 2025 Putnam County budget allots approximately $6.24 million for general government needs, such as civic officials’ salaries, risk management, public buildings,...
Battalion Chief Chris Eddy of Greene County Fire Rescue was tragically killed in accident on Sept. 4, 2024. (CONTRIBUTED)

Battalion Chief Chris Eddy of Greene County Fire Rescue was tragically killed in accident on Sept. 4, 2024. (CONTRIBUTED)

Firefighter killed in tractor-trailer fire

Staff Reports
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Battalion Chief Chris Eddy of Greene County Fire Rescue was killed in an explosion on Sept. 4 after he responded to a tractor-trailer fire on Hwy. 15 near Lickskillet Road.Greene County’s Emergency Management Agency Director Joe Bashore said the accident is still under investigation.Greene County...
Lexy Doherty, Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives District 10 seat, visited Morgan County residents at a meet-and-greet in Madison on Aug. 18. She met several members of the Morgan County Democratic Committee. Pictured (bottom row, l-r): Deneice Rice, Doherty, committee chair Jeanne Dufort, and Ruth Bracewell, with (top row) committee secretary Brad Rice and Artez Kelley. (HANNAH BARRON/Staff)

Lexy Doherty, Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives District 10 seat, visited Morgan County residents at a meet-and-greet in Madison on Aug. 18. She met several members of the Morgan County Democratic Committee. Pictured (bottom row, l-r): Deneice Rice, Doherty, committee chair Jeanne Dufort, and Ruth Bracewell, with (top row) committee secretary Brad Rice and Artez Kelley. (HANNAH BARRON/Staff)

Madison-Morgan meets Dist. 10 candidate Doherty

Hannah Barron
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Built in the 1830s, Madison’s Bonar Hall was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 but most recently served as the location for a meet-and-greet with Lexy Doherty, Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives District 10 seat currently held by Republican Mike...
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