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Lake Oconee News/File Photo

County approves road extension study for Harbor Club

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, April 4, 2024
In a special called meeting last week, the county commission moved on next steps for an engineering study using Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) funds for a road to connect Harbor Club’s Club Drive with the Richland Connector.
Many of those in attendance at the Greensboro City Council meeting Monday, April 1, intended to speak about a controversial annexation but the proposal was tabled at the request of the developer. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Many of those in attendance at the Greensboro City Council meeting Monday, April 1, intended to speak about a controversial annexation but the proposal was tabled at the request of the developer. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Coming Soon: New Greensboro city manager

Mark Engel
Thursday, April 4, 2024
The city of Greensboro has been without a city manager since Jarvis Sims resigned under pressure effective Jan. 31.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

BOE files complaint about LOA admittance

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, April 4, 2024
A formal complaint filed by Greene County School Superintendent Dr. Chris Houston regarding enrollment practices for new students at Lake Oconee Academy was sent to the Georgia Department of Education, Federal Programs and Special Education, and the Professional Standards Committee.
A judge is expected to imminently decide if Savannah Court of Lake Oconee in Greensboro will be closed because of numerous violations of state guidelines for senior care facilities. MARK ENGEL/Staff

A judge is expected to imminently decide if Savannah Court of Lake Oconee in Greensboro will be closed because of numerous violations of state guidelines for senior care facilities. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Savannah Court fate in judge’s hands

Mark Engel
Thursday, April 4, 2024
“People were emotional. It was really intense,” said one family member of a patient at Savannah Court of Lake Oconee (SCLO) senior care center who attended a meeting there last month. “Everybody that spoke reinforced over and over that it is not the staff that’s a problem. The staff is caring.
Intense flames and their aftermath depict the devastation of a mobile home fire that claimed the life of a Greene County man early last Saturday. CONTRIBUTED

Intense flames and their aftermath depict the devastation of a mobile home fire that claimed the life of a Greene County man early last Saturday. CONTRIBUTED

Mobile home fire claims Greene County man’s life

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, April 4, 2024
A Greene County man lost his life in a mobile home fire on Ward Road in northwest Greene County during the early morning hours of March 30.Ronald Robinson succumbed to injuries sustained in the blaze before rescue personnel were able to reach him.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Georgia lawmakers target illegal immigrants

Dave Williams
Thursday, March 28, 2024
The Georgia Senate passed two bills aimed at illegal immigration this week, one day after the father of murder victim Laken Riley urged lawmakers to take a tougher stand on the issue.The 22-year-old nursing student was killed on the University of Georgia campus in Athens last month.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Crime Reports (3/29/24)

News Staff
Thursday, March 28, 2024
MORGAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTA Morgan County deputy was dispatched to Morgan County Primary School on March 20 regarding a call for assistance with an angry parent.
Pretty in pink. One of the Uncle Remus Golf Course ponds provided a perfect Easter backdrop for a family gathering during Saturday’s inaugural Leadership Putnam Easter Egg Hunt. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Pretty in pink. One of the Uncle Remus Golf Course ponds provided a perfect Easter backdrop for a family gathering during Saturday’s inaugural Leadership Putnam Easter Egg Hunt. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Eggs-celent turnout for Leadership Putnam event

Ian Tocher
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Anarchy reigned when about 200 kids were let loose Saturday for the inaugural Leadership Putnam Easter Egg Hunt on the driving range at Eatonton’s Uncle Remus Golf Course (URGC).
The Greene County Detention Center is getting a facelift that will include upgrades to the booking area. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

The Greene County Detention Center is getting a facelift that will include upgrades to the booking area. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

Greene County inmates transferred to Morgan County

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, March 28, 2024
In what many officials are calling an unusual but mutually beneficial arrangement, inmates incarcerated by Greene County will be housed in the Morgan County jail for an estimated eight months while the Greene County Detention Center is renovated, according to Greene County Sheriff Donnie Harrison.
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