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At the Greensboro City Council meeting on Monday, December 18 there was no discussion about the fate of City Manager Jarvis Sims. MARK ENGEL/Staff

At the Greensboro City Council meeting on Monday, December 18 there was no discussion about the fate of City Manager Jarvis Sims. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Development, not drama at Greensboro City Council meeting

The drama that highlighted the last Greensboro City Council meeting did not happen Monday night. The move to oust City Manager Jarvis Sims was not even mentioned. That may or may not have been connected to an unusual one-hour executive session called for at the start of the meeting.
Artist’s rendering of the Rivian manufacturing plant. CONTRIBUTED

Artist’s rendering of the Rivian manufacturing plant. CONTRIBUTED

Clayco selected by Rivian construct EV manufacturing plant

Clayco, a full-service, turnkey real estate development, architecture, engineering, and construction firm, is thrilled to announce the company was chosen by U.S. electric automaker Rivian to construct a cutting-edge electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant at Stanton Springs.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Head-on collision kills one, injures others

A South Carolina person was killed and two Eatonton residents were injured in a head-on collision last week, according to authorities. The deceased victim was identified as Kayla Marie Lewis, 37, of Abbeville, South Carolina.
Damyian Demond Foster

Damyian Demond Foster

Gunshots, active shooter reports untrue

Calls to 911 Saturday night regarding gunshots at the Jet 44 gas station and an active shooter at Eatonton Walmart turned out to be false reports, authorities say. Eatonton Police Department received a call around 9:45 p.m. Dec.
Luxury Lake Oconee’s Ted Baker with Karen Salter (center) and Riezl Baker will handle the sales and marketing of Blue Heron Cove Lake Oconee. CONTRIBUTED

Luxury Lake Oconee’s Ted Baker with Karen Salter (center) and Riezl Baker will handle the sales and marketing of Blue Heron Cove Lake Oconee. CONTRIBUTED

LLO marketing new townhouse community

Luxury Lake Oconee (LLO), a Greensboro-based real estate brokerage, has been named as the exclusive representative and partner with Direct Residential Communities for the sales and marketing of Blue Heron Cove, a townhome community on Lake Oconee.
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Photos: Santa Claus survives wet welcome

Light rain stopped just long enough Saturday afternoon for Santa Claus to make his annual pre-Christmas parade through Eatonton atop a vintage Eatonton Fire Department truck.
L-R: “Sweet” Lamar, author Tony Barnhart, Charles Turner and Darryl Farley were all members of The 19 of Greene, the first integrated football team in Greene County High School’s history. IAN TOCHER/Staff

L-R: “Sweet” Lamar, author Tony Barnhart, Charles Turner and Darryl Farley were all members of The 19 of Greene, the first integrated football team in Greene County High School’s history. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Barnhart discusses new book at GWM event

Noted sportswriter and college football TV personality Tony Barnhart presented his new book, The 19 of Greene: Football, Friendship, and Change in the Fall of 1970 to a packed house on Dec. 5 as the final “Meet the Author” guest of the year for the Georgia Writers Museum (GWM).
Larry Miller of Harbor Club addresses Task Force initiatives. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff

Larry Miller of Harbor Club addresses Task Force initiatives. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff

Harbor Club residents seek control over community issues

Residents of Harbor Club have formed a task group to address taking control of the Property Owners Association (POA). This comes on the heels of concerns addressed earlier in the year about a big subdivision that was proposed adjacent to Harbor Club, which, for now, is off the table.