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The Lake Oconee Academy Foundation is hosing its annual Denim and Diamonds charity fundraiser March 2 at Collins Farm. CONTRIBUTED

The Lake Oconee Academy Foundation is hosing its annual Denim and Diamonds charity fundraiser March 2 at Collins Farm. CONTRIBUTED

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LOAF presents 10th annual Denims & Diamonds

News Staff
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Lake Oconee Academy (LOA) and the Lake Oconee Academy Foundation (LOAF) extend an invitation to attend the 10th annual Denim & Diamonds Charity Fundraiser – a Titan Strong Event – on March 2 at Collins Farm.
L-R: Silviculturist Deyonte Johnson, Putnam County landowner Lynne Woods and Forest Health Protection Entomologist Paul Merten speak with Forester Luke Wilson in the Oconee Ranger District pine forest near Rock Eagle. IAN TOCHER/Staff

L-R: Silviculturist Deyonte Johnson, Putnam County landowner Lynne Woods and Forest Health Protection Entomologist Paul Merten speak with Forester Luke Wilson in the Oconee Ranger District pine forest near Rock Eagle. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Oconee Ranger District hosts annual forestry meeting

Ian Tocher
Thursday, February 1, 2024
More than two dozen members of local, regional, and state Forest Service personnel gathered at Oconee Ranger District facilities near Rock Eagle on Jan. 25, for an annual meeting about the Oconee Forest Health and Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project (OFHWHIP).
Tex McIver agreed to an interview with The Messenger in 2017, given from his former farm on Pea Ridge Road. FILE PHOTO

Tex McIver agreed to an interview with The Messenger in 2017, given from his former farm on Pea Ridge Road. FILE PHOTO

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McIver pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, February 1, 2024
A year and a half after the Georgia Supreme Court overturned his malice murder conviction in the shooting death of his wife, Claud “Tex” McIver pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Fulton County Superior Court last week.
The proposed workforce housing development will be located on 52 acres of land (foreground) that is adjacent to the recently opened Villages at Baynes Creek senior living community on Oconee Avenue. MARK ENGEL/ Staff

The proposed workforce housing development will be located on 52 acres of land (foreground) that is adjacent to the recently opened Villages at Baynes Creek senior living community on Oconee Avenue. MARK ENGEL/ Staff

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New development proposes workforce housing

Mark Engel
Thursday, February 1, 2024
The Greensboro Planning and Zoning Board last Thursday voted to recommend the city council approve what could be the first new housing community priced so teachers, nurses, first responders and workers in stores and restaurants can buy a house in the city where they work.
Greene County High School students peruse dresses collected by local volunteers to help provide a fairytale experience. CONTRIBUTED

Greene County High School students peruse dresses collected by local volunteers to help provide a fairytale experience. CONTRIBUTED

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‘Say yes to the Dress’

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, February 1, 2024
CCA to host special occasions boutique To call Leanne Parks and her 30-plus volunteers “Fairy Godmothers” would be an understatement. Parks is working with Greene County’s Board of Education (BOE) College and Career Academy (CCA) to sponsor a special occasions boutique at the Academy this Saturday.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

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Crime Reports (1/26/24)

News Staff
Thursday, January 25, 2024
MORGAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE A Morgan County deputy was dispatched to a Fairplay Street address on Jan. 16 regarding a harassment complaint. The deputy took photos and gathered evidence for a report that was completed. A Morgan County deputy was dispatched to a Cedar Grove Road address on Jan.
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Greene County BOE to receive bids on new roofs, theater, greenhouse

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, January 25, 2024
The Greene County Board of Education (BOE) meeting last week opened with recognition from the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) as an Exemplary Board. This is the third year the BOE has received the award. It is the highest award level in GSBA’s recognition program.
Abdulkair Muhumad Hassan

Abdulkair Muhumad Hassan

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Greene County deputies seize another drone and marijuana

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Yet another case involving drones and drugs is being investigated by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies. A Loganville man arrested on multiple charges on Oct. 6, 2023, was arrested again on Jan. 17, 2024, under strikingly similar circumstances.
Travis Frank Chester

Travis Frank Chester

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Greensboro man arrested after firing gun at car

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Greene County deputies arrested a Greensboro man on multiple charges on Jan. 21, one week after an incident in which he fired shots at a vehicle with three passengers. Travis Frank Chester, 36, of 1560 Cato Rd.
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