Morgan County deputies chased down a speeding motorcycle that began fleeing from law enforcement on I-20, continued across half a dozen surface streets and ended when the motorcyclist was forced into the grass by a deputy and crashed. The man was later turned over to EMS and taken to Athens Regional Hospital.

The Greene County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual awards dinner at Festival Hall Sept. 20. The Clayton Street Jazz Band performed throughout the evening, and the food was catered by Lamar Kersey of Kersey Catering.

A former Reserve medic and Greensboro resident is running for the District 1 seat on the Greene County Board of Commissioners in the Nov. 8 election.

Four students from Greene County High School were selected to receive the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) and participate in Leadership Camp at Tallulah Falls School in May 2022.

Tony Award-winning conductor Stuart Malina led a 30-piece orchestra Sept. 16 in a presentation of Broadway Sings for OPAS (Oconee Performing Arts Society), featuring musicians culled from orchestras like the Atlanta Symphony, The Augusta Symphony, The Macon Pops and The Atlanta Opera.

Local musicians Scott Deering, Ronnie Pittman and George Nour will be performing Covers in the Round Oct. 8 under the garden lights at Lake & Local in downtown Greensboro.

Each year Grace Fellowship welcomes hundreds of children and parents to their big fall event by offering something special for the community. Through the years this event has undergone many changes and this year’s will be no exception.

Design revealed for planned traffic circle The Georgia Department of Transportation has just posted an official design for the much discussed and frequently feared roundabout to be constructed at the intersection of Highway 44/ Lake Oconee Parkway and Linger Longer Road. It will replace the current traffic signals at the major intersection cornered by BankSouth, Wells Fargo and the CVS drug store.

Fresh on the heels of the recent Greene County Board of Education’s monthly meeting, Board Chair Michael Lynch spoke to a large group of residents at Del Webb.