The widely discussed and reported case of the murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond may still be unsolved on its 10th anniversary, but it is in no way a cold case.

After about a month of being sought by authorities, the man charged with the death of an Eatonton woman in a vehicle crash turned himself in. Joshua Loyd Bruinekool, a.k.a.

A single-car crash claimed the life of a Putnam County man over the weekend, according to authorities.

A man being sought by local authorities for more than two years was arrested last week in Texas. And once again, Putnam County Sheriff Sills repeated his sentiments of the state’s justice system being at fault.

A man helping to build a seawall was found dead in the water by his co-workers, and his death is still under investigation, according to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills.

A Greensboro police officer driving home from work came upon a woman “driving all over the road” in Eatonton late Thursday night, according to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills.

Putnam County Charter School System, Eatonton Police Department, and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office held active shooter drills last week in every school, and they were pleased with the “outstanding” and “extraordinary” results.

An Eatonton mother was flown by medical helicopter to an area trauma center following a single-car crash on Pea Ridge Road Saturday. According to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, a 16-year-old was driving south on Pea Ridge Road shortly after 1:30 p.m.

A Putnam County man who reportedly pulled out a handgun and threatened golfers on a Greene County golf course last week is now in jail. Luke Hill Leverett, 26, of Oconee Springs Road, Eatonton, is in Greene County jail facing charges of pointing or aiming a gun at another, terroristic threats and acts, and criminal trespass, according to reports from Greene County Sheriff’s Office and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.

An Eatonton man was shot at the Shell Food Mart Sunday afternoon and later died at the hospitals, authorities say. The alleged shooter was in custody approximately 24 hours later.