Putnam County

EPWSA deals with major leaks, freezing

Rufus Adair
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Three days and nights of sub-freezing temperatures over Christmas weekend brought burst water pipes and frozen well pumps to households all across Putnam County with the thaw that began Monday afternoon.
Johnathon Edward Baldwin

Johnathon Edward Baldwin

Shoplifter caught red-handed in store

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, December 22, 2022
An Athens man who was caught shoplifting in the Eatonton Walmart reportedly thought he couldn’t be arrested because he was still inside the store. He is now currently behind bars in the Putnam County jail, according to jail reports.
PCHS students Ty Young, Hunter Cousino, Taylor Wilson, Aidan Brock and Cameron Lawson tell the board about their experiences at the conference. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

PCHS students Ty Young, Hunter Cousino, Taylor Wilson, Aidan Brock and Cameron Lawson tell the board about their experiences at the conference. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

PCHS students make local history presentation to BOE

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, December 15, 2022
On Monday, the Putnam County Board of Education approved several agenda items and listened to the Putnam Representatives for the National Humanities Conference presentation.
L-R: Bria Brown, St. Mary’s Manager of Support Services; Delaney Gunnett, mammogram tech; Sue Colson, 100 Women; Tanya Adcock, St. Mary’s President; Lauren Floyd, Mammogram tech; Becky Smith, St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Foundation Board Chairman; Elaine Craft, radiology; Rebecca Prance, 100 Women board member; Nancy Marshall, 100 Women; and Jackie Greer, 100 Women. IAN TOCHER/Staff

L-R: Bria Brown, St. Mary’s Manager of Support Services; Delaney Gunnett, mammogram tech; Sue Colson, 100 Women; Tanya Adcock, St. Mary’s President; Lauren Floyd, Mammogram tech; Becky Smith, St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Foundation Board Chairman; Elaine Craft, radiology; Rebecca Prance, 100 Women board member; Nancy Marshall, 100 Women; and Jackie Greer, 100 Women. IAN TOCHER/Staff

100 Women donates $10K to St. Mary’s Breast Health Fund

Ian Tocher
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Charitable organization 100 Women Who Care Lake Country donated $10,000 on Dec. 1, to the St. Mary’s Breast Health Fund at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro. “I think this community is one of the most generous that I have ever worked for,” St.
Romario Garcia Mauricio/GoFundMe

Romario Garcia Mauricio/GoFundMe

Greensboro man killed in Putnam County crash

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, December 15, 2022
A Greensboro man lost his life on Dec. 12, in a single-vehicle crash in Putnam County. Romario Garcia Mauricio, 25, of Greensboro, was traveling alone in his 2006 Chevrolet Malibu, heading southbound on Pea Ridge Road near the Sparta Highway at about 2:20 p.m.
Chuck Anglin, chief appraiser for the Putnam County Board of Assessors, is temporarily tattooed by the overhead projector as he makes his presentation regarding school board taxation Dec. 6, at Putnam County Middle School. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Chuck Anglin, chief appraiser for the Putnam County Board of Assessors, is temporarily tattooed by the overhead projector as he makes his presentation regarding school board taxation Dec. 6, at Putnam County Middle School. IAN TOCHER/Staff

BOE holds forum on suspension of taxes for older homeowners

Ian Tocher
Thursday, December 15, 2022
The Little Theater at Putnam County Middle School was abuzz with comments and complaints from about 60 local taxpayers on Dec. 6, as the Putnam County Board of Education hosted an information session about the ramifications of exempting senior citizens from paying school taxes.
Eatonton native Melissia Rusk said she was “surprised” and “excited” upon receiving the 2022 GLGPA Professional Achievement Award. CONTRIBUTED

Eatonton native Melissia Rusk said she was “surprised” and “excited” upon receiving the 2022 GLGPA Professional Achievement Award. CONTRIBUTED

Eatonton native receives HR industry recognition

Ian Tocher
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Eatonton native and Lake Country resident Melissia Rusk received the 2022 Georgia Local Government Personnel Association (GLGPA) Professional Achievement Award on Nov. 4, during an industry conference at Callaway Gardens, near Columbus.
Previously received HEART funds recently allowed Putnam General Hospital to build out a new pre-op space, including new waiting areas for patients and this central command post for nursing and administrative use. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Previously received HEART funds recently allowed Putnam General Hospital to build out a new pre-op space, including new waiting areas for patients and this central command post for nursing and administrative use. IAN TOCHER/Staff

HEART helps rural hospitals to help others

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
There’s almost no way to avoid paying taxes. However, for Georgia taxpayers, there is a way to directly benefit the rural hospital of their choice in the process. Georgia’s Helping Enhance Access to Rural Treatment (HEART) program was signed into law on Jan. 1, 2017, by then-Governor Nathan Deal.
“Green waste” consisting of broken branches and roots from trees removed to make way for the expansion of Hwy. 441 north of Eatonton, may soon be recycled at a new, nearby facility on Sammons Industrial Parkway. IAN TOCHER/Staff

“Green waste” consisting of broken branches and roots from trees removed to make way for the expansion of Hwy. 441 north of Eatonton, may soon be recycled at a new, nearby facility on Sammons Industrial Parkway. IAN TOCHER/Staff

‘Green waste’ not going to waste in Putnam County

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
The large piles of wood debris seen along the widening of U.S. 441 north of Eatonton could soon be heading to a new business here instead of a landfill.
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