provide fun and recognition for competitors Students from all four Putnam County Charter School System schools were at the sports stadium behind the middle school last Friday to participate in the inaugural War Eagle Games, designed specifically for differently abled athletes.

Last week’s first of two special hearings on short-term rentals (STRs) at Putnam County’s two large lakes saw nearly 40 people take three-minute turns at the microphone giving an earful to the Putnam County Board of Commissioners.

The first of two special public hearings on probable controls for short-term rentals was held on March 23 at the Putnam County administration building, led by the Putnam County Board of Commissioners. A second hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 4, again at the county administrative building.

A traffic stop for an illegal cardboard tag turned out to be much more than a ticket for an unregistered vehicle. The discovery of an open bottle of liquor, an outstanding warrant, and more than two dozen financial cards and checks that were not in the driver’s or passenger’s names resulted in two arrests and a busy afternoon for Eatonton police officers Alex Rickey and Rebecca Meeks.

Two separate housing possibilities provided the focus for Monday evening’s Eatonton City Council mid-month meeting. The first came in a rezoning of 26-plus acres on the Monticello Road (Ga.

Gatewood baseball extended their winning streak to four last week. The Gators defeated Piedmont Academy 2-1 at home on March 14, and two days later, the Gators beat the Cougars 9-5 in Monticello.

The Gatewood Gators boys’ and girls’ track and field teams got off to a good start in the first week of the season and both looked to continue their success this past Wednesday as they hosted Brentwood, Trinity Christian, Briarwood, John Hancock and Twiggs Academy.

The Gatewood Gators jumped out to their first hot streak of the season with two straight wins, beating Robert Toombs Christian Academy and Vidalia Heritage Academy last week to boost their season record to 3-3.

Through the Georgia Rural Healthcare Organization Tax Credit Program, better known as HEART: Helping Enhance Access to Rural Treatment, Exchange Bank recently provided Putnam General Hospital with a $25,000 check to help offset losses incurred by poverty-stricken patients.