Putnam County

From L-R: William Bollen, Javier Medina Rivera, and Rotarian Dr. Tyler Franks. CONTRIBUTED

From L-R: William Bollen, Javier Medina Rivera, and Rotarian Dr. Tyler Franks. CONTRIBUTED

Rotary Club honors April Students of the Month

News Staff
Thursday, April 27, 2023
The Rotary Club of Greene and Putnam Counties recently announced its Students of the Month (SOTM) for April 2023, including Erin Harvey (Gatewood Schools), Talan Watson (Greene County High School), Justin Zahler (Lake Oconee Academy), Parker Bartlett (Nathanael Greene Academy), and Javier Medina...
Abby Boatfield couldn’t be happier with her new position as manager of the Eatonton-Putnam County Library and invites anyone interested in what the library offers to come in and meet with her staff. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Abby Boatfield couldn’t be happier with her new position as manager of the Eatonton-Putnam County Library and invites anyone interested in what the library offers to come in and meet with her staff. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Eatonton-Putnam Library welcomes new manager

Ian Tocher
Thursday, April 27, 2023
The first time Abrielle “Abby” Boatfield visited the Eatonton-Putnam County Library, she entered as a little girl through the old entrance facing Church Street. These days, a major renovation has repurposed that same entrance into the exterior glass wall of her office as the library’s new manager.
Rivian displays vehicles at the Georgia Capitol March 1.

Rivian displays vehicles at the Georgia Capitol March 1.

Judge orders Rivian opponents to pay bond to continue lawsuit

Josh Lurie
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Work to develop the site for one of Georgia’s largest economic development projects continues for EV-maker Rivian as multiple cases work their way through courts.Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas A. Cox Jr. ruled on April 21 that the state is entitled to a bond of $364,619.
District 10 Congressman Mike Collins (center) speaks with Putnam County Manager Paul Van Haute (in green), with (l-r) County Clerk Lynn Butterworth, Eatonton Councilmember Janie Reid and Eatonton Mayor John Reid among local dignitaries touring the county’s new fire station under construction behind the county offices off the Hwy. 441 bypass. IAN TOCHER/Staff

District 10 Congressman Mike Collins (center) speaks with Putnam County Manager Paul Van Haute (in green), with (l-r) County Clerk Lynn Butterworth, Eatonton Councilmember Janie Reid and Eatonton Mayor John Reid among local dignitaries touring the county’s new fire station under construction behind the county offices off the Hwy. 441 bypass. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Congressman Collins visits PC Commission

Rufus Adair
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Old-school politics were on full display April 6 in Putnam County. A tour of a new building under construction. Public visibility and handshaking.
J.S. “Sammy” Blackwell Jr. sits in one of his conjoined showrooms in downtown Eatonton as he reminisces about the history of Blackwell Furniture.

J.S. “Sammy” Blackwell Jr. sits in one of his conjoined showrooms in downtown Eatonton as he reminisces about the history of Blackwell Furniture.

Blackwell Furniture closing after nearly 80 years

Ian Tocher
Thursday, April 20, 2023
A literal end of an era arrived for Eatonton on April 13, as Blackwell Furniture, a mainstay of the city’s downtown business fabric for 78 years, officially began its going-out-of-business sale. Opened in 1945 by John Samuel Blackwell Sr.
Frank Spivey: Putnam County’s ‘Marble King’

Frank Spivey: Putnam County’s ‘Marble King’

Frank Spivey: Putnam County’s ‘Marble King’

Rufus Adair
Thursday, April 20, 2023
On one of the walls in the north hallway at the Plaza Arts Center hangs a photograph – and with it, one of my favorite stories to tell visitors to the Old School History Museum.
In alphabetical order: Colt Bailey as Stetson Bennet, Luke Bennett as Patrick Mahomes, Kaylee Collis as Reba McEntire, Walker Crowder as Corey Crowder, C.J. Daniluk as Jim Thorpe, Jacob Davis as Scott Kelly, Nathan Davis as Mark Kelly, Hayden Ferguson as Michael Phelps, Hayden Harper as Hank Aaron, Brantley Hill as Kirby Smart, Asher Hoselton as Steffon Diggs, Wyatt Kitchens as George Strait, Mila Kononetz as Alexander Hamilton, Charlie Lewis as Dale Earnhardt, Callan McCracken as Mo Willems, Layla Menke as

In alphabetical order: Colt Bailey as Stetson Bennet, Luke Bennett as Patrick Mahomes, Kaylee Collis as Reba McEntire, Walker Crowder as Corey Crowder, C.J. Daniluk as Jim Thorpe, Jacob Davis as Scott Kelly, Nathan Davis as Mark Kelly, Hayden Ferguson as Michael Phelps, Hayden Harper as Hank Aaron, Brantley Hill as Kirby Smart, Asher Hoselton as Steffon Diggs, Wyatt Kitchens as George Strait, Mila Kononetz as Alexander Hamilton, Charlie Lewis as Dale Earnhardt, Callan McCracken as Mo Willems, Layla Menke as

GATEWOOD PRESENTS: Famous American ‘Wax Museum’

Lena Hensley
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Fourth graders at Gatewood Schools in Eatonton presented the Famous American Wax Museum on March 31, led by Elementary School Director and 4th-grade ELA and social studies teacher Lisa McElhannon and 4th-grade math and science teacher Chandler Craine.
Danny Rodriguez Rivera, 37, of Lena Lane, Eatonton, was arrested on April 8 and charged with one count of making false statements (felony) – Greene County, one count of making false statements (felony) – Putnam County, and one count of driving without a license (misdemeanor), according to jail reports.

Danny Rodriguez Rivera, 37, of Lena Lane, Eatonton, was arrested on April 8 and charged with one count of making false statements (felony) – Greene County, one count of making false statements (felony) – Putnam County, and one count of driving without a license (misdemeanor), according to jail reports.

Man arrested in connection with shooting on Highway 44

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, April 13, 2023
An arrest has been made in connection with an early February shooting in Putnam County, but no one has been charged for the shooting itself, Putnam County Sheriff Howard R. Sills said. The victim, 67-year-old Ralph Rella, was a night manager at the Ritz-Carlton, Reynolds Lake Oconee.
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