Lake Sinclair

Putnam County Fire Department’s personnel scan the lake from “Sinclair 1” searching Lake Sinclair with other agencies for the missing jet ski rider. LYNN HOBBS/Staff

PWC accident claims life of Ellenwood man

Lynn Hobbs

Thursday, July 10, 2025

An Ellenwood man lost his life while out on Lake Sinclair enjoying the July Fourth holiday.Christopher Grant Jr., 30, died from accidental drowning when he fell off the personal watercraft (PWC) he was riding.There were two men on the PWC, according to Baldwin County Fire Rescue Deputy Chief...

Just one of several houses on Christmas Cove decorated with lights. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

Santa cruises for Christmas on Sinclair

Bailey Mccully

Thursday, December 21, 2023

On a chilly night on Dec. 18, Santa set out with a group of Lake Sinclair enthusiasts to see the enchanting Christmas Cove. From singing Christmas songs to playing “I Spy” with the attendees in Christmas Cove, the journey was full of laughter, music, and holiday cheer.

2018 aerial view of two ponds on the Plant Branch site north of Milledgeville. Lake Sinclair is in the foreground. MARK ENGEL/File photo

Coal ash processing facility coming to Plant Branch

Mark Engel

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Georgia Power Company says it will be a decade or more before work is completed on the transfer of toxic coal ash from four ponds to a new 115-acre landfill on the old Plant Branch site.

Purpose-built wakeboard boats are capable of creating sizable wakes that now must originate at least 200 feet from shore or structures, according to new Georgia law. Courtesy Benjamin Klaver/Unsplash.com

New no-wake zone for wakeboard boaters

Ian Tocher

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Early last month, Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 121, which imposes new restrictions on boaters engaged in towing wakeboarders or providing a boat-generated wake for wake surfers.

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