Girl dies after being trapped under boat

A fun holiday on the lake with friends, family, and fireworks was literally turned upside down and left a mother grieving the loss of her young child.Four-year-old Tilly Roache, of Lithonia, died from delayed complications due to drowning, said Putnam County Coroner Hollis Harrison.

BUIs, accident mar holiday fun on lake

Although it is a somber national holiday meant to remember and honor persons who lost their lives while serving in the U.S. military, Memorial Day weekend is also considered the first “lake holiday” of the summer season.

Texas man drowns in Lake Oconee

A Texas man’s body was found near the shore of Hixon’s Bluff nearly 24 hours after he went missing on the evening of May 1.The Greene County Sheriff’s Office, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and Greene County Fire Rescue began searching for 54-year-old Bertram Foster at around 9:30 p.m.

Body of missing boater recovered

The body of Gary Jones was recovered about noon Sunday, March 9, Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said.Keith Cormican of Bruce’s Legacy in Wisconsin found Jones’s body on the 29th day of the search.

Statewide deer firearms hunting season opens Saturday

The wait is almost over. According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division (WRD), deer hunting firearms season opens Saturday, Oct. 19, and continues into January 2025.