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Kathy Rainey (with scissors) cut the ribbon Oct. 8, as she and her husband, Mike Rainey (two to her left, waving) welcomed about 30 well-wishers to their Briarpatch Farm on Pea Ridge Road in Putnam County. In addition to being a working cattle farm, the barn behind them at Briarpatch Farm serves as an event space several times each year.

Kathy Rainey (with scissors) cut the ribbon Oct. 8, as she and her husband, Mike Rainey (two to her left, waving) welcomed about 30 well-wishers to their Briarpatch Farm on Pea Ridge Road in Putnam County. In addition to being a working cattle farm, the barn behind them at Briarpatch Farm serves as an event space several times each year.

Briarpatch Farm makes a difference

Story And Photos By Ian Tocher
Thursday, October 22, 2026
A long-delayed ribbon cutting at Briarpatch Farm (725 Pea Ridge Rd., Eatonton) celebrated more than just a beef business last Thursday evening.
A large group of local well-wishers, including Eatonton Mayor John Reid (4th from right) and his wife Janie (far left), joined several other downtown business owners in welcoming Toys for Tots to a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce offices on East Marion Street. CONTRIBUTED

A large group of local well-wishers, including Eatonton Mayor John Reid (4th from right) and his wife Janie (far left), joined several other downtown business owners in welcoming Toys for Tots to a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce offices on East Marion Street. CONTRIBUTED

Toys for Tots steps up Lake Country collections

News Staff
Thursday, October 22, 2026
The Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 14, celebrating Toys for Tots, a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve program.
St. Mary's Retail Operations Manager Angie Patterson prepares to cut the ribbon to open St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital Upscale Thrift Store in 2025. Photo courtesy of Brock Company Creative CONTRIBUTED

St. Mary's Retail Operations Manager Angie Patterson prepares to cut the ribbon to open St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital Upscale Thrift Store in 2025. Photo courtesy of Brock Company Creative CONTRIBUTED

St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Upscale Thrift Store celebrates anniversary with open house

News Staff
Thursday, October 22, 2026
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital Upscale Thrift Store invites the community to its First-anniversary Open House on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 4980-B Carey Station Road in Greensboro.The event is free and will include giveaways and finger foods, as well as fun shopping for...
Holt named Exchange Bank branch manager/loan officer

Holt named Exchange Bank branch manager/loan officer

Holt named Exchange Bank branch manager/loan officer

News Staff
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Exchange Bank President and CEO John C. Childs Jr. and the bank’s board directors recently named Carol Holt as branch manager and loan officer for their Lake Oconee branch (6081 Lake Oconee Pkwy., Greensboro).“One of the most rewarding parts of leadership is seeing employees grow and take on new...
JLP ‘Weather Report’ finale honors jazz fusion

JLP ‘Weather Report’ finale honors jazz fusion

JLP ‘Weather Report’ finale honors jazz fusion

Story And Photos By Leigh Lofgren
Thursday, October 22, 2026
The Jazz Legacy Project (JLP) ended its 2026 season with an evening “Weather Report,” detailing the history and music of jazz fusion, the popular music genre that emerged in the late 1960s by combining jazz harmonies and improvisation with rock, funk, and rhythm & blues constructions.Traditional...
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