As the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) project to widen SR 44 in Putnam and Greene counties continues to evolve, a new wrinkle emerged during a public information meeting held at the Putnam County Administration Building May 7. In the process of drawing up plans to transform SR 44 into…
A man wearing a mop on his head broke into a store during the night and stole cash from the cash register, authorities say. Because he was successful, the man reportedly returned to the same store several days later but succeeded in stealing only a Dr. Pepper.Buddy Eugene Davy, 31, of Old Glenwood…
Monday night, Greensboro City Council is expected to hire Autron Hayes as its new city manager. Hayes has been the city manager of Sylvester, a city of about 6,100 people in southwest Georgia. He will be paid $105,000 annually.Hayes told the Lake Oconee News this week that he has been working in…
In the little kitchen of my childhood home, there was coffee every morning.Always.Mama owned a decorative percolator from the 1950s, which bubbled delightfully. But, unless there was company visiting, she did not bother.There is a kettle on the stove that whistled when the water boiled. She put a…
Grease Monkey, a locally owned automobile service, recently opened its doors at 101 Walmart Dr. in Eatonton.“We opened this location on Dec. 15 built on customer service,” said James Painter, co-owner of Grease Monkey. “We take convenience, customer opinion, the vehicle and more into consideration…
Last Thursday, two veterans of the 2023 Flannery O’Connor Summer Institute at Georgia College gave a Zoom presentation about Flannery O'Connor and Andalusia Farm in Milledgeville.The presenters were Ashley Massey and Timothy R. Vande Brake. According to her biography, Massey holds a Master of Arts…
Serving children beginning at Kindergarten, ATLAS camp is a one of a kind summer experience for all campers, but what makes ATLAS camp special is the counselors. Summer camp is a training ground. Built for the development and steady deployment of Christ-centered leaders into our community, the…
Briarpatch Farm in Putnam County recently announced it has partnered with Central Ohio’s Sakura Wagyu Farms to begin offering Wagyu beef along with its traditional Black Angus beef to Lake Country customers.Sakura Wagyu Farms, renowned for expertise in genetics, cow-calf production, and nutrition,…
The state of New York, led by a powerful coalition of local publishers, has just approved game-changing legislation in the fight to preserve local news outlets and community journalism. By including a $90 million payroll tax credit for hiring and retaining local journalists in the state’s 2025…
U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is vowing to pause until next year a postal service restructuring plan that has caused massive delays in processing mail at a regional distribution center in Palmetto.In a letter to U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and…
