August 21, 2026
The mobile home on Sunset Drive is totally destroyed after a fire. The family’s pets perished in the fire. CONTRIBUTED
Melanie Schneider (left) and Shannon Minchey of The Artisans Village Gallery in downtown Eatonton serve as announcer and display model as each artist and their accompanying inspirational writer are introduced to a full house for the inaugural Paint Between the Lines event last Thursday at Georgia Writers Museum.
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A few thoughts on love – and loving well
Warren McAlum
Henry Walford Brock
District 2 Commissioner Richard Garrett makes a point during the Aug. 7 meeting, with District 3’s Steve Hersey (left) and Tom McElhenney of District 1 listening. District 4 Commissioner Jeff Wooten was absent. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Sheriff Sills answers questions about use of Flock cameras
Gatewood junior Brady Haley is one of the Gators who will play multiple positions on both sides of the ball in 2026. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Landon Moreno, one of only six seniors on the Gatewood roster, will be called upon often this season. TREY NORRIS/Staff
War Eagle seniors Elijah Dunn and Blake Williams are confident this could be the season the program finally breaks through. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff
District 2 Commissioner Richard Garrett makes a point during the Aug. 7 meeting, with District 3’s Steve Hersey (left) and Tom McElhenney of District 1 listening. District 4 Commissioner Jeff Wooten was absent. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Sheriff Sills answers questions about use of Flock cameras
The mobile home on Sunset Drive is totally destroyed after a fire. The family’s pets perished in the fire. CONTRIBUTED
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Putnam County Fire Department personnel were busy shuttling water from a fire hydrant to a burning mobile home Friday morning.Around 5:20 a.m. Aug. 14, the fire department received a call that a trailer was on fire on the 100 block of Pineview Drive in the Crooked Creek community on Lake Sinclair.
Governor Brian Kemp (right) recently reappointed Trevor J. Addison, Clerk of Superior, State, and Juvenile Courts for Putnam County, to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority. CONTRIBUTED
Early this month at a scheduled Eatonton City Council meeting, Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell (left) introduced Officer Mitch Jimenez to council members as his latest addition to the force. Jimenez told council members he’s enjoying the job here and looks forward to helping others and getting involved locally. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Whitney Barfield of St. Mary’s-Athens (left) addressed a group of Putnam County and Eatonton-based first responders last Wednesday on how to treat stroke victims upon arrival at an emergency call. CONTRIBUTED
Gatewood junior Brady Haley is one of the Gators who will play multiple positions on both sides of the ball in 2026. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Landon Moreno, one of only six seniors on the Gatewood roster, will be called upon often this season. TREY NORRIS/Staff
War Eagle seniors Elijah Dunn and Blake Williams are confident this could be the season the program finally breaks through. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff
Melanie Schneider (left) and Shannon Minchey of The Artisans Village Gallery in downtown Eatonton serve as announcer and display model as each artist and their accompanying inspirational writer are introduced to a full house for the inaugural Paint Between the Lines event last Thursday at Georgia Writers Museum.
A rock labyrinth providing a circular path of reflection often represents a patient’s final effort before departing RecoverNow, facility CEO Angela Camp said, where many leave inspirational messages on rocks for those who may follow in their footsteps.
Our beloved Diane
Warren McAlum
Henry Walford Brock
Jeffrey Lemming
