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Welcome to The Eatonton Messenger online. We are the legal organ for Putnam County, Georgia. We publish newspapers for Eatonton, Lake Oconee and Homefinder Magazine, a real estate magazine for Eatonton, Lake Oconee and Lake Sinclair Georgia.

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No plumbing, but storage shed yields pharmacy, arsenal, arrest
There was no plumbing inside the Milledgeville Road storage shed Rogelio Pruneda was living in, but the pills were flowing in and out his door like a river – and he was more than armed and capable of putting up a fight. Click "Read More" for details...
· Messenger on August 28 2008 09:33:08 · Read More · 54 Reads · Print
Spa brothel among cases ended
EATONTON – More than 55 cases reached a conclusion in last week’s regular session of Olcmulgee Judicial Circuit Superior Court trial week, including the final result for a brothel once operating as a spa at Lake Oconee. Click "Read More" for details...
· Messenger on August 28 2008 09:31:01
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Landlord arrested after he cut juice over non-payment
EATONTON – A response to non-payment of rent has landed one local landlord behind bars. Click "Read More" for details...
· Messenger on August 28 2008 09:28:38
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Authority ponders grant future of Aluminum Hill
EATONTON – The new Eatonton Downtown Development Authority heard experts describe the kinds of grants available to help redevelop the city-owned 17 houses on “Aluminum Hill” at an Aug. 21 meeting. Click "Read More" for details...
· Messenger on August 28 2008 09:24:53
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BOE leaves mil rate alone
EATONTON – Taxpayers will not have to financially contribute more to the local school system thanks to the Putnam County Board of Education voting Monday to keep the same millage rate for a second consecutive year. Click "Read More" for details...
· Messenger on August 28 2008 09:21:48
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Atlanta TV helps snare Eatonton robbery suspect
EATONTON – Thanks to help from viewers of an Atlanta television station and good surveillance tape evidence, it took Eatonton Police less than 19 hours to arrest the man believed to be responsible for an armed robbery at the Marion Street Jet Station early Aug. 21. Click "Read More" for details...
· Messenger on August 28 2008 09:18:06
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Task force, PGH nix proposal from St. Joseph’s
Putnam General Hospital will continue to operate as a community hospital in its current location, admittedly with a “wake-up call” for its long-term financial viability. Click "Read More" for details...
· Messenger on August 28 2008 09:14:37
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Six left injured after boat explodes on Lake Sinclair
LAKE SINCLAIR – Two-of-six young adults onboard a boat that exploded Friday night have been sent to Augusta’s Burn Center for surgery. Click "Read More" for details...
· Messenger on August 20 2008 14:43:30
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Grievance filed with state bar over State Court
EATONTON – An ongoing Putnam County Sheriff’s Office investigation into a DUI ticket fast-tracked at the beginning of the year by Putnam County Solicitor General Donald Huskins has led to further case investigations and Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills filing a formal grievance with the State Bar Association. Click "Read More" for details...
· Messenger on August 20 2008 14:41:19
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Putnam County’s Vince Hancock shoots down Summer Olympic Gold
BEIJING, China – U.S. Olympic skeet shooter Pfc. Vince Hancock did more than set Olympic records in the 2008 Summer Games. In surviving a shoot-off, the Gatewood alum became the first person in Putnam County’s 200-year history to win an Olympic gold medal. Click "Read More" for details...
· Messenger on August 20 2008 14:32:05
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Missing woman phones home from Gainesville
Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills is calling on family members of patients with dementia issues to be prepared to assist law enforcement in the event their loved one wanders away from home. Click "Read More" for details...
· Messenger on August 13 2008 15:40:29
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