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Business & Industry Association Meeting a Success

The Business & Industry Association Meeting held on Thursday, January 29, 2015 focused on Resources for Hiring and Training Workforce. Local businesses were able to connect with the free resources available to them in Putnam...

8 PCHS students advancing to state technology fair

Posted: Thursday, February 5, 2015 Lynn Hobbs lynn@msgr.com Smith Communications Inc. One-third of the first-place winners of the Oconee RESA 2015 Regional Technology Competition Jan. 30 were from Putnam County High School. Eight PCHS students...

Company Profile: Harbin Lumber Company, Inc.

Helping Build Dreams Since 1917 Harbin Lumber Company, Inc. began operation in 1917 after two brothers, Frank Harbin Sr. and John Harbin, were discharged from the U.S. Army following World War I. John Harbin left...

Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce introduces Chamber TV

Lights, Camera…Action! The Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce would like to introduce Chamber TV. Chamber TV is designed to help local companies promote their business. Check out our very first episode of Chamber TV, featuring Blu...

Putnam County Charter School System ranked No. 11 in the state

System’s ‘accountability’ scores just six points behind top system Posted: Thursday, January 8, 2015 Lynn Hobbs lynn@msgr.com School accountability scores were released by the state Dec. 16, showing Putnam County Charter School System tied with...

PCHS students ‘weld better than most in state’

Posted: Thursday, January 8, 2015 Lynn Hobbs lynn@msgr.com Smith Communications Inc. When he became a welder in 2002, Aaron Clark didn’t dream he’d spend his days in a high school classroom. Yet these days he...

Putnam General Hospital ranked #5 Georgia Critical Access Hospital

The December issue of Georgia Trend magazine has ranked Putnam General Hospital, Navicent Health Partner, as one of Georgia’s Top Hospitals of 2014. The magazine’s list includes facilities throughout the state, divided into five categories:...

Company Profile: Crooked Pines Farm

Here at Crooked Pines Farm, we are dedicated to bringing products of the highest quality year round and providing families with an experience of old-fashioned fun on the farm that will create lasting memories. After...

More hands-on certification classes begin in January

Posted: Thursday, December 4, 2014 Lynn Hobbs lynn@msgr.com Smith Communications Inc. Local students soon will be creating diesel fuel out of vegetables and earning certifications for various careers. During a tour of Putnam County High...

OSHA's New Recordkeeping Requirements: Will You Be In Compliance on January 1st?

On September 18, 2014 OSHA published its final rule on occupational injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting requirement to be effective January 1, 2015. The final rule on recordkeeping dramatically increased employers’ reporting requirements. In...