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Morgan County High School ‘Elite Eight’ wrestlers head to finals juniafiMi ill! tli— J Lake Oconee News J Your official newspaper serving Greene, Morgan and Putnam counties in Georgia's Lake Country \ www.LakeOconeeNews.us FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12 2016 VOL. 18 75 CENTS REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY RETURNS TO MADISON community » B3 LADY DOGS RUN THE TABLE IN REGION PLAY sports » C7 STAY CONNECTED facebook.com/ lakeoconeenews @lakeoconeenews tcP ©lakeoconeenews index Calendar D2-3 Churches B4 Classifieds D5 Community B1 Obituaries A6 Opinions A4 Recipes D1 Sports L C1 P'S FRIDAY 52/32 Mostly Sunny WEATHER »D8 0 94922 87855 7 Published by Smith Communications Inc. MORGAN COUNTY Wife shot, man killed in Morgan Jeff Warren jeff@lakeoconeenews.us A domestic dispute at 1580 Aqua Road led to gunfire in the first hour of Saturday, Feb. 6, violence that left a wife injured and a husband dead. Deceased is Robert T. Edwards, 41, of the same address. His wife, Jamie Renee Edwards, 48, suffered a gunshot wound where the bullet passed through her upper right arm, according to the incident report filed by Morgan County Sheriffs Deputy Shawn O’Kelley, first law officer to arrive at the scene. Summarizing the incident two days later, Chief Deputy Christo pher Bish said, “A husband and wife were involved in a dispute. It got out of hand. The husband was shot. He was taken to the hospital and died there. The preliminary inves tigation looks like it was self-inflict ed, but we are still piecing all that together. We still have a number of people to interview. What we’re SEE SHOT » A8 Investigator Chase Young, with the Morgan County Sheriff's Office, removes crime scene tape Monday afternoon, Feb. 8, just prior to release of this Aqua Road residence to family members after a fatal shooting took place inside over the weekend. Jeff Warren/Staff GREENE COUNTY The National's Bluff Hole No. 4 is a showpiece for the 27-hole course renovated in 2014. Golf magazine features Lake Oconee Reynolds Lake Oconee has been named to the new GOLF magazine list of “25 Best Golf Communities in North America.” This latest award builds on the property’s long-established repu tation as an outstanding place to live and a superior golf destina tion. “We always appreciate being named to a highly regarded list like this,” said Rabun Neal, pres ident at Reynolds Lake Oconee. “Not only do we have the best col lection of golf courses in Georgia, but one of the most impressive in the world, all right here.” Those six golf courses were treated to renovations as part of a multi-million dollar improve ment project that touched nearly every facet of the Reynolds Lake Oconee community, as well as The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee, a AAA Five Diamond resort. “The good life is about more than spectacular courses,” writes Senior Editor Joe Passov in the February 2016 issue of GOLF. ‘You want luxury, amenities, natural beauty...” Indeed, Reynolds Lake Oconee has it all. SEE REYNOLDS » A2 GREENE COUNTY Harbor Club's home sales jump 34 percent in 2015 MORGAN COUNTY Sheriff Markley announces reelection bid Jeff Warren jeff@lakeoconeenews.us Morgan County Sheriff Robert Markley has an nounced he will seek reelec tion to the office of sheriff. Markley plans to run as a Re publican candidate. He faces any Republican contenders at the May 24 primary election. SEE MARKLEY » A8 Sheriff Robert Markley GREENE COUNTY Hice: ‘We’re in the fight of our life’ With the year-end numbers all tallied, Harbor Club has an nounced a 34% increase in real estate sales compared to 2014, ac cording to the community’s general manager, Brandon Matney. Harbor Club reports that it sold $14.6 million in home, homesite, cottage and townhome properties last year compared with $10.9 million in 2014, an increase of $3.7 million. The impressive sales numbers for 2015 were comprised of 79 transactions, including 34 home sales, a 70% year-over-year increase from 2014. “It has been gratifying to Contributed SEE HARBOR » A3 Harbor Club's Pine Lake model home overlooks a fishing pond. Jackie Gutknecht jackie@lakeoconeenews.us Congressman Jody Hice said after his first year in office he still believes “we’re in the fight of our life for our country,” he said Feb. 5 during the Greene County Chamber of Commerce Lunch & Learn event at da Corrado Ristoran- te. While he said he was grateful for the honor to serve in Washington DC, Hice said some of the issues the country is facing are wearing on him. SEE HICE » A3 Now Available at GREENSBOR i ^^eujuelexsy 118 N Main St • Greensboro, GA • (706) 453-9222 www.greensborogajewelers.com The Timeless Collection Made in America. Handcrafted in Rhode Island. www.JohnMedeiros.com All Rights Reserved © Copyright 2015, Tahoe Jewelry, Inc.
