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Your official newspaper serving Greene, Morgan and Putnam counties in Georgia’s Lake Country | www.LakeOconeeNews.us
VOL. 18 NO. 44 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4 2016 75 CENTS
Mark Engel/Staff
Blue Springs Marina in Buckhead reports that, because of the drought and low lake levels, business is 50 percent of what it
usually is.
Water flowing into river slows due to ‘exceptional drought’
Mark Engel but co-owner Janice Smith says there’s not dering if they could pull their boat out of
engel@lakeoconeenews.us a lot of that going on these days. storage and put it in but they were worried
“It’s getting pretty bad,” she says, noting the propeller might hit bottom.”
If it’s not the first, the Blue Springs her business is half of what it usually is Maps from the U.S. Drought Monitor
Marina in Buckhead is one of the oldest at this time of year because of the water show northern Georgia, California and
marinas on Lake Oconee. You can store level of the lake. “I had some people here
your boat, buy fuel and get bait to go fishing wanting to go fishing. They were won- SEE LAKE » AlO
Dontravius Jeremy
Wright Chester
Deputy
endures
rough
week
T. Michael Stone
michael@lakeoconeenews.us
A Greene County Sheriffs deputy
dealt with a number of difficult situ
ations last week and ultimately wound
up in the hospital as a result.
Deputy Conrad Easley pulled over a
black Chevy Malibu at approximate
ly 2 a.m. Oct. 31 on Martin Luther
King Jr. Drive near First Street in the
Canaan area of Greensboro, accord
ing to a press release from the Greene
County Sheriffs Office.
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GREENE COUNTY
Most people will vote early, not Election Day
Mark Engel
engel@lakeoconeenews.us
They just keep coming. It was
4:30 on Tuesday afternoon and
a short queue formed outside the
only room in Greene county where
people could vote early.
Election supervisor Kathleen
Mayers said that as of that moment
4,981 had already cast their ballots,
either in person or by mail.
That’s nearly half of the 10,800
active registered voters in the
county. She had “no idea” how
many would vote on the last three
days of the week.
“People get busy and say ‘oh, I’ll
do it next week,”” she said, “but
next week is here and now they’re
SEE VOTING » All
Greene
County
residents
take
advantage
of early
voting and
cast their
ballots.
Friday is
the last
day to vote
before
Election
Day.
Mark Engel/
Staff
MORGAN COUNTY
Roadwork resumes on Highway 441 south of 1-20
Paving operations on the $4.18
million resurfacing and shoulder
rehabilitation project on US 441
beginning south of Reids Road and
extending to Interstate 20 resumed
earlier this week.
Citizens should expect delays and
lane closures for this work. Contrac
tors are working from the Putnam
County line back to Eatonton with
leveling and single surface treat
ment. Then the crews will turn
around and head back toward
Morgan County.
As weather allows, general
work hours will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday through Friday and also on
some weekends until the project is
complete.
The more than 17-mile resur
facing job should finish in early
December. To date, all the major
roadway patching is done.
The Georgia Department of
Transportation advises motorists
to slow down when approaching a
work zone and allow extra distance
between vehicles. Motorists should
also read signs, obey road crew
flaggers and expect the unexpected.
Monitor 511ga.org or download
the app to stay current on all
upcoming lane closures. Georgia
DOT East on Facebook and @
GDOTEastTraffic on Twitter also
provide daily updates.
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