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Lady Bulldogs win big; Boys coming off four-game winning streak 41 J J| |
Your official newspaper sewing Greene, Morgan and Putnam counties in Georgia's Lake Country \ www.LakeOconeeNews.us
VOL. 19 NO. 5 FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3 2017 75 GENTS
GREENE COUNTY
CHILD KILLED IN TRAGIC ACCIDENT
T. Michael Stone
michael@lakeoconeenews.us
A tragic accident took the life of a 2-year-old
boy in Wilkes County Sunday afternoon.
Phillip Dyson Robb was killed when he was
struck by a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado driven by
his older brother Joseph Crumbley.
According to incident reports, the toddler
made his way outside while Crumbley was pre
paring to leave his father’s home on Norman
Road in Wilkes County.
Crumbley did not see the child and when he
backed up his truck in the driveway, he hit the
the boy.
He was transported to Wills Memorial
Hospital in Washington where he was pro
nounced dead at 12:52 p.m.
Philip is the son of Philip Sidney “Sid” Robb
Jr. and Lani Amanda Dyson Robb. He also has a
sister, Izabella Robb.
A Go Fund Me account has been established to
SEE ACCIDENT » A3
Phillip Dyson Robb
Leigh Lofgren/Staff
2017 OPAS Oconee Idol Winner, Rylie Grace McDonald, was shocked and thrilled with her
win Sunday evening at Greensboro's Festival Hall. SEE FULL COVERAGE » PAGE B1
Don Richeson/Staff
An Eatonton family's home is reduced to a pile
of charred rubble following a fire last week at the
General Putnam Mobile Home Park off Madison
Road (U.S. 441) behind the old General Putnam
motel.
Man severely
burned in fire
Lynn Hobbs burned, Eatonton Fire
lynn@lakeoconeenews.us Chief Eugene Hubert said.
A call came in at 3:45
A family in Eatonton lost a.m. of a fire at a mobile
its home and everything home in the General
in it to a fire Jan. 26, and
one of them was severely SEE FIRE » A3
index
Calendar B5
Churches C6
Classifieds D4
Community B1
Obituaries A6
Opinions A4
Recipes D1
Sports C1
Sports C1
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MORGAN COUNTY
Living Life team fund-raising gala held at MMCC
Katherine Klimt
katherine@lakeoconeenews.us
The auditorium of the Madi-
son-Morgan Cultural Center was
the scene of a lively fundraising
gala last Saturday evening to
benefit the Living Life Team, Inc.,
a local support group for the blind
and visually impaired. The event
featured multiple speakers from
the Madison community, raffles,
a silent auction, a dinner catered
by downtown Madison’s Ricardo’s
Kouzzina and a special presentation
from Mayor Fred Perriman.
Living Life Team aims to provide
assistance and emotional support to
Madison residents who are partially
or completely blind. It was founded
by Rita Harris, a native of Good
SEE GALA » A9
GREENE COUNTY
Local Knights of Columbus
Mark Engel Jan. 20.
engel@lakeoconeenews.us But Friday, seven days later, he
was also wearing a “Children Are A
Fran D’Antonio straightened his Gift” sign as he joined six others in
knit hat for the camera. “Trump the Knights Of Columbus annual an-
USA” was woven into it in big letters, ti-abortion demonstration in front of
D’Antonio proudly said he had been Christ Our King and Savior Church
at the President’s inauguration on on the Lake Oconee Parkway.
protest abortion in Greene
Throughout the day, other
members and supporters of the
Catholic organization rotated in and
out of the line. They handed various
signs protesting the U.S. Supreme
Court’s Rowe vs. Wade decision
on January 22, 1973 that legalized
abortions under certain circum
stances.
For the last 44 years, annual
demonstrations, large and small,
have been held across the nation.
As cars and trucks sped by the
Greene County demonstrators, there
SEE KNIGHTS » A10
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