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Your official newspaper serving Greene, Morgan and Putnam counties in Georgia’s Lake Country \ www.LakeOconeeNews.us VOL. 19 NO. 44 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3 2017 75 CENTS New home-starts gathering steam at GREENE COUNTY By Dave Brown dave@lakeoconeenews.us The vote Monday afternoon by the Greene County Planning and Zoning board to recommend apre- liminaryplatto expand an existing neighborhood helps keep the saws buzzing and hammers hammering at Reynolds, Lake Oconee. The Planning and Zoning Board unanimously voted to recommend expansion to the Armor’s Ford subdivision in Reynolds. The recommendation will be passed on to the Board of Commissioners for a vote at its November meeting. “It’s good to be back in the business of building houses once again,” said Rabun Neal, president of Reynolds, Lake Oconee, prior to the vote. “I think at this point, we have around 100 homes under construction. “This is the first time we’ve had that many since I can remember.” For the record, the request for Reynolds consideration for a preliminary plat approval was for Section IV of Amor’s Ford. The project proposed is a for single-family located adjacent to SEE REYNOLDS » All MORGAN COUNTY PUTNAM COUNTY MMCC honors former mayor, board founder Friends, family and Cultural Center sup porters gathered on the new brick patio in front ofthe Madison-Morgan Cultural Center on Sunday, Oct. 29, for the unveiling of a spe cial memorial in honor of Robert M. Turnell, founder and first Board ofTrustees chair ofthe Morgan County Foundation, which adminis ters the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center. Kim Brown, director ofthe center, welcomed everyone and spoke about improvements at the center as a result of the current capital campaign “Sustaining a Place That Matters.” She invited everyone to tour the building following the outdoor program. Brown introduced former trustee Wayne Vason, who spoke about Robert Turnell’s history in Madison, including his service as Mayor of Madison in the late 1930s when city hall, the Georgia State Patrol barracks and T. Michael Stone/Staff Sue Baldwin, unveils the sculpture of her uncle Robert M. Turnell at a ceremony TURNELL » A10 at t ^ ie Madison-Morgan Cultural Center on last Sunday afternoon. Causey murder trial set to begin By Lynn Hobbs lynn@lakeoconeenews.us Jury selection begins Monday, Nov. 6, for the trial of Frank Don Causey, who has been charged with the murder of Lydia Ivanditti, according to court records. Causey, then of 202-B Putnam Avenue, Eatonton, was arrested Dec. 20,2016, in connection with the death of 63-year-oldIvanditti,whowas found deadinherhome on West Walnut Street SEE TRIAL » All index Calendar B4 Churches B8 Classifieds D4 Community B1 Obituaries A8 Opinions A4 Recipes D1 Sports B1 Sports B1 FRIDAY 76/67 Mostly Sunny WEATHER »D7 0 94922 87855 7 Published by Smith Communications Inc. GREENE COUNTY Greensboro Choir to perform in New York's Carnegie Hall By Dave Brown dave@lakeoconeenews.us How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Well, there’s a certain amount of practice involved, and if you’re lucky, an invitation from prestigious conductor Dr. Jonathan Griffith. The Greensboro Chamber Choir, under the direction of Alexis Ward, has been invited by Dr. Griffith and his Distinguished Concerts International New York City, to take part in a performance of Handel’s “Messiah” in the Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall on Nov. 26. SEE CHOIR » A10 Greensboro Chamber Choir is under the direction of Alexis Ward. Contributed GREENE COUNTY Harbor Club fire remains under investigation By Dave Brown dave@lakeoconeenews.us A fire that destroyed one unit of a multi-family dwelling and severely damaged the adjoining unit two weeks ago at Harbor Club remains under investigation. ‘We’re still not 100 percent sure what happened,” said Devin Donald, property manager at Harbor Club. “It’s still in the investigation phase, and the insurance companyis sorting it out.” Old Salem Fire Rescue and the Walker Church Fire Department arrived on the scene in the wee hours of Oct. 19. The unit at 1901 Club Drive in the Harbor Club Gold Villas was fully involved when fire and rescue workers responded. “The fire department was on it before a lot of people in Harbor Club even knew it was happening,” Donald said. “It seems like they did a great job fromkeepingitfrom spreading. 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