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» Your hometown newspaper since 1861 The Eatonton Alessenger THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2025 | A7 Public Record Information found on the Putnam County Public Record page has been gathered by The Eatonton Messenger from various institutions and public offices. Reports gleaned from public records reflect the information as it appears on the documents provided. Subscribe online atwww.msgrnews.com. Putnam County Jail Report Ralph Reid Howard Austin Lee Dennis III Rakyia Tranice Pope Gary Lamar Denny Taliyah IVliaiyah Justice Lontavious Cantrell Nelson Alejandro Fuentes Kemmy Jennings Courtney Britney DNO. DATE Deborah Kim Dawson Hill John ( ( Devenish Chase Sabrina Paulette Burke Deontae Kieman Burke MONDAY, JULY 14 Ralph Reid Howard, 68, of Eatonton — probation violation (aggravated assault, aggravated battery) Austin Lee Dennis III, 50, of Eatonton — livestock running at large TUESDAY, JULY 15 Rakyia Tranice Pope, 20, of Milledgeville — bench warrant, failure to appear (simple battery, family violence, 2 counts; cruelty to children, third degree) Gary Lamar Denny, 48, of Wichita, Kansas — financial transaction card fraud; identity theft fraud when using/ possessing identity info concerning a person (felony); possession of cocaine Taliyah Miaiyah Justice, 18, of Sparta — driving without a valid license (misdemeanor) WEDNESDAY, JULY 16 Lontavious Cantrell Nelson, 35, of Eatonton — sentenced from court THURSDAY, JULY 17 Alejandro Fuentes, 24, of Eatonton - driving without a valid license (misdemeanor) FRIDAY, JULY 18 Kemmy Jennings, 47, of Eatonton — battery, family violence (first offense, misdemeanor) Courtney Britney Hill, 36, of Milledgeville - criminal trespass (family violence) Deborah Kim Dawson, 63, of Greensboro - driving under the influence of alcohol; open container in vehicle John Devenish Chase, 45, Eatonton - driving under the influence of alcohol; failure to maintain lane SUNDAY, JULY 20 Sabrina Paulette Burke, 43, of Covington — loitering; willful obstruction of law enforcement officers by use of threats or violence Deontae Kieman Burke, 20, of Covington - loitering; willful obstruction of law enforcement officers (misdemeanor) B I II IH Putnam County Property Transfers Through July 14 Sale Price Buyer Seller Property Address 5/20/25 $297,500.00 Ferguson, Errol Ferguson, Pat 122A028 5/30/25 $410,990.00 PARKES, LORIE EUCHEE CREEK LLC 201 SAGECT 6/10/25 $472,741.00 BROWN, SCOTT EUCHEE CREEK LLC 220 SAGECT 6/30/25 $2,222,082.00 Charles Richard Hightower, Trustee of the Charles Richard Hightower Living Trust dated June 30 2025 Hightower, Charles 188 Bradford DR 6/30/25 $2,222,082.00 Barbara Kaye Hightower, Trustee of the Barbara Kaye Hightower Living Trust dated June 30 2025 Hightower, Charles 188 Bradford DR 6/30/25 $120,000.00 TRICE, BRYAN TRICE, ALLISON 120 HARLALSON DR EATONTON 6/30/25 $120,000.00 TRICE, BRYAN TRICE, BENJAMIN 120 HARALSON DR EATONTON 7/1/25 $1,107,252.00 SDH Central Georgia, LLC HDP Maddox Station LLC 106 002 (acreage) 7/1/25 $540,000.00 Wallace Newby Jr. and Tracy Newby James Larry Avera and Susan Walker Franklin a/k/a Susan Walker Avera 121 Bluegill RUN 7/2/25 $100,000.00 White Oak Assets, LLC Buyside Capital Advisors, LLC 109 Coleman DR Eatonton 7/3/25 $866,858.00 Carnet, Marc Carnet, Sandra 107 029 7/9/25 $311,000.00 MCCARTHY, DESTINY CAMPBELL, DONNA 126 002018 7/9/25 $394,626.00 HEAD, CHARLES RELIANT HOMES GA, LLC 107 HARMONY FARMS ORCH 7/9/25 $230,000.00 Stegall, Jerald Urban, Chandler 138 Forest Hill DR 7/9/25 $997,000.00 PENDER, MATTHEW 192 Jackson, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company 192 JACKSON RD 7/9/25 $438,500.00 Jewers, John Reed, Cheryl 119 Reids RD 7/10/25 $850,000.00 Nielsen, Christiaan Lebel, Brian 104C057 7/10/25 $2,474,000.00 920 Greensboro Road, LLC Big Property Holdings, LLC 920 Greensboro Rd 7/10/25 $415,000.00 Leblanc, Trustee Richard Leblanc and Annette Leblanc Living Trust utd 10/29/19, Richard Diversified Plastics of GA, LLC 214 Sinclair RD 7/11/25 $350,000.00 JKT Real Estate, LLC Parked Investments, LLC $ Jefferson AVE 7/11/25 $600,000.00 Gary Alan Collins, Trustee of The Collins Revocable Trust Asset Secure, Inc. 228 Pine Knoll LN 7/11/25 $547,500.00 Hearn, Samuel Rasberry, Larry 198 Shelton Drive Eatonton 7/14/25 $594,000.00 Blanchette, James Justice, Robert 193 Southshore RD SCHOOL CONTINUED FROM » A1 announced to begin, conduct, or complete what presumably will be extensive, expensive modifications to transform the outdated school into a modernized city govern ment and services center. In related news, the Putnam BOE will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony this Thursday at 5 p.m. for its recently completed Putnam County Elemen tary School at 126 Sparta Hwy., southwest of the existing county middle school across Hwy. 16 from Putnam General Hospital. In other city business, the council unanimously approved a request from Eatonton resident Laura Pilafas on behalf of the Georgia Council for Recovery to close South Madison Avenue from West Marion Street to the old Hotel Eatonton, beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 22. The closure will accommodate parking the “Recovery Bus” streetside for approx imately half an hour. The parking authorization will officially be in effect until 9:30 a.m. Sept. 22, though if the bus leaves early, South Madison Avenue will reopen as soon as possible. While in Eatonton, the Recovery Bus will provide addiction recovery liter ature and information to interested visitors, as well as host a yet-to-be-named person describing their recovery journey, with additional remarks from Pilafas and potentially a city council representa tive. Later, the Eatonton Council confirmed it will also issue an official proclamation declaring September as Addiction Recovery Month, as requested by Pilafas during the July 1 council meeting. The council also heard multiple requests from Eatonton Main Street for multiple temporary street closures at various times on Aug. 22, Sept. 26, Oct. 31, Nov. 8, and Dec. 13. According to City Administrator Gary Sanders, these dates will respectively accommodate two downtown Farmer’s Markets, “Candy Mania” in relation to Halloween, November’s Mistletoe Market, and the annual Eatonton Santa Claus Parade in December. All related temporary road closures for Eatonton Main Street were unan imously approved by the council. Sanders also mentioned a late request July 17 from New Life Christian Outreach to temporarily close Agnes Jenkins Drive in front of the church this past Saturday, July 19. The request was made at City Hall and approved there by Mayor Reid; however, Ward 3 Councilmember Janie Reid stressed the need for New Life to be made aware of the need to obtain prior authoriza tion through traditional channels. “Most of New Life street closings they do around some holiday or evening,” she pointed out. “So, I’m thinking they may have a calendar already, so we’ll all know in advance when they have to close there.” All councilors agreed, then unanimously ratified the mayor’s prior action to approve the temporary Agnes Jenkins Drive closure. The Eatonton City Council will next meet at 7 p.m., Aug. 25 at the Putnam County Commis sion Room 203, 117 Putnam Dr., Eatonton. The council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday and the third Monday of each month. t THE PLAZA ARTS CENTER CREATE, CULTIVATE AND CELEBRATE Upcernina Tver SEE OUR AD IN THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR ON >> PAGE C7 Eatonton • Putnam County Souvenir Coins Now Available A* 1 CEORGU Proceeds benefit the Eatonton-Putnam Tourism Arts Herritage Partnership, Inc. (EPTAHP) •The Peoples Bank • Farmers and Merchants Bank • The Eatonton Messenger • Lake Oconee News • Chamber of Commerce • Putnam County • City of Eatonton • Tytan Pictures • Nuovo Corso • Artisan’s Gallery In MEMORY In Memorium, Card of Thanks, Thank You and In Memory Of starting at just $25.00 The Eatonton Messenger NOTICE The Putnam County Board of Education does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the Putnam County Board of Education, 158 Old Glenwood Springs Road, Eatonton, GA on Monday, August 18, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. CURRENT 2025 PROPERTY TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY BOARD OF EDUCATION 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 V A L U E Real & Personal 1,565.119.837 1,684,086,673 2,118,094,369 2,650.730.844 2,907,566,682 3,202.508.396 Motor Vehicles 16,408,500 12,162,530 11,332,490 11,561,230 11,647,520 11,719,270 Mobile Homes 5,807,932 6,094,521 7,921,026 13,949,878 15.390,661 16,716,596 Timber - 100% 4,038,573 3,211,267 4,254,512 3,124,287 3,030,356 4,884,088 Heavy Duty Equipment 488,484 400,564 397,715 680,512 644,221 340,360 Gross Digest 1,591,863,326 1,705,955,555 2,142,000,112 2,680,046,751 2,938,279,440 3,236,168,710 Less Exemptions 206,853,656 227,324,103 368.890,854 538,486,047 600,835,632 768,357,372 NET DIGEST VALUE 1,385,009,670 1,478,631,452 1,773,109,258 2,141,560,704 2,337,443,808 2,467,811,338 R A T E MILLAGE RATE (Maintenance & Operation) 15.772 14.900 12.900 11.250 10.724 11.983 TAX TOTAL M&O TAXES LEVIED $21,844,373 $22,031,609 $22,873,109 $24,092,558 $25,066,747 $29,571,783 Net Tax $ Increase $187,236 $841,501 $1,219,448 $974,189 $4,505,036 Net Tax % Increase 0.86% 3.82% 5.33% 4.04% 17.97% 706-485-3501 or email dianne@msgrnews.com
