Report: Putnam sheriff says shoes of Westminster coach found in Lake Oconee
The Putnam County sheriff is leading the investigation of a boating incident on Lake Oconee that resulted in the death of a Spelman College instructor and the ongoing search for an Atlanta private school coach.
Sheriff: ‘Other matters’ investigated amid Lake Oconee search for missing teacher
Putnam County’s sheriff said Friday that the investigation into a couple’s disappearance while boating on Lake Oconee has expanded. The search continued for missing metro Atlanta teacher Gary Jones. He has not been seen since going out on the water Saturday with his fiancée Joycelyn Wilson,
Sheriff hopes search for body can solve mystery of 2 boaters who went missing on Georgia lake
ATLANTA — Rescuers searched for a second body Friday, one week after two boaters went missing on a Georgia lake that draws tourists from around the South. The body of Joycelyn Wilson, a mathematics instructor at Spelman College, a historically black institution in Atlanta, was found Sunday in Lake Oconee.
Putnam sheriff handling Lake Oconee ‘death investigation’ after 1 boater’s body found
Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said his office is now overseeing what he called a “death investigation” after a Spelman College professor and her boating companion went missing on Lake Oconee over the weekend.
Search for missing boater on Lake Oconee now considered a death investigation
The search for a missing boater on Lake Oconee has now turned into a death investigation, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Howard Sills said a volunteer found shoes belonging to Gary Jones during a search,
Putnam County man pleads guilty to second-degree murder of girlfriend’s 2-year-old
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Putnam County man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection to the 2022 death of ...
Man pleads guilty to 2022 murder of toddler in Putnam County
More than 33 months after a toddler died following a slip in the bathtub, his mother’s then-boyfriend has been sentenced for ...
Putnam sheriff investigating after headstone possibly removed from cemetery
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after Mason-Denver Cemetery was damaged and possibly had headstones ...
Georgia's Putnam County parents urge school district to implement stronger school security measures
Sheriff Howard Sills says the Putnam County Charter School System doesn't have school resource officers or metal detectors.
West Virginia MetroNews2d
Former Putnam County Commissioner Steve Deweese sentenced after misappropriating funds
PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. — Former Putnam County Commissioner Steve Deweese has been sentenced to one year of probation in a ...
11-year-old arrested in Putnam County for bomb threat, according to sheriff’s office
An 11-year-old elementary school student was arrested Wednesday afternoon for saying there was a bomb on a school bus, ...
Charleston Gazette-Mail2d
Former Putnam commissioner, sheriff sentenced to year of probation
Former Putnam County, West Virginia Commissioner Steve Deweese was sentenced Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, to one year of ...
Former Putnam County Commissioner sentenced to probation in fraudulent scheme case
Former Putnam County Commissioner Steve Deweese was sentenced to one year of probation in connection to the stealing of ...
The Lima News1d
Allen, Putnam counties at Level 1 road advisory
LIMA — Allen County lifted its roadway advisory Thursday morning after a Wednesday afternoon storm left icy conditions behind ...
11 pounds of meth found on man property in Putnam County
After a two-month-long drug investigation the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has a man in custody after they allegedly found ...