Stories from Sunday, September 6, 2015

Howard William Breeden, 78, of Fillmore, passed away Aug. 31, 2015 at his residence. Howard was born in Albemarle County, Va., on Sept. 11, 1936 the son of the late William H. and Nannie W. (Powell) Breeden. Mr. Breeden was a retired United States Army veteran, serving in Korea and Vietnam wars. He was a Bronze Star recipient...

Two business burglaries and a pursuit of an impaired driver kept Putnam County Sheriff's Department deputies busy on Saturday evening. The liquor store in Fillmore and the Fairway restaurant north of Greencastle were both broken into by juveniles. Deputy Kyle Gibbons stopped a white Jeep for a traffic violation and observed numerous boxes of cigarettes, cases of beer and distilled liquor bottles stacked within the vehicle and began questioning the driver...