Mayor John Reid is a familiar sight to Eatonton residents who attend any of the large public and private events hosted throughout the city each year.
John Reid
Editor’s note: The symmetry of 52 weeks in a year and 26 letters in our alphabet inspired us here at The Eatonton Messenger to embark on an alphabetical journey of Putnam County every other week this year, looking at something – or someone – unique, significant, unusual, or just plain interesting.
John Reid won his first election to Eatonton city council in 1992 and became the city’s first Black ma…
