Following the May 7 city council meeting, Eatonton Mayor John Reid posed with a symbolic $326,821 check from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation as part of its Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization grant program, intended to help cities and municipalities replace aging and deteriorating natural gas delivery systems. Reid said he greatly appreciates the help from federal authorities to advance Eatonton’s ongoing modernization efforts. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Eatonton City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on May 7. The meeting opened with a brief presentation by Lyn Hendren-Romine of the Eatonton Historic Preservation Commission (EHPC).She reminded everyone that she would be presenting five EHPC awards on May 20 during the next scheduled city council meeting and thanked the council for its support, both figuratively and legislativ...