Letter to the Editor: Putnam County needs to ‘do it right’

Dear Editor,Commissioners, thank you for scheduling the Oct. 22 work session to discuss Putnam County development, particularly considering the recently implemented six-month rezoning moratorium.

Ridings: Local newspapers keep communities strong

Strong communities don’t just happen. They rely on connection — residents knowing what’s going on, businesses reaching the customers who keep them open, and citizens having the facts to make good decisions.Local newspapers provide that connection in ways no other source can.

Benjamin-Smith: Wandering down memory lane

I am totally exhausted.I have been wandering mentally and physically for weeks. Why? Because I think I am forgetting lots of things. Then I remember my grandmother's sayings. She lived to be 110 blessed years.

Letter to the Editor: Countering PCRP criticism

Dear Editor,I am writing in response to Bill and Barbara Vargo’s recent authoring of a rebuttal letter (The Eatonton Messenger, Oct.

Letter to the Editor: County commissioner considers city council candidate

Dear Editor,I am so proud of Fred Lowe for stepping up as the sole challenger in next month’s Ward 3 City Council election in Eatonton.Too often, incumbents in local races nationwide face zero opposition.

Smith: Trout dreams

Helen. This Georgia mountain town, in an earlier day, was an enclave for bountiful logging opportunities — but then it went into decline and now depends on tourism to survive economically.

Rich: School days

When I was notified that the elementary school of my childhood was having a reunion of all its classes, I thought back to those storied days.I loved that school mightily. Every day I leaped enthusiastically off the last bus then skipped happily into the red brick, one story building.

Yarbrough: Newspaper Week salutes local journalism

Last week was National Newspaper Week, which means a lot to me. I have the best job in the world.Each week, I get to share my thoughts with you, courtesy of the editors, and then wait to see how you feel about those thoughts.

Crane: Carr’s path to victory lane

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is term-limited and cannot seek re-election. The coming open seat has attracted a strong field of candidates, so far including four Republicans and seven Democrats.

Rich: Tink’s perfection

Sometimes when my husband, John Tinker, finishes writing a television script, he will skip down the stairs to find me.It’s funny, but I can tell his mood or what kind of news he is going to deliver by the gait he uses as he tumbles down the stairs.