Letter to the Editor: Commissioner disagrees with chairman

Dear Editor,Putnam County Commission Chairman Bill Sharp has said that SPLOST No. 10 is “just” a renewal of the penny sales tax. It is anything but just a renewal.

Letter to the Editor: Eatonton first responders, first-rate performers

Dear Editor,On Monday morning, at 1 a.m. on Aug. 19th, I awoke to crackling in my home and sparks in the electrical box. I called 9-1-1, and the Eatonton City Police responded. They then requested the fire department be summoned and were informed that they had already been contacted.

Letter to the Editor: SPLOST No. 10’s ‘perpetual debt’ threat

Dear Editor,In November, a question regarding SPLOST No. 10 will be on the ballot. This proposal would continue a one-penny sales tax (over six years) used to fund capital projects, not daily operating costs.Unfortunately, our commissioners (excluding Dr.

Rich: The man who was

It is an inherited family trait, like stubbornness, oddness, and humor.We cannot miss reading the obituaries.Firstly, we want to ascertain that we knew someone who didn’t die and needed to pay our respects.

Yarbrough: Tribute to a special nurse

A point of personal privilege, please. Last week, the Georgia Board of Regents officially approved the Jane J. Yarbrough Nursing Fellowship at the Wellstar School of Nursing at Kennesaw State University: Jane J. Yarbrough, the beloved woman who shared my name.This is no small thing.

Letter to the Editor: PGH a literal lifesaver

Dear Editor,My wife would be dead if not for Putnam General Hospital. On Dec. 1, 2022, we were in a meeting at the American Legion in Eatonton when Karen suffered a burst brain aneurysm. Friends immediately called 911, and the EMTs were through the door in just a few minutes.

Letter to the Editor: Please put SPLOST No. 10 on hold

Dear Editor,This letter is a call to action; it is critical that voters this fall VOTE NO TO SPLOST #10. SPLOST #10 is a one-penny sales tax on items purchased in the county, and this is used to fund the wish list of capital projects (not daily operating expenses).

Letter to the Editor: Putnam County proves its compassion

Dear Editor,My husband and I are relative newcomers to Eatonton. I was a military brat who married a corporate man, so I have lived in many parts of the U.S., never really having a place to call home. Eatonton, however, has amazed us for so many reasons.One of those reasons occurred on Aug.

Rich: Courtesy and kindness are ageless

It was the summer before THAT summer, when life as we had known and worn it like a comfortable cloak around our shoulders, hit a brick wall at 100 mph.Fear of catching the potent virus, people stopped going to work or church.

Letter to the Editor: Time to put priority on procedures

Dear Editor,Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, which surround Putnam County, are the jewels of Georgia’s Lake Country. Our courthouse square in downtown Eatonton and the historic district are charming.However, beneath this charm lies a significant issue that requires immediate attention.