Yarbrough: On talking ‘Southern’

I just had to call Skeeter Skates with the news. As many of you know, Skeeter is the owner/ operator of Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Ryo, Georgia.

Rich: Bill Curry is still a class act

Tink and I attended a holiday dinner party, preceded by cocktails, in a fancy high-rise hotel in Atlanta. The event was to celebrate the newly released catalog of Mercer University Press, the publisher, which I have taken to calling the best publisher in America today.

Letters to the Editor: More on public vs. private school funding

Dear Editor, A recent Op-Ed by the (Putnam County) School Board Chairman (Steven Weiner, The Eatonton Messenger, Sept. 7, A5) depicted warnings and the pitfalls of Georgia adopting a school voucher system, giving parents the power to decide what education choices they deem best for their child.

Yarbrough: Reflections on a grandson gone too soon

My oldest grandson, Zachary Earl Wansley, died 15 years ago this past week while on a training run for a marathon. He was 21 years old. I am not sure what he would be doing today were he here, but I am positive whatever it might be, he would be a success. He always was.

Letters to the Editor: Dance your cares away

Dear Editor, In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, people of all ethnicities, ranging in age from high school kids to senior citizens, came out to Eatonton City Central Stage to learn to dance the Bachata from dance instructor Francisco Aguirre, once again connecting the Eatonton-Putnam...

Smith: Behind the lens with Cassie Wright

A book with photography being critical to its success brings about a need for creative handiwork on the part of the artist behind the lens.

Barbie: fantasies for men, fantasies for women

“Barbie has a great day every day. Ken only has a great day if Barbie looks at him.” From the Barbie movie, screenplay by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach I’m fortunate to have Bijan Robinson on my fantasy team.

Rich: Tink’s accidental stardom

Quite by accident, I have made Tink a star. I, without thought, have done what the biggest stars in Hollywood could not do. Mary Tyler Moore didn’t do it. Neither did Bruce Paltrow (who, by the way, I mourn that I never met. He died too young.). Mark Harmon. Denzel Washington. Will and Jada Smith.

Letters to the Editor: Circumstances surrounding Commissioner Foster’s resignation

Dear Editor, I am greatly disturbed by the circumstances surrounding Commissioner Foster’s resignation and eagerly await the findings of the investigation by the Attorney General. I am equally disturbed by the actions of the county commission at their meeting on September 1.

Letters to the Editor: An exciting week in Eatonton

Dear Editor, This has been another exciting week. Activities galore, my promoter’s hat barely made it off my head at night.