Sign of the Times

A collection of the cones has sat downtown for over three years. One resident of Putnam County described them as an eyesore and wished they would be removed. Have you seen a sight that bugs you, captures your imagination or makes you wonder what’s going on? Tell us about it.

My first years as commissioner for District 2

Dear editor: One of the main reasons I chose to be a Commissioner is our County’s Budget.

Dairy Festival a big success

Dear editor: Again it has been a very busy, busy week, but I absolutely love it. First on the agenda was the Ferst Foundation storybook character contest. I played the perfect Little Red Riding Hood. I had fun, fun, fun and I can’t wait to participate again.

Taxpayers have a right to know

Dear editor: TRANSPARENCY – PLEASE! The taxpayers have a right to know. At their June 3rd meeting the Putnam County BOC awarded a contract to re-locate the County waterline between Bethel Church Road and the Rock Eagle Tech Park. The re-location is necessary due to the widening of Hwy 441.

Seeking information on ‘Boots’

Dear editor: My name is Ruth Garrison, and I am 82 years old. In the early 1940’s my family lived in Eatonton, and we had a young African American girl called “Boots” who lived with us. Boots was always a big sister to me, and she would be around 92 now, so possibly still living.

Remembering June 6, 1944

“Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force: You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you….I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle.

Paying tribute to Betty Foy Sanders and a life well-lived

She was Georgia’s Grand Dame. Our state’s First Lady. A prolific artist. A philanthropist and my muse. She was Betty Foy Sanders, who died on May 29th at the age of 95 after a life well-lived. I first came to her attention for my unabashed admiration for her husband, former Gov. Carl Sanders.

Putnam Past

ONE YEAR AGO, JUNE 10, 2021 Sitting at the dais for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic shut the world down last spring, the Eatonton City Council decided to lift restrictions on the public use of the City Waterworks building. The action came at its June 1 meeting.

Webster responds on property taxes

Dear editor: This letter is in response to a Letter to the Editor in the May 26 th edition by a Ms. Roxanne Wilson entitled “Property Tax”. In her letter, she states, “I love Putnam County. I would love it even more if everyone receiving County services was helping pay for them”. Well, Ms.

Some thoughts on a day that will live in infamy

What a day it was. Tuesday, May 24. A day that will live in infamy.