Putnam Past

ONE YEAR AGO, MAY 13, 2021 A major point of focus during Board of Commissioners meeting on May 7 was the recent closing of the Uncle Remus Golf Course due to a lack of staff.

Courtroom not the place to decide Greene’s future

I think Marjorie Taylor Greene is a joke. An unfunny joke. She has accomplished nothing in her one term in Congress except to be denied assignment to any Congressional committee where the real work is done.

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We are grateful for the support of friends and neighbors in Eatonton and the county. Here is the latest on our effort to convince Eatonton City Council to permit Dot2Dot to host occasional events.

Editor’s note on Letters to the Editor

During this election cycle, just like those in the past, it is The Messenger’s policy that we will not print Letters to the Editor the week prior to the May 24 primary election. That is the May 19 issue. That means the last issue for political letters will be May 12.

Response to letter about selling water

Dear Editor, In last week’s paper Tommy Jefferson claimed that former Chairman Steve Hersey tried to “sell water to another third party at a price BELOW OUR COST”. Apparently that is a reason you might want to vote for Bill Sharp.

Tax relief needed for local seniors

Dear Editor, In Putnam County the Homestead Exemption has not changed in decades despite the huge increase in home values, particularly over the recent years. It is time for an increase in the Homestead Exemption, particularly for our senior residents.

More sidewalk work not needed

Dear Editor, We have now officially had ugly orange cones in the streets of Eatonton longer than we have had Covid.

Let’s get schooled

I am a proud graduate of DeKalb County public schools, now the DeKalb County School District (DCSD), still the thirdlargest school system in the state of Georgia, with just under 100,000 students and 15,000 teachers, administrators, and system employees.

National Poetry Month

Dear Editor, I was touched by all the poems that Briar Patch residents shared at our butterfly habitat in celebration of National Poetry Month.

Where was Commissioner Sharp?

Dear Editor, Last Thursday, Putnam County and Anchors Marina faced off in the court ordered mediation over the disputed rezoning conditions that the county placed on the marina during the 2019 rezoning process. Notably absent at the mediation was our District 3 Commissioner Bill Sharp. Mr.