Eatonton Historic Preservation Commission

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

City considers permits, food service, secret compartments

Ian Tocher
Thursday, June 12, 2025
The Eatonton City Council held its first of two regularly scheduled monthly meetings on June 3, during which consideration was given to extending the time limits on two certificates of appropriateness (COAs) for making alterations to historical properties at 300 N. Madison Ave. and 303 N.
The Tompkins Inn, once a major way station approximately halfway between Milledgeville and Athens, represented the oldest structure on Saturday’s Eatonton Expedition, presented by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

The Tompkins Inn, once a major way station approximately halfway between Milledgeville and Athens, represented the oldest structure on Saturday’s Eatonton Expedition, presented by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

Record Setter: Eatonton Expedition a huge success

Ian Tocher
Thursday, August 22, 2024
With 829 tickets sold and 802 picked up at The Plaza Saturday morning, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s Eatonton Expedition set a new all-time attendance record for the 51-year-old organization. Visitors arrived in Eatonton from seven states, with one couple traveling from Texas.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

City Council approves temporary road closures

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Eatonton City Council held its first of two regularly scheduled monthly meetings on Aug. 6. It opened with a presentation by Lyn Romine, chairperson of the council-appointed Eatonton Historic Preservation Commission.
Following the May 7 city council meeting, Eatonton Mayor John Reid posed with a symbolic $326,821 check from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation as part of its Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization grant program, intended to help cities and municipalities replace aging and deteriorating natural gas delivery systems. Reid said he greatly appreciates the help from federal authorities to advance Eatonton’s ongoing modernization efforts. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Following the May 7 city council meeting, Eatonton Mayor John Reid posed with a symbolic $326,821 check from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation as part of its Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization grant program, intended to help cities and municipalities replace aging and deteriorating natural gas delivery systems. Reid said he greatly appreciates the help from federal authorities to advance Eatonton’s ongoing modernization efforts. IAN TOCHER/Staff

City council approves Scouts and historic home variance

Ian Tocher
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Eatonton City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on May 7. The meeting opened with a brief presentation by Lyn Hendren-Romine of the Eatonton Historic Preservation Commission (EHPC).
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