John Reid

NFL star Warrick Dunn with I’Keirra in the living room of her brand-new home. EMME CLAUSE/Staff

NFL star Warrick Dunn with I’Keirra in the living room of her brand-new home. EMME CLAUSE/Staff

Habitat and WDC combine on two furnished homes

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
A Habitat for Humanity (HFH) home represents stability, connection, and love. It is a place for new beginnings and making lifelong memories with family and friends.Last Tuesday, two Putnam families, led by single moms I’Keirra and Barbara, were blessed with new homes and new starts of their own.
Perhaps in the 1940s, Black residents gather at H.H. Park’s Grocery on the corner of South Jefferson and Marion Street in Eatonton, current site of the Maggie Lane womenswear shop. This may have been on a weekend when local people traditionally dressed up for a trip into town. CONTRIBUTED

Perhaps in the 1940s, Black residents gather at H.H. Park’s Grocery on the corner of South Jefferson and Marion Street in Eatonton, current site of the Maggie Lane womenswear shop. This may have been on a weekend when local people traditionally dressed up for a trip into town. CONTRIBUTED

History celebrated in Eatonton

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Two meetings were held in Eatonton last week, the first on Monday at the downtown Georgia Writers Museum and then on Saturday at historic Butler-Baker School on Alice Walker Drive, to remember and discuss Black life in Eatonton and Putnam County by those who lived it, primarily through the 1950s to...
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Putnam County 2023 Election Results

Rufus Adair
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Challengers made a strong showing in Eatonton’s city elections Tuesday, but except for one breakthrough, voters stuck with familiar leaders both in Eatonton and in the four-way race for the vacant District 3 seat on the county commission.
Current Eatonton Mayor John Reid speaks to the public at an event earlier this year. FILE PHOTO

Current Eatonton Mayor John Reid speaks to the public at an event earlier this year. FILE PHOTO

Q&A with 2023 mayor, city council candidates

Compiled By Ian Tocher
Thursday, October 12, 2023
The Eatonton Messenger caught up with mayoral candidates John Reid, Fredrick Lowe, Chip Walker and Richard Garrett to ask about issues and their stance on certain problems within the city. John Reid Mayor (incumbent) Q: Why are you running for this position at this time?
Eatonton Mayor John Reid (second from left) was all smiles after receiving high praise and recognition June 26, during the Georgia Municipal Association’s annual convention in Savannah. CONTRIBUTED

Eatonton Mayor John Reid (second from left) was all smiles after receiving high praise and recognition June 26, during the Georgia Municipal Association’s annual convention in Savannah. CONTRIBUTED

Eatonton mayor receives GMA certificate of dedication

News Staff
Thursday, July 27, 2023
The Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute awarded Eatonton Mayor John Reid its prestigious Certificate of Dedication award on June 26, during the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) annual convention in Savannah.
Mayor John Reid is a familiar sight to Eatonton residents who attend any of the large public and private events hosted throughout the city each year.

Mayor John Reid is a familiar sight to Eatonton residents who attend any of the large public and private events hosted throughout the city each year.

PUTNAM A to Z: M is for Mayor

Ian Tocher
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Editor’s note: The symmetry of 52 weeks in a year and 26 letters in our alphabet inspired us here at The Eatonton Messenger to embark on an alphabetical journey of Putnam County every other week this year, looking at something – or someone – unique, significant, unusual, or just plain interesting.
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