Letters to the Editor

Our community has the opportunity to learn from the terrible fire devastation in California. We are likely proud to be different from California, but the devastation fire creates is the same everywhere. Milledgeville and Baldwin County are no different.

Tim Flock: one of a kind

It was such a sweet moment at the time and thrilling, too. Now, when I think about it, I’m sentimentally sad.I’ve seen Richard Petty a few times lately and I guess that’s what brought back the memory. Petty is one of the great storytellers.

The lasting legacies of James Earl Carter

Many believe the ultimate accomplishment for any American citizen is to be elected president of the United States.

To the People of Georgia and the Nation

Dear Editor,It is with a heavy heart that I join my fellow Georgians and the global community in mourning the passing of President Jimmy Carter, a man whose profound legacy of service, humility, and unwavering dedication to humanity will inspire generations to come.

Junior E. Lee on current events

You deserve the best and the best I can offer you today is Junior E.Lee. As longtime readers know, and those who are recent to this column will soon learn, Junior is one of a kind.

Sad happenings in a small town

Hemingway, South Carolina, is a tiny town of less than 500 people.There, one of my favorite people was born, calling Hemingway her hometown until college beckoned, followed by the state capitol and other glorious adventures.The joyous Mary Eaddy has the merriest of laughs.“Oh, honey,” she’ll drawl.

Discussing Okefenokee drag-mining proposal

RAP! RAP! RAP!“This meeting of the Okefenokee Creatures Association will come to order. I am your chairperson, Pogo the Possum.Please stand, crawl, hop, or slither as you are able and recite the OCA pledge: ‘I pledge allegiance to the Okefenokee Swamp and the peat upon which it stands.

It’s time for 2025

Know this up front: This story won’t make me look like a saint but God knows I’m not anyway so I might as well laid the truth on the table.

Memories of mistletoe and more

It’s the Christmases of my childhood that I remember always and cherish most. They were simple and humble with no fancy frills or garland.In the windows of the stores downtown, I often stood, longingly, dreaming of a Christmas tree with expensive decorations and huge bows made of red velvet ribbon.

I wish I had been in Bethlehem

These words are dedicated to the memory of my friend, the late Otis Brumby Jr., publisher of The Marietta Daily Journal. He encouraged me to run this column each Christmas season. It is also dedicated to those who believe.— I wish I had been there.In Bethlehem.