Bringing joy to others

As the length of my time has stretched into many years, I realize the exceeding importance of giving moments of kindness.Take for instance, my friend, Edward.Edward is kind and well-mannered. Every person who knows Edward gushes with love and stories of his thoughtfulness.

Uncle Coot for president

When the phone rings, you know it is Skeeter Skates. It doesn’t just ring, it jumps up and down.Skeeter can do that to a phone. And to people, too.In case you are new to this space, Skeeter Skates is the owner and operator of Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Ryo, Georgia.

A Champion of Community: Floyd Griffin for State Representative

Dear Editor,In the heart of Georgia's political arena, one figure stands out as a beacon of integrity and compassion: Floyd Griffin.

Community success based on the leaders elected

Dear Editor,This past weekend my term as president of the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) was complete. I represented Georgia and Baldwin County at multiple events in Washington D.C., meetings of the National Association of County Officers (NACo).

The friend I’ll always remember

Silently, Tink closed his laptop. He had been showing me a couple of videos.He observed me for a moment before asking, “You miss him, don’t you?”I nodded, my eyes pooling. “Very much.”“Does it make you sad to watch these.”I sighed. “Yeah. He was such a force. Charming, frustrating, funny.

Letter to a new great-grandson

Dear Samuel Knox Wansley, Welcome! You are my seventh great-grandchild and the fourth male in my growing family tree.However, I suspect that is of little importance to you at this point.

Twin Pines indifferent to Okefenokee backlash

As of this writing, the opportunity has passed to express your opinion to Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division about its decision to issue draft permits for Alabamabased Twin Pines Minerals to strip-mine the 582 acres of wetlands it owns adjacent to the Okefenokee Swamp.

The magic of ‘The Waltons’

This story comes on good authority which assures us that this good story is true.One day, Tink and I were visiting his father, former television Executive Grant Tinker, when the conversation turned to Merv Adelson, a legend of iconic 1970s television shows.

Sweet talk about Vidalia onions

Let’s face it. We’re a blessed people. Not only do we have the oldest state-chartered university in the nation with two recent National Football Championships, 27 Rhodes Scholars (but who’s counting?

Fair and unbiased (or biased) sports reporting

Count me in as one who still enjoys holding a good, local newspaper and absorbing almost every word.From the front page to the obituaries to the sports to the legals. I even read the entire jury list.High school football season had just begun, and I was reading the town’s sports page.