2008-04-02

Over the Fence



  Comments from our readers: • Thank you True Citizen for creating a forum where your readers can report their observations without fear of retribution. • I would like to know when the City of Waynesboro is going to finish and clean up their mess on Jones Avenue! There are children who live in that area, and, as we saw […]

Letters to the Editor



Oposes senior housing Editor: This letter is being written in reference to the proposed construction of Waynesboro Senior Citizens Apartments to be built on the old Waynesboro Primary School property, between Academy Avenue and Shadrack Street. We recognize the fact that housing is very needed for Seniors and other Citizens living in our community. We applaud Hammond Development, Inc. for […]

Dixie Divas

I'LL FLY AWAY (OR MAYBE NOT)

When I and several of the girls came into the theater for the folk art musical, a pleasant man handed each of us a piece of paper with words on it. “Now, sing up,” he commanded with a jovial wink and grin. We settled into our seats with Merri Grace sitting to my right. Once situated, I looked at the […]

Don Lively

DINNER ON THE GROUNDS

The event has changed some over the years. It was once held under the old oak trees on the east side of the building. These days it takes place close to the same spot, but now it’s an inside affair. Before, folks were drafted to be the designated gnat and fly fanners. They stood along the edges of the tables […]

THE SONNY PLAN

Bill Shipp

State Democratic Chairman Jane Kidd ought to be commended, not ridiculed. She hears opportunity knocking for her party, and she wants to take advantage of it. She hopes to find a silver bullet, a different approach to winning elections. Democrats seem to be enjoying a resurgence of enthusiasm all over the country, including in Georgia. So Chairman Kidd is seeking […]

WELLS AND WINDMILLS



WELLS AND WINDMILLS Marshal Singletary In the southwest corner of Georgia, there is a small family farm. Beside the farmhouse there is an old well. My great-grandfather drank from that well. My grandfather drank from that well. My mother drank from that well. Although I never drank from the well, I was known for occasionally throwing things into it.   […]

RFD



Two people who have been very dear to me died last week. Mrs. Catherine Daniel, affectionately known to me as “Kat” and a classmate of mine, Mike Lutes. Kat was one of those people you are drawn to the first time you meet … kind, sweet and loving. She was an angel here on earth and she befriended many and […]