Community support continues for Eatonton recreation facility
A sizable crowd gathered Aug. 4 at the American Legion Hall next door to a beleaguered Jimmy Davis Park. IAN TOCHER/Staff
J.D. Jones addresses fellow residents about the future of Jimmy Davis Park. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Last Thursday, sheets of monsoon-like rain drove local residents attending a rally at Jimmy Davis Park (JDP) indoors to the American Legion Hall next door—where a storm over the park’s fate resumed unabated.
“We are being discriminated against over here at Jimmy Davis Park,” retired electrician and nearby resident Lavoniah Sanders claimed in front of more than 60 concerned citizens, several seated …
