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Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Letter to the Editor: Enjoyed ‘On Broadway’ at Festival Hall

The Lake Country Chorus performed their spring concert “On Broadway” at Festival Hall last Thursday and rocked the house. It was the debut of “Cat” Williamson as their musical director, and it was well received by a packed house of enthusiastic fans.
Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: 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.If you are new to this space, Skeeter Skates owns and operates Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair in Ryo, Georgia.
Loran Smith/Staff

Loran Smith/Staff

Smith: Phoenix reunion

The winter season has passed for the Phoenix area, the 11th-ranked media market in the U. S., and the temperature is rising.
Ronda Rich/Columnist

Ronda Rich/Columnist

Rich: Bringing joy to others

As 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.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Letter to the Editor: Trump works for America

Dear Editor,I am responding to an editorial by Peggy Perkins in a recent issue of your newspaper. Her support for Joe Biden is based upon what he says and not what he does. Didn’t Joe effectively shut down the U.S. energy industry by executive order on the first day of his presidency?
Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: 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.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Letter to the Editor: Accountability

Dear Editor,Throughout the past few weeks, several residents of Morgan County have publicly expressed their dismay over the dismissal of Cynthia Huger, executive director of the Madison Morgan Cultural Center (MMCC). Those commenting have referenced Ms.
Ronda Rich/Columnist

Ronda Rich/Columnist

Rich: 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.
Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Dick Yarbrough/File Photo

Yarbrough: 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 Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals to strip-mine the 582 acres of wetlands it owns adjacent to the Okefenokee Swamp.
Ronda Rich/Columnist

Ronda Rich/Columnist

Rich: 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.