You could have heard a pin drop.

JFK'S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early '60s when DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaulle said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible. Rusk responded, "Does that include those who are buried here?"
DeGaulle did not respond.
You could have heard a pin drop.

When in England, at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of 'empire building' by George Bush.
He answered by saying, "Over the years, the United States has sent many of Its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for In return is enough to bury those that did not return."
You could have heard a pin drop.

There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, One of the French engineers came back into the room saying, "Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intend to do, bomb them?" A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: "Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from seawater each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships. How many does France have?"
You could have heard a pin drop.

A U.S. Navy admiral was attending a naval conference that included admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French
navies at a cocktail reception. He found himself standing with a large group of officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks when a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, "Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?" Without hesitating, the American admiral replied, "Maybe it's because the Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German."
You could have heard a pin drop.

AND, finally...
Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. "You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked
sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. "Then you should know enough to have your passport ready." The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it." "Impossible. Americans always have to show their passports on arrival in France !" The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to."
You could have heard a pin drop.

Voter Apathy put through SPLOST V

“Voter Apathy put through SPLOST V”

Henry County again proved that voter apathy is a virtue in their lives.  Of the over 175,000 registered voters in Henry County roughly just over 16,500 voted in the early voting and election day together.  This is approximately 9.43% of the registered voters who put SPLOST V through and the Sunday early alcohol sales through as well.   This means that barely a handful voted to put these measures through according to the statistics.   Over 230,000 residents, 175,000 registered voters and only just over 7,500 approved SPLOST V.  This tells a story where most of the people don’t care.  For those that do care, the best way to solve this problem is to shop outside the county and online for your merchandise.  Take your tax dollars to another county where the taxes are lower.   This meager election turnout is a continued sign that people are tired of the same old problems.  But don’t complain if you find that you won’t get what you were promised in SPLOST V because a lot of what was in SPLOST I, II, III, and IV didn’t materialize either.  Let us know how all this works out for you because those who don’t care to be involved will one day wonder what happened when the tax is so high they cannot afford to live in Henry County anymore.

The Staff

Vote No for SPLOST V

"Vote No for SPLOST V"

This idea of a SPLOST V is an ongoing slush fund for those elected officials who do well to shine their seats at meetings. When SPLOST I was initiated so many years ago it was only supposed to last for a specified time and then go away.  It was supposed to be used to fix some roads and other facilities.  Well, that didn’t pan out too well because there are still projects today that are not finished from SPLOST I, II, III or IV.  And guess what, if you vote for another SPLOST V tax then there will be projects to add to the unfinished list.  The elected officials found an easy way to garner cash from the taxpayers with this type of money accumulation.  If they want something done why not put out bonds or get a loan.  They are already taking in a ton of money on property taxes, sales taxes, car tag taxes, fuel taxes and don’t forget school taxes that go to the Board of Education.  Yes, the citizens of Henry County are taxed to death and they want to keep on with another tax.  They threaten you with your property taxes will go up.  Guess what Sherlock, they already have gone up.  The millage rate may be the same, but those evaluations on prime properties went up.  As long as the voters continue to vote for a SPLOST there will always be one on the ballot whether you really need it or not.  How about the traffic in the county? Are you loving it, guess what some of the previous SPLOST projects that weren’t finished were supposed to help with fixing the traffic problems.  Some of those funds were transferred to other areas.  Why you may ask? To help those in those seats politically.  They used to go out and arrest people in the old days for what these people are doing to the citizens.  It was called all types of names anything from swindling, bunco, the pyramid scheme, racketeering, and many other names, especially during the gangland days of Chicago and New York.  Today it is for the children, the elderly, for physical fitness and for your pets.   They want to take your money for a privately owned water park.  The county attorney has already seen problems with this whole scenario because he knows it will come back to bite them in the backside.  If you want to do something good for yourselves and the county VOTE NO FOR SPLOST V.



The Staff

The Future Maintenance of Projects

“The Future Maintenance of Projects”

The SPLOST V project list contains an option that should be handled by a private entity.  The aquatic center has been on the dream list many times around and it is yet to see the light of day.  Knowing the track record of the BoC these projects have a good chance of not being done so as to transfer the money to other areas that were not voted on by the citizens.  Yes, they will ask and promote these things yet cannot fix the parks that they already have in the county.  Maintaining the parks is an expensive endeavor and yes you the taxpayer are on the hook to pay for all this, in the long run, many times over.  For example, they set aside $2 million for a ball field and park.  Then, over the years it will cost far more than that to maintain by hiring staff and the future costs of building materials will go up.  That leaves the citizens with bills long after those in elected office have retired to another state.  If they are not properly maintained they will fall apart and you then have nothing.  Don’t let those in power leave you like a deer in the headlights with a debt they created for their own gain. Whether it is political or monetary gain to friends the money is a bottomless pit for those who pretend to know what they are doing.  Get out and vote NO for SPLOST V.



The Staff

Here is why not to vote for SPLOST V

“Here is why not to vote for SPLOST V”


It is being revealed every day that the former SPLOST programs voted on by the citizens have either been wasted in many cases or never finished as promised.  For example, the money that should have gone to the Hampton Senior Center was diverted elsewhere and the final building was not what was promised.  Yet the county bought the center in Locust Grove because the city could not afford what they built.  So, the Hampton money went to them.  That is not right.  The SPLOST was not designed to be handled like they have done ever since its inception.  The people of Henry County voted for SPLOST IV which included $5 million for a study on the interchange to be built on Bethlehem Rd at I-75 to divert truck traffic in the area.  But the three democrats on the BoC decided recently to take this off the ARC wish list for Henry County.  Why?  Who told them not to put it on there?  The BoC Chair said there are no plans for an inland port on Bethlehem Rd.  Why did Norfolk Southern Railroad buy all the land between Hwy 42 and I-75 on the northside of Bethlehem Rd?  Discussions were had about a decade ago about them building an intermodal train yard there for shipping trailers brought in from Savannah to be put on trucks to go across the southeast.  They would need the exit at Bethlehem Rd to handle all this traffic.  This was part of the agenda back then and the intent would be for this to be built in 20-25 years from that time.  The Chair of the BoC needs to learn the difference between an inland port and an intermodal rail yard.  If these commissioners can do no better than what they have done since they have been in office then it is a good idea to Vote NO on SPLOST V in November.  It is not for the children that is for sure.


The Staff

SPLOST V A Clear Attack on the Poor and Working Class

While listening to those of the elite class speak about the need for a SPLOST continuation, it has come to many that this program of continued taxation for those who have an agenda are clearly working to put the poor and working-class people out of the county.  They are already working behind the scenes with a blight ordinance to get rid of people who live in what they deem as a blighted area.  Many poor and hard-working people live in homes that are considered beneath the upper crust of people.  Many old residents live in them on social security and barely get by and cannot afford to fix those homes that were their dream in their prime of life.  Those in the elite class do not care and would rather see those residents put away in a home for the elderly away from them.   They want to see those homes bulldozed and making a way for new businesses, apartments, and one half million dollar homes.   They want more tax money because these elderly, retired and disabled citizens don’t pay as much property tax money as those in the business and elitist homes pay.  That is why most of those you see in the public promoting SPLOST V are from this group of elite Henry 
Countians.  Vote NO to SPLOST V  to send a message to that elite class that those elderly and disabled people deserve a home of their own just like them.


The Staff

Too Many Cronies Have Hands in the Cookie Jar

“Too Many Cronies Have Hands in the Cookie Jar”

The best thing a voter can do this year at the polls in Henry County is to vote no for another SPLOST.  They call it SPLOST V and it is just another way for the commissioners to have a private slush fund on you the taxpayer.  And they said your property taxes will go up without it.  Guess what, they are anyway.  With the increase in valuation of the property your taxes are going to be higher.  They love to throw out that veiled threat every time this subject comes up.  Just follow the money and see where the funds have gone in years past.  The rules are plain and simple on SPLOST.  A list of projects is supposed to be approved by the voters.  But in years past much of this money was not all used, many projects haven’t gotten done from earlier SPLOST’s, and where is all this going?  It is going down a rabbit hole or abyss to nowhere.  It also laughable that those who are encouraging people to vote for SPLOST such as the Chamber of Commerce, those barking it up are those who work for the Chamber.  This cash cow is going to be even larger this time around.  Remember all that is built and approved through SPLOST must be maintained over the years by guess who, yes you the taxpayers.  Don’t let a mere 8-10% of the registered voters get away with pushing this multi million dollar tax extension any further.  This has to end so the taxpayers can have a little piece of mind.  Think about this: there are plenty of county roads that need widening and improving.  Monies have been set aside from earlier SPLOST and there are still dirt roads in the county and Why?  The county is a giant bureaucracy that is continuing to spiral out of control.  Those on the commission have let you all down by not doing their due diligence.  There is a commissioner who several people in the Stockbridge area have contacted about a proposed development on Miller’s Mill Rd and this commissioner apparently feels it is beneath them to answer those constituents.  Remember and keep notes as to what these BoC types are doing when the next elections come around.  If they can be elected they can be defeated at the polls.  The people of Henry County who work hard all week, come home and have to deal with crime, and roads that you can’t move on want better.  It is time for the people of Henry County to take the county back away from those who don’t care what happens on the local level.  They are all ladder climbers waiting to move up that next wrung.  If you go to the polls and  vote for this SPLOST and you feel something hit you in the back it will be your change. Because all you are doing is giving in to those who are laughing all the way to the bank.  Step up and remember these words  We the People and we want our rights restored that have been systematically removed from the local level to the halls in Washington where many of those there today began on the local level.  Vote No For SPLOST V in Henry County for the betterment of the county and it’s taxpayers.


The Staff

Commissioners Needs To Help Our Police Department

The citizens have time to think about the safety and welfare of the community as a whole.  Not just the average people on the street, but those who the county hires to protect these citizens.  The Henry County Government is doing a poor job at providing the necessary items that the police department needs to do their job properly.  They are doing an outstanding job with the tools they have currently, but at a shortage of personnel and proper equipment.  This became apparent recently when a hostage standoff occurred and two of the HCPD swat team members were wounded.  It doesn't look good for other jurisdictions to have to come and take care of a problem in the county.  It takes away from the security of those other jurisdictions.  The Henry County Board of Commissioners need to provide more funds to equip and train our police better and to hire more people to do the job properly.  This has been an ongoing problem with the county for some time now.  These people in blue deserve better.  If those on the Board of Commissioners cannot provide the needed funds for these people  then, there needs to be a better Board of Commissioners elected to do the right job for the citizens of this county.

The Blog Staff.

The People Now See That Racism is Ruling The BoC About Nash Farm

 "The People Now See That Racism is Ruling The BoC About Nash Farm"
At the March 19, 2019, Henry BoC Meeting, the commissioners heard from Parks and Recreation Director Tim Coley about the upcoming Southern Jubilee Festival and Civil War Re-enactment that goes along with it.  According to the ordinances of Henry County they have to come to the BoC to ask if they can use black powder for the guns and cannons that will be used in the re-enactment.  The board voted 3 to 3 which caused the question to fail clearly along racial lines.  You can't have a re-enactment without the guns.  There would be no bullets or cannonballs in the guns just black powder.  What do they want them to do, use cap guns?  During the public comments, those who have permission to have the event from Henry County were clearly upset with the commissioners.  These people are members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.  They are likely to file suit against Henry County for establishing this precedent because there is nothing in the agreement about having to go to the BoC for permission.  Also, the BoC in former years has allowed this event to take place without incident.  Now since there is a voting block on the commission they want to use their racist mind to obstruct an event that would bring money to Henry County.  Now it is likely to cost Henry County.  Even the county attorney alluded to this point.  The people in the audience could clearly see that there was some contempt by the board members with one another.  The commissioner for the district who likes to be called the "smoking hot boss" is nothing more than a racist who wants Nash Farm to go away.  She already got rid of the Civil War museum there and brought in some of her friends there for a farmers market at a better price.  The 5th district commissioner said he couldn't support a group who has ties to Nathan Bedford Forrest.  Now that is a big statement from a little-minded man who must think General Forrest is still living. (That could be from his being hit in the head playing football which he filed suit with the NFL about.)  If this is the case we cannot support him or his other colleagues who vote with him because of Malcolm X.  They cannot make the past go away and they cannot make the white race go away either.  All they are succeeding in doing is awakening a very large sleeping giant.  This type of political problem will only cause the sore that is festering in Henry County to grow and one day bust. 

Blog Staff. 

The War On The Poor Has Begun In Henry County, Georgia

"The War On The Poor Has Begun In Henry County, Georgia"

It was apparent watching from the audience that the Henry County Board of Commissioners on January 22, 2019 declared war on the poor families of Henry County.  The county attorney made his presentation about creating a new board to oversee an "urban redevelopment authority" to take care of what they might perceive as "blighted" areas in the county.  They have probably been looking for a way to remove the people who live in mobile homes, poor areas around the west side of McDonough and other areas.  If a company wishes to own a piece of land now they will have a way to remove any obstacles that might be there.   This is the kind of action that causes the deaths of people who are barely hanging as their lives are not as well kept as those people who take your homes from you.  There are a lot of elderly, disabled and poor people who live the best they can and now they have found a way to make sure they go away.  Even small struggling family businesses could be declared as a blight in an area because they don't fit. The problem is a lot of these people were in Henry County first.  The new built up around them..  But those in power don't seem to give a damn about them they only see money signs for tax dollars.  And they proved that by adding more houses and townhomes along Jodeco Road after many people were against it.  The fact is those on the board who voted for this project had already made up their minds before they even sat down in their chairs.   Henry County is fast turning into a seething pit of waste and dereliction of duty.  But as usual the poor of the community will be the ones to suffer at the hands of unlitigated greed.  They have pissed on the poor for so long and now they have found a way to bury them.  In the US Constitution, the document stresses that a man's home is his castle and it doesn't say how large or condition that home might represent.  But those who pretend to lead only follow what they are told to do by those in the background who have an endless stream of money in their pockets.

The Staff

Veterans Wall Of Honor In Bad Shape

A friend had a person from out of town to visit for the weekend who wanted to go to the Veterans Wall of Honor at Heritage Park in McDonough.  So, they took him and he was taken aback by some things he saw there.  This man is a Veteran of the United States Navy and he is an electrician and electrical inspector where he lives.  He said that there is some shoddy electrical work that was done at this site.  He could not believe that it passed inspection.  He also noted that the plaques on the Wall are missing some stars that hold them on the Wall.  He walked down the Walk of Honor and noticed that the black is coming off several of the names.  He said that there needs to be some serious maintenance done to this Veterans military site.  He said the Wall needs a thorough cleaning and wondered if there is regular inspections on this area.  Our friend really did not know how to answer him.  Our friend was embarrassed by what this man found at the Wall of Honor.   Maybe the county needs to look into maintaining this area better than they have in the past.  This place that is used to honor those who have served and died for this nation should have better care.  It looks like those at the County leadership level have different priorities and agendas instead of keeping up what they have already.

A Henry County Resident

Stockbridge Still Dysfunctional

Stockbridge Still Dysfunctional

This past Saturday, May 12, 2018,  Stockbridge yet again demonstrated just how dysfunctional and bias they truly are in the large scheme of things. They held a cemetery clean-up day at Memorial Cemetery. They have done this for the past few years at the same cemetery. Yet there are 13 cemeteries in the City limits and four just outside that could be included. But Stockbridge has consistently left all of them out of the picture and just keep up Memorial Cemetery. All of those buried there are black and were good citizens of the city. But the 13 other cemeteries are a mix of black and white. They all also were good citizens of the city. I have said this before to the city that companies look at how you take care of the cemeteries before they decide to locate to your city or town. Stockbridge has had a lot of bad press over the years and some are calling for the charter to be pulled. 

The bad press got going good just a few years ago when a person was elected to the Council that claims  Atlanta South on everything he speaks like a two dollar whore having a 2 for 1 special. He has cost the city money with lawsuits on top of lawsuits. Just recently he admitted to being the one that lead the charge that would not even let me ask to speak to the Council about Confederate History Month. Yes, he violated my First Amendment right to free speech that he himself claims. I am not the only one he has wronged. He has done more to the point he is in court because of his inept actions as a human. A friend asked me one time what I thought about Mr. Atlanta South. I looked at them and said he would make a great poster child for the use of condoms. But all's not lost with the upcoming vote about the Eagles Landing becoming a City. If the voters pass it he would be out of a job on the Council because he would be in the new City. And I don’t think the new City would elect him to the Council they have seen how he has drug down Stockbridge. I laugh about that all the time how’s that for karma Mr. Atlanta South LOL!!!

I hope the City of Stockbridge will be better but only time will tell. Here is a list of the cemeteries in the City and the others that are so close. Let’s let the City know we are watching them by contacting them and asking why they are not cleaning up the other cemeteries. If they still don’t do what’s right well I guess karma will take over like it did for Atlanta South LOL. 

List of Stockbridge City Cemeteries

1. City of Stockbridge Cemetery on North Henry Blvd.

2. Burke's Cemetery  on North Henry Blvd.

3. Old Floyd Chapel Church Cemetery  on East Atlanta Rd back of mosque

4. Old Trinity Methodist Cemetery on East Atlanta Rd. back of mosque

5. Berry-Grant-Jackson on North Henry Blvd.

6. Carroll Slave Cemetery on Rock Quarry Rd.

7. Morris-Tuggle Cemetery on Hwy 42 S at Parkland Drive.

8. Claude Wood-Dale Palmer Cemetery on Eagles Landing Pkwy.

9. Red Oak UMC Cemetery on Walt Stephens Rd.

10. David James Cemetery on Hwy 138 at Hanover Pkwy.

11. Glass- Morris-Hightower Cemetery on Hwy 42 S at Brannan Rd.

12. Memorial Cemetery on Memorial Park Rd old cemetery street.

13. James Austin Cemetery on East Atlanta Rd. back of mosque

*Concord Cemetery in Old Stockbridge on Stagecoach Rd just outside of city limits today.

*Branan-Skelton Cemetery at corner of Old Stage Coach and Valley Hill Rd just across the street from the City Limits.

*Mt. Olive Church Cemetery on Mt. Olive Rd next to Jodeco Mall Property

*Flippen UMC Cemetery on Jodeco Rd just across from city limits.

Alfred Britt

Blog Owner.

Henry County Has A Problem

Henry County has a problem with the government and those who work for the county.  According to a recent article in the Henry Daily Herald, the county management relieved Fire Chief Nish Willis of her duties.  In other words they let her go.  She was a veteran fireman with many years of experience with the LaGrange Fire Dept, City of Atlanta Fire Dept and as Fire Chief of the Riverdale, GA Fire Dept.   According to those who worked for her at Henry County she was doing an excellent job.  She was also proposing adding more people to the be on the fire trucks.

That might be the crux of the problem here.  She was wanting to hire more people to work for the Henry County Fire Dept.  Since the county doesn't like to hire too many people to handle essential services for the county such as the fire dept and the Henry County Police Dept., that goes against the grain of what they are doing on the BoC.  And the county manager has the authority to hire and fire since the legislature took that away from the BoC chairperson.  They want your tax money, but they have a shortage of employees at both the police and fire services.

There has also been discussion about her wanting the flags removed from the fire trucks.  Interesting that this would come up since it was reported on when it happened last year not too much was made of it then.  She wasn't let go for this.  She was let go because she was taking the fire dept in the right direction and the county wanted a left hand turn instead.  

These are the types of decisions you want to remember as you go to the polls for the upcoming elections.  Because these people on the BoC hire the county manager and those who work for them.  And no government is better than it's leadership.  That is why there is so much discord on the BoC from time to time, as well as, with the city councils of the cities in the county.  Trouble seems to flare up a lot in each city in the county a good deal and this doesn't need to continue because it is letting you the citizen down by the lack of good government and essential services.  

The Staff

Stockbridge VS City Of Eagles Landing

As we begin to write the following information we want to let everyone know that we are neither for or against Stockbridge or the idea of a new city of Eagles Landing.  This is an informative post.  For some time now there has been a lot of back and forth about the idea of a new city of Eagles Landing being created and Stockbridge is fighting it's creation saying they will be taking part of their city to do so.  Let's go back in history and talk a few facts:

1. The idea of a city being where Eagles Landing is today is nothing new.  It was proposed back in the late 1960's as a city to be called Henry City.  

2.  Later a developer came and created the community of Eagles Landing which was far removed from the City of Stockbridge.  The city limits at the time only went to the rock quarry.

3.  The former mayor the late Rudy Kelley lived in Stockbridge.  They wanted a home in the Windsong Plantation which they got, but in order for him to remain mayor, they had to annex part of that subdivision along with a strip of land down Rock Quarry Rd to it.  Then, they decided to move into the gated part of Eagles Landing and again had a certain area annexed so he could remain mayor.  It was all politics.

4.  It has been mentioned that the people of Stockbridge have never paid property taxes for the city.  That is not true.  The people the city paid city taxes until the State dismantled their police department and the fire department was turned over to the county.  They stopped city property taxes at that time.

5.  The city began talking about having a police department once again, but the only way to have said department will mean they will have to have a property tax to maintain it.  That is a logistical fact.

6.  Stockbridge over the years has allowed developers to come to them to have subdivisions built around the area and thus they would do creative annexations to let them in the city under less than adequate means of construction and smaller lots.  The recent annexation of the property on the west side of I-75 and south of Jodeco Road has been a questionable annexation.

7.  According to the bills before the General Assembly, if there is a City of Eagles Landing formed they will allow Stockbridge to annex other properties and add more people to their city.  There has been made mention that if they form a city of Eagles Landing that it would take over 50% of Stockbridge away and this is simply not true.

8.  The people in the Eagles Landing area are the more affluent and well to do citizens who have the means to take care of themselves.  Similar scenario of the small towns created north of Atlanta by the more affluent which has worked well since their creation.

9.  It has been said that Stockbridge cannot stand on it's own without Eagles Landing, but that shouldn't be the case.  They should not depend on one community to sustain their city.  Stockbridge was a city for a very long time before Eagles Landing was ever built.  They can do just fine if they do the right things in the city.

10.  According to the statistics,  if there is a new city of Eagles Landing created it will be populated with mostly minorities just like the city of Stockbridge.  So, the issue of race should be a moot point.  But of course like everything else this day and time it has raced it's ugly head in this matter as well.

11. Henry County continues to grow and is becoming a hot bed for many different things and another city being added will not make much difference.  There are infrastructure issues that Stockbridge and Henry County need to face and do something about now.  The problem is that when most of the infrastructure projects are due to be built or completed they are obsolete.  Henry County has been a county growing so rapidly, yet are playing catch-up on all the infrastructure issues.  And currently they are failing.  And putting buses on two lane roads are not going to help matters.

12. If they do create a city of Eagles Landing, hopefully the two cities can learn to be friendly to one another.  They don't need to be bitter rivalries because we have already seen too much of that.

In conclusion, there have been a lot of mistakes made along the way in this process that need to be fixed.  There has been a lot bad press and a lot of misinformation flowing about the whole matter.  But when people want to be deannexed and move into another town that means they should have that right with a vote of those involved in that section.  And real politicians learn to compromise to do what is best for the citizens and not what they want for themselves.

The Staff 

An Old Friend Passed Away

The following is about an old friend who passed away recently.  He was remembered by many as being a former mayor of McDonough, but he was much more than that.  He was Mr. Richard Craig who was born on July 1, 1934 and died on January 18, 2018.    Richard was the son of John Hugh Craig, Sr. and Mildred Cowan Craig.    He came from a large family that is well known throughout the area.  His late siblings were Hugh Craig, Jr., Lamar Craig, Robert Craig, Herbert Craig, Larry Craig, and Martha Craig Bolien Watts.   His loving wife Nancy survives him as well as many children.  He is also survived by his brothers Bobby Craig, Mike Craig and Sammy Craig.  I remember Richard talking about his being in the US Army.  He played a key role in the sports, and political area of the county over the years.  He was on the Henry County School Board for ten years.  He loved to play in sports such as baseball at Craig Field on McGarity Road.  He served as councilman of the City of McDonough before serving as mayor.  He was currently on the Henry County Elections Board.  He was a charter member of the Henry County Moose Lodge, past president of the Henry County Kiwanis Club.  He was president of the Henry County High School Booster Club and president of the Henry County Recreation Board.  He was inducted into the Henry County Sports Hall of Fame and the ASA Georgia Umpires and Coaches Hall of Fame. Richard Craig Field is at Alexander Park as well as Richard Craig Park off of Zack Hinton Pkwy.  I remember him coming to eat at the Little Diner on Hood Street in McDonough with my parents Emmett and Elaine Moon.  He worked for Southern Bell at that time out of the building on Griffin Street in McDonough.  He was very helpful to us when my dad had to have open heart surgery in 1974.  I can still see him talking at the Craig Brothers Phillips 66 station in town, which is the welcome center today, with his brothers Herbert and Larry.  We would all usually in up at the Country Kitchen Catfish Restaurant at Barnesville, GA on Saturday nights.  Great memories from my youth. Richard was a forward-thinking man who knew the possibilities of what can be for an area.  McDonough and Henry County lost a true friend when Richard passed away.

Dr. Michael Moon

Democrats Prefer Illegals Over True Americans

On January 19th-20th at midnight 2018, the United States legal citizens found out that the Democrats in Washington, D.C. want to put the interest of those living in our nation illegally ahead of those who are citizens.  They want to put those illegals ahead of the military Veterans who served this nation with valor.  That is a slap in the face to them.  They want to put them ahead of our elderly citizens who built this nation which is another slap in the face.  And they want to put those illegals ahead of our children who need medical care for diseases that cannot be helped and this is a deplorable slap in the face.  These Democrats want to play hardball with a President who knows all about that game.  They are also teetering on violating their constitutional oath to uphold said constitution and the American people.  Those who would condemn our lawful citizens in this nation should be put out of office and banished from our midst.  The Democrats want to play games with the lives of American Citizens over those who came here illegally and are sucking away the funds needed to help our people who are here legally.  We have veterans and others living under bridges in America, some of them freezing to death because they have nowhere else to live and many of them could be helped if the illegals were not taking the funds away from them.  The American Citizens need to wake up and see that those in Washington that love these illegals and there are some Republicans as well who find that they would prefer them over those born and raised here as US citizens.  They need to be put out of any leadership capacity because they don't know what they are doing except feeding there own ego.  Egomaniacs are destroying this nation daily.  All the way from small-town America to Washington, D.C.   They are trying to create a war in our nation that will be a war like no other.  It will pit those US citizens fighting for their homes against the rabble from other nations who would rather see us dead anyway.  They want to blame this on the President, but the blame lies squarely on the heads of those Democrats led by Chuck Schumer who have the unmitigated gall to put an illegal alien in front of a United States citizen and Veteran.  The veterans of our nation will not forget this.   But this has been the sad case in many empires of the world.  Rome let in too many people from the outside and were destroyed from within.  The people of this nation can see now that the leadership in Washington, D.C. under the guise of "we support our citizens" is nothing but a lie.  They take from the Social Security Fund that is the money that belongs to the hard-working US citizens and give it to these illegals.  They take tax money that is taxing the citizens to death to give to these illegals.  Remember what is really going on here and take a good look at those involved and you will see a monster the likes no one ever thought possible.  We were told years ago that we would be taken without firing a shot and that is very close to happening if the people who love their nation don't do something about it.

The Staff

People That Have No Clue

I have received two E-Mail’s from a friend that knows my work background. The E-Mail is a list of comments from someone that is well known in the County, but is acting like a fool. Again, they are fussing about the way they had to wait in the rain to get into the stadium to watch the UGA football game on Jan. 8, 2018. This person is very ignorant of what it takes to protect the President of the United States Of America. As I said on a Facebook post that day the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI owned the Stadium and the surrounding area.

The Stadium is a logistical nightmare to secure in order to protect the President. This person was also upset that he had to stand in the rain. Well, let me tell you something there were agents that had been in the rain for over twelve hours without complaint doing a very hard and dangerous job. It takes a very special person to put themselves in harms way to protect a protectee and we all should show more respect and honor to them. They work long hard hours with very little gratitude from the general public, I know this first hand.

By the time this is posted the E-Mail’s would have been forwarded to one of my old co-workers for review and investigation. The Motto of the Secret Service "Worthy of Trust and Confidence."  The Motto of the Federal Bureau of Investigation “ Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity,” Keep up the great work guys!!!

Alfred Britt

A Good Man For Stockbridge!!

There is a man who is running for Stockbridge City Council who by far is well qualified for the position.  He once held the position and can still make a difference in Stockbridge.  That man is Alphonso Thomas.  Mr. Thomas has done much over the years to help the people of Stockbridge.  He began the Stockbridge Business Association and has always been one to be at the meetings to let those in office know what the needs are of the people.  He has been a friend to many and will continue to be that friend when he is elected once again.  The city needs his leadership and his morals.  He knows what is right and wrong in Stockbridge.  If ever anyone has been a friend to Stockbridge it has been Mr. Thomas.  A good man for the job.

The Staff.

Chaos & Debacle In Mcdonough And Kids Suffer

There was total CHAOS in McDonough on October 27th during the "Uncle Shaq trunk or treat event at the Courthouse parking deck."  There were families waiting in line 2+ hours and got up to the entrance and were turned away.  This was happening between 7:15 and 7:30 pm and the event was billed to last until 8:00PM.  There were kids not only crying, but screaming because they could not get in.  Some have referred this as the "poop show" in McDonough.  And there are several people, of course, taking up for him and his event, but they have no children and did not wait in line with them for over 2 hours.  Just think this man wants to be the next Sheriff of Henry County and he cannot manage a trick or treat event at a very large parking deck in McDonough.  It would be the same CHAOS with him being Sheriff.  This is another bad scar on the face of the City of McDonough thanks to those who want to be in the news and the look at me crowd.  There are mothers and fathers right now that would not give two cents to meet him or have anything to do with an event he is part of because of the way this has been handled.  Remember this will get around and people will stay away from future events because they don't want to wait in line forever to be told to go home by someone who doesn't give a tinkers damn.  It looks like the shenanigans of the City of Stockbridge have moved to McDonough.  Yep looking good there.

A Very Irritated Parent

The Fleecing of Henry County

"The Fleecing of Henry County"

It is that time of year again that we all received our notices from the Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority that they will be raising our rates by 2% in November.  Now just think about that for a moment.  We already are paying 2 mills on our property taxes to the Water Authority.  That is double taxation and triple when you add the sales tax.  There are people in the county who cannot afford to keep having to dole out more money to these people who are raping the innocent people of the county.  And most of the money is to pay those high salaries for those who work there.  The director of the department makes twice as much as the Governor of Georgia.   And what do you get for the money, some water that you can barely drink because the taste is so bad.  All the chemicals and other things dumped in the water taste bad.  Just look at your toilet at the things settled in it that you drink when you turn on the tap.  If we are going to pay through the nose for water we should be getting much better than we are getting.  But you can rely on every year the price will increase whether they need it or not.  And the people are the ones who pay dearly.

The Staff