Another Christmas

“Another Christmas”

Another Christmas without my sweetheart,

Another Christmas that we are apart.

Another Christmas without your beautiful blue eyes,

Another Christmas that part of me dies.

Another Christmas without your beautiful blonde hair,

Another Christmas alone I must bare.

Another Christmas without your beautiful smile to brighten my day,

Another Christmas that I remember, cry and pray.

Another Christmas with a heart that is broken in two,

Another Christmas without you as sweet as the morning dew.

Another Christmas thinking of the day you went away,

Another Christmas asking why it couldn't have been me that went away.

Another Christmas that I miss you with all my heart,

Another Christmas that we are apart.

Alfred Britt

(c)2018

Seventeen Years Of Heartache

It has been 17 years since the attacks of 9/11, it seems to me that it only happened yesterday, the day I lost the love of my life.  I have seen so much change in America and most of it not for the good. I see too much of the Muslim influence gaining strength in America. We must remember on 9/11 we were attacked viciously without provocation and over 3,000 of our citizens were murdered on that day. As we remember the 17th anniversary of this tragic event please remember that the victims of that day are still hurting from the loss of their loved ones. A few of the victims have since went on and decided they could not live any longer with the hurt that they have suffered at the hands of those animals.

I was part of a group on a forum for people that lost their fiance's in the event. When I started in the group we had about 30 to 35 individuals that was active in the group. The group disbanded about a year ago after only 10 individuals were left. Some moved on with their rehabilitation, about 15 committed suicide because they could not handle the tremendous loss and change of life they had experienced. As for me the past 17 years has been a living hell of loneliness and despair of what could have been if it was not for the animals that took my loved one’s life.  I get angry every single day I wake up alone and remember what was done to so many people and myself. Friends do not understand the loss of this type, the type that we see on the news everyday reminds us of our loss. It is like the loss of the loved ones from the attacks on Pearl Harbor back in 1941. I sit everyday thinking about my Lisa. Friends and family cannot understand why I have not moved on. It is because my life was destroyed on that day 17 years ago the life we had planned, the children we were going to have, the ranch we were going to start and the love of each other to pull us through that is gone. People that say they are friends do not come by to see me they do not even call me I wonder sometimes if it is because they do not know what to say or do they just not give a damn.

My darling I think of you everyday and my love for you is just as strong as it was when I asked you to marry me. I wonder every day what we would be doing if we were together and it saddens my heart that I will never truly know. You brought a ray of sunshine into my life a brilliant golden light that went straight to my heart and down into my soul. As I travel down this lonely road of life alone and full of despair the only saving grace I have are my memories of you and I. We had good times and bad times, but together our love for each other pulled us through. We always stood by each other no matter what the circumstances. I remember when I got hurt and could no longer work for the bureau. You told me that you would stand by me no matter what, that  we had been living by the wedding vows that we were going to be taking in June of 2002. You told me you would be by my side and support me in anything I would do. So sweetheart on this 17th anniversary of me losing you please remember I love you with every fiber of my being and you are still and will always be my Love of a Lifetime.

Alfred Britt.  

We are getting the giant screw to the back once again

"We are getting the giant screw to the back once again"

Yes, Henry County residents we are going to get screwed and tattooed all at the same time thanks to the Henry County Board of Commissioners and County Manager.  They apparently have no feelings for the poor, the working people, the elderly or the well to do.  Since, they raised the assessments on our homes and did not lower the millage rate, which they could have done so, our taxes will be higher.  They apparently have no compassion for the citizenry.  The tax digest has gone up considerably in the Henry County and they are going to make good use of it.  Think about this folks.  If you own a mobile home, stick built home or even rent a place you will pay.  Those in the mobile homes will pay in some cases more than the home might be worth.  The stick built homes will definitely see a sizeable increase in their property taxes.  And even if you rent, your landlord will be paying a premium on the property tax since they do not live in the home and guess what, they will pass that along to the person renting the property.  The only people doing well in the scenario are those people who can't seem to handle money.  And we definitely do not want to hear about them being conservative.  They have no idea what the word means.  They are liberal spending politicians and those that carry the moniker of Republican are just closet Democrats and some of the Democrats are Socialists.  Spend, spend, spend and spend some more like there is no tomorrow.  While you sit in traffic on I-75, Hwy 42, Hwy 155 and other roads just remember that they will only be doing token work on any roads for the foreseeable future.  You feel that screw tightening.   And with the rise in property taxes on the homeowners the Atlanta Motor Speedway and other large properties will be getting a tax break from the county.  Yes, folks while you go to work and eck out an existence and those on Social Security and Disability hang on to life, you will be paying the line share of the taxes.  Feel that screw now.  Yes, a business that takes in multi-million dollars per year will get a break.  Bless their little hearts.  No wonder Henry County has been changing as of late.  Those moving here think it is something different and it is nothing more different than what they just left and could be worse than where they moved from to here.  The bottom line is that the whole thing sucks.  And now they are out pining for SPLOST V.  Yes, just think they want to extend that 1 cent sales tax to cover their slush fund on parks and things that the county has too much of today.  And there is even talk that they want to possibly have a 1 cent tax for bus and train service.  Think about sitting in the already horrendous traffic behind that big fat bus.  And train service would be years down the road at best.  They are over five years behind in sending the train to Lovejoy.  Yes, the politicians promise everything under the sun to get elected and then they go off like misers figuring ways to get more money out of the people.  If they reduced some of the bureaucracy in the county that would save a lot of money.  Plus, quit buying properties that will cost the taxpayers for years to come and their children as well.  Think about how much money goes from your taxes to the Henry County BoC, BoE and the Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority.  They take in more than most of the other counties in metro Atlanta.  And what do you really have to show for it.  They will take this county down the slippery slope to a place they will never be able to crawl out of in the decades to come.  As things continue to change more of the people who built the county are dying or leaving and that will leave a whole new face on the county that will not have the same feelings as those who worked so hard to get the things they have today.  But remember that screw in the back.  That is your destiny.

A tired tax payer.

Our Chain Got Jerked Once More, Time To Revolt!!!

"Our Chain Got Jerked Once More"

It looks like we have been doubled talked once again by those sitting on the Board of Commissioners.  These people have said time and again that they would not increase our property taxes.  Well, this is over on the BoC website and this was posted over a week ago.  Nothing has been seen in the paper yet.  This is another shaft the citizens will have to carry upon their backs.  For some, the increase would not affect them much, but for the elderly and disabled it will because every penny is needed just to survive.  We are getting the proverbial screw in the back this time.  Since the tax digest has risen considerably in Henry County they stand to make quite a haul.   This leads to further mistrust of those elected to serve the people and this is not good service.  The citizens should revolt at tax time and not pay their property taxes.  Withhold them from the county.  You would see something change dramatically overnight.  It looks like the only thing they have on their minds is money.  When you get a selective few who garner and broker the funds generated by taxes in the County and Municipalities that have agendas not in keeping with the public trust, then you have a serious problem.  And Henry County has a big problem that runs deep.  There are too many power struggles right now in the county that are not helping with this matter at all.  Smoke and mirrors that have been used widely over the years by the county and cities.  Look at the debacles in Hampton, the fights in Stockbridge, the undertow in McDonough and the slow consumption of Locust Grove.   The Board of Education has already got the millage rate maxed out and the appraisals being higher they will garner a vast amount of money from your paycheck.  If you like what you see and are living with, then by all means just let the status quo continue, but if you want to see a change vote those who would rather deal away their honor out of office in November.  The future of the county is riding on the next few elections and it is teetering on a disaster in more ways than one.

July 10, 2018

NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

The Henry County Board of Commissioners has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by:

County Unincorporated      4.25% increase

McDonough                         3.11% increase

Stockbridge                          4.48% increase

Hampton                              4.72% increase

Locust Grove                        3.79% increase

All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax increase to be held at the County Administration Building, 140 Henry Parkway, McDonough, GA on the following dates:

July 24, 2018 at 9:00 am

July 24, 2018 at 6:00 pm

Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase to be held at the County Administration Building, 140 Henry Parkway, McDonough, GA on the following date:

July 31, 2018 at 9:00 am

The Staff

A Whining Commissioner in Henry County

Here is the 5th District Commissioner of Henry County, GA philosophy on political parties.   Spoken by him, "Bruce Holmes-- It’s the system. If you don’t figure out a way to win within it, you will never get that boot off your throat. Winning comes from people uniting around a common interest, dissenting from things in which they strongly disagree and participating in the process. If you’re in-line with helping yourself and friends who only benefit you; you are a republican. If you believe that a raising tide lifts all boats; you’re a democrat. Republicans only advocate for non-partisan elections when minorities become the majority, then sale you how it’s such a great thing. The real purpose is maintaining power so they can continue to maintain control of the allocation of resources."  This is spoken like a true communist and not a democrat or republican.  But he does believe in a Capitalist form of government because he doesn't refuse any money.  And isn't it interesting that it always comes down to race?  The system of being non-partisan was created by the democrat party in Henry County and Georgia long before it was run by the blacks.  Yes, those were the white democrats that started that.  He can't make that ship float because he has no water to hold it up.

Maurice Jones

Sounds OF Summer Not Liked By All

Hello, I am sending this to your news blog because you don't mind posting the truth.  My name is Aiesha Lemark-Brand and I am an African-American woman who attended the Sounds of Summer Concert in Stockbridge on June 16, 2018.  What was billed to be a huge event for the city was not impressive at all.  I felt really out of place there, because the diversity is non-existent which shows the poor quality of the event.  I know you all have heard white people call lower class whites, "white trash," well I saw plenty of "black trash" at this event.  Until you start having real groups, with real name recognition you will not have quality people come to these events.  This reminded me of the hood.

Ongoing Problem At The Veterans Wall Of Honor

This article is about an ongoing problem at the Veterans Wall of Honor at Heritage Park in McDonough, GA.  For several years the Wall has needed some TLC.  Looking at some recent photos of the Wall in 2018 you can see where the stone has become more discolored,  there are stars missing from the plaques on the Wall, the stanchions that hold the flag poles are still in bad condition, the pavers are not looking good and some of the ink is missing from the names, and the main flagpole base on all four sides has ink missing from the words of the Pledge of Allegiance.  Back over eight years ago, the county was to start and do something about maintaining this site for the Veterans.  They did some work at that time and it is appreciated, but the time since then has taken its toll on the wall.  At that time stars were bought to fix those missing from that time and they had enough to last a while, but as you can see in the photos those stars are once again missing.  The Henry County government should take more of a role in taking care of this site for the Veterans and loved ones of those Veterans.   Henry County is lax in that department.  Any monument or memorial to our Veterans should be maintained especially when it is on County Property and the families who paid for those pavers and there are many would like to see them maintained.

Blog Staff.

Below you will see photos of the problems at the Veterans Wall Of Honor. Photos courtesy of Henry County resident 

Jody Provost. 

Henry Daily Herald

Courtesy Jody Provost

Courtesy Jody Provost

Courtesy Jody Provost

Courtesy Jody Provost

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 Recycling Center Closing In June

It looks like the Henry County Recycling Center is closing by the end of June 2018.  Now, this isn't published in any news outlet and the information comes directly from those working at the site.  Just think you Board of Commissioners is going to close a vital service to the community that is paid for through your taxes.  Interesting to note there are people who think it is okay to let it close.  Where do they think this stuff will end up, that's right on the sides of the roads and in woods or your very own cul-de-sac.  The landfills such as in Clayton County are charging over a $100 for things to be taken there.  Henry County has needed another landfill for decades now.  And it is laughable that they suggest taking things down to Spalding County on the other side of Hwy 16 to the landfill on Bailey Jester Road.  Yes, it cost money to operate a recycling center or landfill, but they are needed essentials in any community because humans produce trash at an alarming rate.  But it is a disgrace that the commissioners haven't the backbone to face the citizens and let them know that this service is being closed down.  Maybe this is part of the new direction we are hearing about from the building where people hide from the press and attack citizens who ask why these things are happening with no answers just more of the same rhetoric.  Just remember as you are riding down the road and there are piles of metal, glass, car batteries, tires and other recyclable materials along that rode who is at fault.  Elections are coming and it is time for many changes in that cathedral of what is supposed to be legislative action to help citizens not hurt them.  Remember when you pay your tax bill on your property that has increased in value and ask why isn't part of this being used to keep Henry Clean.

The Staff

Confederate History Month 2018

To those of us who remember our ancestors in April of each year that fought in the War Between the States from Georgia, we take pride in the many of them who died in that war for their country, which at that time was the Confederate States of America.  After the war ended, and the states rejoined the Union and the United States became whole once more the northern states and southern states went through a transition period known as Reconstruction.  After all, that was said and done by the time President McKinley was in office he extended a hand to those who had fought in that war from the south and began a true healing process.  The southern veterans were granted pensions that were paid by the United States Government.  The US government continued over the years to make it so that graves could be marked with military markers for the southern veterans.  This has been handled through the Veterans Administration Office.  Then, by the 1950's Congress recognized the veterans of the south as being veterans of America just as the Union veterans.   Many presidents since McKinley have paid homage to the veterans who fought for the Confederacy.  That is why many places still remember April as Confederate History Month and as Confederate Memorial Day.  Georgia stopped recognizing it as a holiday because of the shooting at the African-American Church in Charleston, S.C. by a demented young man with hate in his heart.  Georgia rode the tide of hate against everything confederate across the south and were politically correct to appease those who hate anything Confederate.  But to those who still care about their ancestors, they still recognize them today.  Many are recognized on the traditional Memorial Day in May just as all other American troops are recognized that died in service to their nation.  People need to start leaving hate aside and study the true history of those who fought in that war against one another who were friends before the war and were friends afterward.  Especially, the leaders from both sides. The people of today might learn a great lesson from them as they extended hands of friendship to one another.

Liberalism in Hampton, GA

 "Liberalism in Hampton, GA"

Henry County has once again made national news twice in one week.  Another embarrassing saga to the county in a long line of embarrassments in the past few years.  This time it began with a teacher at Hampton Middle School getting their students to write a letter to the Congress and supporting gun control.  Here we have a teacher putting their own political view into the school subject they are supposed to be teaching and using the students to promote their agenda.  We have learned the letters did not go to Washington.  But the teacher is still teaching at the school.  Why?  Then, we have another teacher who has had a rant in her class about make President Trump wanting to make America great again is taking us back to segregation.  This woman was recorded ranting on and on with her own racist remarks towards the white children in the class.  Again she is still teaching at the school.  Why?   If a white history teacher spoke about the Confederacy being a good government and good thing for the south he would be put on leave and then fired because the liberal faction in the county would rise up and say that is racist.  All this is occurring once again in District 2 of Henry County.  The same district where the commissioner made sure the Civil War Museum would be gone from Nash Farm.  She had her own agenda there by making sure her liberal friend has the "farmers market" or flea market there.    Some of this happening at the Hampton Middle School is also likely linked to the progressive liberals who have been elected to that city's council.  This looks and has the earmarks of a coordinated attack upon the people of the 2nd district of Henry County.  It is time for the parents to go to the Board of Education of Henry County and ask for the removal of those teachers involved in this activity at the school.  This is going to cause more racial division in the area because the teachers who are promoting this agenda know that by feeding the mind of the young will hopefully inflame them to want to be radical and liberal in their views towards society.

The Staff

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 

State of the Union Address

The Democrats in Washington, D.C. showed their true self at the State of the Union Address.  As President Trump spoke and talked about various issues most of them were very disrespectful to the President and the people of the United States.  They would not stand up for border security, the American flag, fighting opioid abuse, the national anthem, bonuses for working Americans, the idea of low black unemployment, merit-based immigration, Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, 2.4 million jobs created, in God we trust, and many of them were seen on video playing candy crush on their phones.  There is an old saying in our nation that we get what we pay for and in their cases, they need to be fired.  They have no respect for our men and women in the military, our police and firefighters, and our hard-working Americans who go to work daily to feed their families.  These leeches are there to get a paycheck and to cause trouble back home across this land.  They have shown to the people of this nation that they are nothing more than bottom feeders who need to go and find something else to do instead of making things worse for those who are trying to make America stronger, safer and better.

John Middleton McKenzie

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