Legislation Making Virtual Meetings of Public Bodies Acceptable for Any Reason Should be Defeated

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•October 20, 2021• Every city council or school board has issues large and small that impact the lives of the people it serves. Should residents be allowed to have chickens within city limits? Should the city-owned hospital be sold? What programs should the school district cut to have a balanced budget? How should students be allowed to dress in school? Even matters that may seem trivial are important to someone. It is the duty of public officials on public bodies to give every matter serious consideration. And it is the duty of citizens to whom those matters are important to … Read More

Trunks for Treats

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•October 20, 2021• Smyser Christian Church is having Trunks for Treats on Saturday, October 30 from 5-8 pm at the church. There will be decorated trunks, candy, an obstacle course, bounce house, horse rides and food. The event is free. The church is located at 1521 Whitley Point Rd in Gays. … Read More

Little Theatre Fall Season

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•October 20, 2021• by Ellen Ferrara NP Writer The Little Theatre opened the summer with three wildly successful outdoor concerts which were enthusiastically received by crowds longing for a chance to mingle and socialize after nearly two years of quarantine. The performers were grateful for the opportunity to once again share their wonderful talents with a live audience. The stunning “The King and Marilyn” just closed October 17 with Daniel Durston in the role of Elvis and Monica Ricketts as Marilyn Monroe. The musical is based on the fantasy of what might have been if Elvis and Marilyn had developed … Read More

County Board Adopts Recommendations of Grievance Investigation Committee

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•October 20, 2021• by Crystal Reed NP Writer The Moultrie County Board adopted three recommendations of the Grievance Investigation Committee findings. The first is the board’s need to establish a type of human resources department to deal with issues existing in the courthouse and with county board members. Second is a standardized grievance form developed and utilized for non-union county employees with all employees trained on completion and distribution of such forms and third, allowing the county assessment office to form its own GIS work from employees within that department. The board approved transferring $30,000 from Moultrie County reserves to … Read More

Coat Drive and Giveaway

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•October 20, 2021• The No Kids Left in the Cold Coat Giveaway in honor of Margie Pondo is now accepting donations of new and clean used coats as well as hats and gloves. The coat giveaway was started 7 year ago and Margie Pondo joined about three years ago. Last May, Margie passed away. Last year they gave away 300 new coats and they anticipate 400-500 coats to be given out this year. They carry up to size 20 coats for children. They are also accepting individual donations so that they can shop for coats. The coat giveaway will be … Read More

SCEF Receives Gift from Estate

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•October 20, 2021• The Sullivan Community Education Foundation provides grants for school and community needs each year. One of the ways to contribute to SCEF is through estate planning. The SCEF wishes to acknowledge the generous gift of $86,000, from the estate of Lloyd and Helen Maurer. The Maurers’ were former Sullivan residents. Mr. Maurer was a farmer for over 40 years and a gifted golfer. Mrs. Maurer taught elementary grades at Lowe School for 25 years and retired in 1982. They were the parents of sons, Gary and Joel. After retiring, they moved to Florida. We, as board members … Read More

Talking Out of Both Sides of Your Mouth and Other Inconsistencies

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•October 20, 2021• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer Today please enjoy a mailbag column from readers who have observed some pretty weird linguistic anomalies in recent weeks. But first, I have a question for White Sox manager Tony La Russa, who was hot with a capital H after the Pale Hose were unceremoniously shown the door in Game 4 of the ALDS. “The stuff there in the eighth inning leaves just a bitter taste in your mouth and in my gut,” he told reporters after the game. And seconds later: “You don’t want to come back because you got … Read More