Eatonton's Literary Icon Story by Hank Segars “It is a great blessing for a young fellow in the clutches of poverty to be raised among such people as those who lived in Eatonton when I was a boy, and whose descendants still live there. I have not the slightest difficulty in the world in referring all that I have ever done or hope to do to the kindly interest which the people of Eatonton took in my welfare when I was too young to know of the troubles which inhabit the world by

By Beverly Harvey Few things in life can compare to sinking your teeth into a plump, yummy homegrown tomato. It doesn’t matter how you choose to eat them. Sliced and placed between two pieces of white bread thickly slathered with mayo and seasoned with coarsely ground black pepper. Or eaten as-is straight from the backyard garden. Homegrown tomatoes are pure heaven to savor. Once you’ve enjoyed eating fresh tomatoes picked from your own garden, store-bought varieties just w