Celebrating the life and work of Flannery O’Connor

Last week marked the 87th birthday of one of Georgia's most beloved writers who spent much of her life just down the road in Milledgeville.

MORGAN COUNTY PASTOR REID RETIRES IN MARCH AFTER 55 YEARS OF SERVICE

Author and consummate Southern gentleman James Farmer shares drinks worth savoring for the perfect porch party

photos by katie davis walker

The Madison Artists Guild invites you to discover egg-stra special art

Adults may also enter a “Grown Up Egg Hunt” for coupons and goodies hidden in high-value prize eggs from area merchants. A $10 donation is suggested for the Egg Hunt, and each prize egg will contain much more than $10 worth of goodies from these donors:

Amelia’s
Artisan’s Alley
Bake, Rattle and Roll
Barkin’ Dogs Shoe Co.
Bumble B Books
The Caboose
Chop House Grille
Chowder House
Gigi’s Salon
Heritage Hall
H. Porkington
JK Linens
Laughing Moon
Le Petit Jardin
Lilybeth’s
Lilywind Kids
Madison Café
Madison Hardware
Madison Produce
Madison Tea Room
Madison-Morgan Cultural Center
Morgan County Citizen
Perk Avenue
Petals Salon
Rutledge Hardware
Rutledge Frame Shop
Sartoria Monica
Spa at the James Madison Inn
Steffen Thomas Museum of Art
That Pizza Place
Town and Country
Whidby Jewelers
Waffle House
Yesterday’s Cafe in Rutledge

Printed in the March 22, 2012 edition

As it turns out, it is a small world after all. Seven students from Morgan County High School (MCHS) discovered truth in that maxim the weekend of Feb. 19-21 when they went to Atlanta for the Georgia United Nations Assembly (GUNA).