The Veterans at the Library held their weekly meeting at the Franklin Memorial Library Monday morning, November 2, at 9 a.m. With Chair Johnny Tapley presiding, they had 40 in attendance. The speaker, Georgia State Representative Butch Parrish, provided an outstanding consisting of sausage biscuits, from The Cakery, cake and Banana's and Shari Watt provided orange juice, grape juice, cranberry juice, apple juice and coffee. Rep. Parrish talked briefly about some things happening in Emanuel County, especially the upgrades at Georgia L. Smith II State Park. In the last few years, they have added eight cabins, four full-service Yurts, four primitive campsites and 31 new full-service RV sites to go along with the existing 19 RV sites. Ranger Beth Hall from George L. Smith II State Park briefly talked about the park and all it has to offer the public plus the "Coffee & Mill House Tour for Veterans" to be held November 11. Besides the tour, there will be a no parking fee for Veterans on that day.
A new Veteran attended the meeting, Ken Mosley, who served in the U.S. Navy from September 1979 until February 1989, aboard the submarines USS Daniel Webster and the USS Georgia. His duty stations were Groton, CT and Silverdale, WA. Mosley’s highest rank was E-6.
Chair Johnny then called on Scotty Nasworthy to talk about the 2026 Wreaths Across America project on Saturday, December 19, to begin at 11a.m. The U.S. Flags will be positioned on veterans’ graves at the Swainsboro City Cemetery on Saturday, December 5.
Everyone is invited to the special historic dedication of the new Veterans Wall on Saturday, November 7, at 11 a.m. at the Veterans and 1st Responders Memorial Park and the dedication of the "Liberty Tree Monument" by the Wiregrass Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution at the same time.
