Piedmont Golfers Improve
Members of the Piedmont Academy golf team continue to improve their game as the region tournament approaches. In a recent match against Loganville Christian Academy, Kolby Pounds was low medalist at 37, Sawyer Freeman had a round of 40, Ridge Stroud finished at 42 and Marissa Holder was at 44. “We have four solid golfers…
Read MoreScott Cobb
Scott Cobb passed away at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin on March 15, 2023 following a brief illness. He was born in Illinois on April 12, 1958, the son of Verna and Richard Cobb. His grandparents, Carl and Agnes Burkhart, lived on Jackson Lake and Scott and his family moved nearby when Scott was in the…
Read MoreCharles ‘Bryan’ Vance
Charles “Bryan” Vance of Macon, passed away on March 20, 2023 at the age of 72 in Brunswick. Bryan was born in Rome on March 6, 1951, the son of the late Inez Bradshaw Vance and George Thornton Vance. Bryan was a graduate of Lanier High School in Macon. After graduating high school Bryan moved…
Read MoreWilliam ‘Bill’ Brown Harvey
William “Bill” Brown Harvey, age 85, of Mansfield, passed away on March 22, 2023, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle. Bill Harvey was born on December 29, 1937, to the late John Harvey, Sr. and Margaret Bowes Harvey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Kevin William Harvey; and…
Read MoreNew Mayor Elected; SPLOST Passes
DeAshley R. Thurman was elected Mayor of Monticello in a election that culminated Tuesday. Only 16.59 percent of the city voters turned out for the special election for Monticello Mayor. The election was required after Gail Harrell resigned in January. David Thompson, head of the Monticello Historic Preservation Commission, and Ms. Thurman were seeking the…
Read MoreSchool Board Names Michelle Coward To Board
The Jasper County School Board at its regular meeting Tuesday named Michelle Coward to fill the District 5 vacancy on the board left by the resignation of Lewis Rice, who is unable to fulfill his duties for health reasons. Ms. Coward currently serves on the Washington Park Elementary School School Governance Team (SGT), has a…
Read More‘Granny Hill’ Celebrates 106 Years
Granny Hill, as Julia Jones Hill is affectionately called by many of her family members, celebrated her 106th birthday Sunday. Yes, I said 106. I know she looks to be way younger than that…she sounds and acts way younger too! Granny Hill moved to Jasper County in February 2020, just before Covid hit. She had…
Read MoreThe Women of Animal Control
Kristy Tribble and Becky Perkins, both certified and deputized Animal Control O?cers hold the role of Director and Senior Animal Control O?cer respectively at Jasper County Animal Control (JCAC). When I arrived at JCAC, they were heading out to court in the lone JCAC truck to testify for one of their summons cases. Inside JCAC…
Read MoreSeveral Are Booked into Jasper County Jail
It was a relatively light week for traffic stops, according to the 911 report this week, with less than 100 vehicles being stopped by Jasper County deputies. However, there is a fairly long list of arrests for the fewer traffic stops, although a couple of those listed are only being housed for another county. Those…
Read MoreThe Scars of Sin/Living in a Tomb
So many people are living in a tomb with dead bones and decaying corpses . Do you error because you don’t know the scriptures? The Bible states that people without Christ are dead. But with Christ we live. Let us look at a dead man from the scriptures. St. Mark 5:2 Let go to the…
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