JCHS Tracksters Compete at State
Jimmy Dean Patton
Jimmy Dean Patton, 82, of Monticello, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022, at St. Mary’s Health Care System in Athens. Jimmy Patton was born on July 24, 1939 to the late Carson Patton and Lucinda Patton. He was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters. Jimmy served in the U.S. Army during the Korean…
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David Bronson Ogburn
David Bronson Ogburn, of Mansfield, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022, at the age of 67. Mr. Ogburn was a devout Christian and member of New Rocky Creek Baptist Church. David was a hero to his family. He loved his family dearly. David is known for his skills and loved building and repairing race cars.…
Read MoreJames Hopson ‘Bud’ Turner
James Hopson “Bud” Turner, age 75, of Madison, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022, in Madison. Bud Turner was born in Shady Dale, to the late Mitchell Turner and Mary Lee Greenway Turner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 22 years, Susie Lackey Turner; and stepson, Greg…
Read MoreBrenda Lee Turner Voss
Brenda Lee Turner Voss, 68, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2022 at her house on Falling Creek Drive in Greensboro. Brenda was born on April 20, 1954 in Monticello to Mary Sue Tillman Turner and John Tolliver Turner. She was a graduate of the Piedmont Academy in Monticello. She graduated from the University of…
Read MoreCounty O.K.’s Paving; Hears Budget Requests
The Jasper County Commission met for a 45 minute meeting, 30 minutes of which was in closed session, on Monday evening, before continuing to meet for another hour-plus in a work session on budget. During the regular meeting, commissioners discussed the cost to contract asphalt overlay on four roads that the county had planned to…
Read MoreFour Injured in Head-on Collision
Two vehicles collided head-on last Friday afternoon on Hwy. 83 just south of Clay Road. At least four people were hospitalized as a result of the accident. The report from the Georgia State Patrol was not ready, however, on Tuesday, but some information was available. The drivers were Salim Fazal of Suwanee who was driving…
Read MoreJasper Now Has Motorcycle Officer
You may have seen something new to Jasper County in recent weeks…we at The News office did, so we contacted Sheriff Donnie Pope and confirmed what we had seen—a motorcycle officer—then decided to sit down and talk with Officer J.T. Wood. Officer Wood joined the Jasper County Sheriff’s office last October, on a part time…
Read MoreSeveral Are Sentenced on Motion Day in Superior Ct.
Last Tuesday’s Jasper Superior Court motion day session saw several defendants sentenced to time in confinement for criminal offenses. Judge Allison Burleson was presiding. Lola Grogan-Lindsey was sentenced to 30 years with the first 12 years in confinement for manufacturing methamphetamine less than 200 grams as a count of trafficking methamphetamine was nolle prossed. She…
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