Considerations for Raising Horses
Raising any animal is a weighty responsibility that only grows the larger the animal is. You want to be absolutely certain that you can properly provide for it before making a decision. If you are thinking of getting a horse for farm work or pleasure, you should make these considerations for raising horses. Are You…
Read MoreDeputies Make Traffic Stops; Persons Are Arrested Here
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) stopped 114 persons during traffic stops last week, and investigated numerous types of calls, none of which were especially eventful. Persons arrested in the last week, and their charges, include: •Shannon Marie Moore, 41, Monticello—hold for warrant in Douglas Co. •Joshua Vernon Christian, 24, Griffin—hold for warrant…
Read MoreSubdivisions Will Require 30 Percent Green Space
The Jasper County Commission, at its regular meeting Monday, approved a text amendment to conservation subdivisions requiring subdivisions built in Jasper County now to have at least 30 percent green space. That’s down from the 40 percent that was suggested until this text amendment was passed. The text amendment was necessary because of ambiguous language…
Read MoreDeadline Is Near for Recreation Sports Sign-ups
The last day to register for Jasper County Recreation Department fall sports of Football & Cheerleading is slated for Saturday, August 8. Recreation Director Roger Minter asks that parents/guardians do so by the deadline. Persons may register at the complex located at 246 Ted Sauls Road in Monticello or online at www.jaspercorec.com. Call 706-468-4916 for…
Read MoreMrs. Bernice R. Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs. Bernice Richards Johnson, who died July 26, 2020, were held Friday, July 31, at the chapel of Smith and Sons Funeral Home in Monticello. Mrs. Johnson was born June 26, 1945 to Annie Kate LaVaughn and John Wesley Richards. She attended the Jasper County Training School, graduating in 1964. A church-going…
Read MoreBoat Safety Tips for Tubing on the Water
Summer is in full force, and there’s no better way to spend it than traveling to a local lake or river and enjoying watersports like tubing. However, tubing is known to be dangerous if you don’t take the necessary precautions. Find out some boat safety tips for tubing on the water before the fun begins. Always Wear A Life Vest There…
Read MoreGreat Sermon, Preacher
One part of ministry that comes with the territory of being a pastor is the critiques of the message that is shared every week. Typically, people are kind and gracious to my face. Over the pot roast at home, it may be a different story. But, to me they usually are very complimentary or at…
Read MoreSlidin’ In To Home
Up until this year, summer meant baseball. “The national past time,” so named over a 150 years ago, is sorely missed. We all miss “the crack of the bat”. Who invented baseball? Some say, for years, that Abner Doubleday came up with the idea when he scratched a diamond shape into the dirt and declared…
Read MoreFreedom Riders Now Truly Free
Freedom Riders originated during the 1960s when civil rights activists rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States and subsequent years to challenge the non-enforcement of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions Morgan v. Virginia (1946) and Boynton v. Virginia (1960), which ruled that segregated public buses were unconstitutional. The original 13 Freedom Riders consisted…
Read MoreAnother Jungle Primary And Ballot Access in Georgia
Items from my political notebook as march toward the 2020 general election: We’ve provided plenty of coverage to the “jungle primary” for the United States Senate seat in Georgia which will determine who succeeds the retired Johnny Isakson. Now there will be another “jungle primary” for the 5th congressional district following the passing of civil…
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