Senior Center Names Top Volunteer
GARY MCDANIEL Right when you think your purpose has been disabled by a disability, you learn differently. That is, with the right attitude. The Jasper County Senior Center works with the aging and disabled in our community. Each year the center depends on volunteers to enhance its services, whether it is helping deliver meals to…
Read MorePersons Are Arrested
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) had a light week last week, when it comes to thefts. Last Wednesday some chain saws were reported stolen from an address on Hwy. 142. In addition, there was a report of theft of lost or mislaid property where someone lost $40 at Ingles. No other thefts were reported…
Read MoreQualifying for Special Election Is Next Week
Qualifying for the special election to elect a new Probate Judge and District 4 County Commissioner will be held next Wednesday, Feb. 13, beginning at 9 a.m., and will continue until Friday, Feb. 15, at noon. Thus far, one person has announced his or her intentions to run for each office. Andrea Brown, who now…
Read MoreDorothy Constance King Mygatt
For the first time in over 100 years, the sun has risen and set on a day without the living presence of Dorothy Constance King Mygatt. Dot Mygatt began her life with God on January 27, 2019. She began her life on earth on June 5, 1918. Dot was the fourth of five daughters of…
Read MoreAlan Richard Johns
Alan Richard Johns, 84, of Monticello, passed away January 11, 2019 at the Archway Transitional Care Center, Macon. The oldest of 10 children, he was born April 10, 1935, to Ione and Richard H. Johns, in Toledo, Ohio. He and his nine siblings had many wonderful times growing up in the small town of Millbury,…
Read MoreTerry Van Ray
Terry Van Ray, age 68, of Monticello, passed away Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, at his residence. Terry Ray was born in Atlanta, to the late Herbert Claude Ray and Annie Ruth McCullough Ray. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Glenda Ray Dixon. Terry lived in Ellenwood before moving…
Read MoreLenard T. Shelton
Lenard T. Shelton, age 86, passed away Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Lenard Shelton was born in LaGrange, Ga. to the late Bernard Melton Shelton and Maggie Bell Hudgins Shelton. He lived in Conyers before moving to Monticello in 1978. Lenard Shelton worked as a heavy equipment operator for Arthur Pew and…
Read MoreCELEBRATING 100 YEARS
Lillie Kate Peacock turns 100 years old today, Jan. 31. She was born on January 31, 1919 in Shady Dale. Mrs. Peacock has five living children—Barbara Johnson of Rutledge, Lillie Mae Peacock of Jackson, Annie Lois Stokes of Lithonia, Angie Lee Smith of Shady Dale, and Linda Horton of Covington. The Jasper County native will…
Read MoreAmerica Strickland Chooses Michael Cooper at JCHS
America Strickland was named STAR student for Jasper County High School based on her SAT scores, and she chose Michael Cooper as her STAR teacher. The STAR Program is designed to recognize high school seniors who have the highest SAT score in their graduating class and meet all the other program requirements. How many classes…
Read MoreCaden Clark and Angie Marks Represent Piedmont Academy
Richard Caden Clark was named STAR student for Piedmont Academy based on his SAT scores, and he chose Angie Marks as his STAR teacher. The STAR Program is designed to recognize high school seniors who have the highest SAT score in their graduating class and meet all the other program requirements. How many classes a…
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