Labor of Love: Mexico Mission Trip
By BETHANY CARGILE AND ALLISON SCROGGS We, Bethany Cargile and Allison Scroggs, have always wanted to attend the Mexico Work Mission trips since we were old enough, but we were unable. This summer it was finally our time to go. We were both raised in churches that emphasized the importance of mission work. God had…
Read MoreNorma Gail Johnson Ellis
Norma Gail Johnson Ellis, age 65, of Stockbridge, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018, in Florida. Norma Ellis was born in Atlanta, to the late Hollis Camp Johnson and Mary Jane Willis Johnson. She was a lifelong resident of Clayton County. Norma Ellis was a 12-year dedicated employee of Atlanta Electrical JATC’s Training Center in…
Read MoreSouthern Justice, Part 49
I’m Fixin’ To present part 49 of Southern Justice: Judge Hollis Garrett had issued a temporary order allowing the Gentlemen’s Club to remain open and to keep their liquor license. So later in the evening, after his phone conversation with Jackie about her staying at his lake house, B. Wendell Hormel, like a moth to…
Read MoreHave You Been Pruned?
“I am the true vine,” said Jesus, “and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful….” Those are powerful words. There is an important message here. “….my Father is the…
Read MoreHappy Father’s Day
Hello, to all the fathers, daddys, pops, da da, you know who you are, Happy Fathers’s Day. You are half of each of us reading these words. Although we don’t say it enough, thanks for giving us the chance to be what we became. What to give as a gift on Father’s Day? If you…
Read MoreHow Freedom of Speech Really Works
There continues to be a good bit of spirted discussion about certain National Football League players who believe they have a right to kneel during the playing (or performance of) the National Anthem prior to games. In the conversations I have been involved with there are some who are somewhat surprised by my stance although…
Read MoreNew Piedmont Football Coach Preps for Season
New Piedmont Academy football coach Mike Parris is in full preparation mode for the upcoming season. Parris, who has 168 career wins on his resume, was officially introduced as the new Cougar head coach in February. He was head football coach at Jackson High School from 1996-2012 compiling two undefeated regular seasons. Parris also has…
Read MoreCommission Works on Budget
The Jasper County Commissioners have scheduled three public hearings on the proposed 2019 budget, with the first being next Thursday, June 21, at 10 a.m., and the next one also on Thursday, but at 6 p.m. The third hearing is set for Monday, June 25, at 6 p.m. The proposed budget was to be finalized…
Read MoreSentences Are Handed Down in Superior Court
Donna Melissa Hornsby is to serve three years in confinement on a 10 year sentence for the sale of methamphetamine, according to her sentencing in Jasper Superior Court last Tuesday during a review of the motion day calendar. The remainder of her sentence may be served on probation and she was also fined $1,500. Clint…
Read MoreDeputies Investigate Thefts
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office investigated several reports of theft in the last week, including a burglary at an address on Funderburg Drive where a large television, sound system, rifle, and pocketbooks were taken. They also investigated a burglary on Brookwood Drive where a baby ring, and some currency and coins were taken.…
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