Gregory Leon Green
.A homegoing celebration for Gregory Leon Green, who died February 18, 2018, was held February 24 at Greenwood Baptist Church in Shady Dale. Bishop Nicolas Curry, pastor, officiated. Burial was in Shady Dale Community Cemetery. Mr. Green was born in Shady Dale on April 4, 1958 to Annie Florence Green and raised by Martha and…
Read MoreThomas Loyd Burrell
Thomas Loyd Burrell, age 69, passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, at his residence. Loyd Burrell was born December 2, 1948 in Monticello, Ga. He was very involved in Boy Scouts, and taught himself to play guitar using The Beatles albums. He graduated from Monticello High School in 1967, and then from Georgia College with…
Read MoreSuperior Court Handles Many Cases
Judge William A. Prior, Jr. had some lengthy days in Jasper Superior Court last week as the criminal trial calendar was reviewed with several cases on the docket. Ryan O’Rourke, sentenced to 10 years with the first 180 days in a state probation detention center for criminal attempt to commit a felony and computer pornography.…
Read MoreCheap Vacation: Charlotte, N.C.
Charlotte was named for a German princess, but settled in 1755 by Northern Irish. To further confuse the issue, the city flag is the Saint Andrews flag of Scotland. Today, you still find remnants of early settlers as the Great Wagon Road on the east-west trading route across North Carolina has evolved into Trade Street.…
Read MoreOur Heart Is the Problem
Jesus often had confrontations with the Pharisees. These men were the religious elite of his day. They were the movers and shakers in the temple. And, they were the power brokers in the community as well. In Matthew 15:1-20, the Pharisees accuse Jesus of not keeping the traditions of man by not making His disciples…
Read MoreCheapskates
Call some of us cheapskates, but maybe, just maybe, you will identify yourself or take some of the advice. Usually the cheapskate is a chip off the old block as many of us were raised by parents or grandparents who lived through the Great Depression and adopted some of their habits. On the television show,…
Read MoreSouthern Justice, Part 34
I’m Fixin’ To present part 34 of Southern Justice: After Chris Adams finished his late breakfast and had a shower he dressed and sent a request to Uber for a ride to the Ritz Carlton Hotel where he retrieved his car. Then he drove straight toward his intended target for tonight because he wanted to…
Read MoreThe Air We Breathe
Any smoke you breathe is toxic; whether it be cigarette smoke, campfire smoke, wildland smoke, or smoke from a house fire. While the smoke from the first three haven’t changed all that much in the last 30 years, the smoke from house fires has changed significantly. Smoke from any substance is a mix of chemicals…
Read MoreTowonder Dennis Announces Candidacy for School Board
TOWONDER DENNIS Towonder Dennis of Monticello has announced that she will be running for the District 1 seat on the Jasper County Board of Education in the upcoming election. A proud graduate of Jasper County High School, Mrs. Dennis is an entrepreneur. She is the owner of Besley’s Event Center and Towonder’s Beauty Salon and…
Read MoreCouncil Discusses Services
The Monticello City Council met in a work session on Tuesday to discuss Service Delivery, a USDA grant, and telecommunications for the City of Monticello. The council members decided to discuss the Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) that pertains to the City of Monticello, the City of Shady Dale and Jasper County. City Manager Doug White…
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