Mary E. Williams Tucker
Mary E. Williams Tucker of Mansfield passed away December 29, 2017, at the age of 90. She was an active member of New Rocky Creek Baptist Church, where she was also a member of the Young at Heart group. Mrs. Tucker was a proud alumnus of Young Harris College. After her retirement from Bell South,…
Read MoreSouthern Justice, Part 26
I’m Fixin’ To present part 26 of Southern Justice: The Three Modern Day Musketeers and Vickie Bain were still huddled in Rick Junior’s office at Pic-Ric Products while they continued to try and sort things out after the spirit crushing meeting they had attended earlier in the day when B. Wendell Hormel had read Rick…
Read MoreExpect Great Things
Psalm 30:5 When I attended Washington Park Elementary School (the old one off Funderburg Dr.), we would sing a song, “If you’re happy and you know it.” The teacher would give us commands in the song and we would respond accordingly. If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands, stomp your feet…and so…
Read MoreThe New Year Begins
May 2018 be your best, Happy New Year. Hopefully, you guaranteed success this year by eating a traditional Southern New Year’s Day meal, black-eyed peas and some greens. For the greens, several green vegetables will work, cabbage, collards and turnip greens. Accompanying this meal you just gotta have some cornbread, representing the gold you are…
Read MoreRemembering a Classmate and Loyal Bulldog Fan
I was driving around Saturday morning taking care of a few errands when I received a text from a friend back home. The friend was asking if I had heard the news about another classmate who had passed away after a heart attack. I had not heard and the news was a shock that someone…
Read MoreHappy New Year!
I hope all of our citizens have had a wonderful and safe Christmas and a very happy New Years holiday! Our thoughts and prayers go out to our local families who have experienced loss of loved ones and loss of their homes recently. Let’s make 2018 a standout year for Jasper County when it comes…
Read MorePiedmont Basketball Falls to JMA
The Piedmont Academy varsity basketball teams began the second half of the season Tuesday against a quality opponent in John Milledge Academy. The Lady Cougars were defeated 45-20 while the varsity boys fell 65-34 despite a balanced scoring attack. Piedmont’s girls were led by Madison McCart who scored 12 points, including a 3-pointer. Alexis Dodson…
Read MorePiedmont MS Teams Fall at Home
Piedmont Academy’s Middle School basketball teams returned to action Tuesday at home against John Milledge Academy. The Middle School Lady Cougars fell 18-9 while the boys lost a close, down-to-the-wire contest 40-39. Fleming Sealy led the Piedmont girls with four points while Maddie Waddleton scored three and Marrisa Holder added two points. Ryan Holder led…
Read MoreHurricane Teams Sweep Oglethorpe
The Lady Hurricanes of Jasper County High School earned a 42-23 win over region opponent Oglethorpe County Tuesday evening. The region victory takes the girls’ overall record to 8-5 and region record to 1-2 for the season. In the win, Madison Abbott scored 26 points, Alicia Tripp and Mackenzie Abbott each scored six points. For…
Read MoreBeverly Ann McElheney Whitehurst
Beverly Ann McElheney Whitehurst was born November 5, 1937, in Monticello, Ga., and died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at Abbey Hospice, after a brief illness. She was the daughter of William Howard and Annabel Waits McElheney. She joined Monticello Methodist Church at an early age. She was a graduate of Monticello High School and Georgia…
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