Antonio Warren
A celebration of life for Antonio Warren, who died Sept. 23, was held Saturday, Sept. 30, at St. James A.M.E. Church in Monticello. Mr. Warren was born on November 29, 1969 to Willie and Yvonne Warren of Sparta. He received his education at Hancock Central High School, and welding certificate from Griffin Technical College. After…
Read MoreJeannette Reynolds
Jeannette Reynolds, 97, of Flowery Branch went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. She passed away at The Retreat Nursing Home in Monticello. Funeral services were held Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with Reverend Phil Carpenter and Reverend Clyde Self officiating.…
Read MoreSouthern Justice, Part 13
I’m Fixin’ To present part 13 of Southern Justice: The luncheon invitation extended by Rick to his son and the other two musketeers turned out not to be socially gratifying or family unifying, but rather to be a most uncomfortable event. When the boys arrived at the restaurant the host and hostess were already there…
Read MorePeople Are Not Machines
Siri and Alexa are changing the way we interact with each other. Siri is the name of Apple’s virtual assistant available on iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers and Alexa is the name of Amazon’s virtual assistant and comes into our homes on an Amazon Echo or Amazon Dot. These “assistants” answer our questions or do…
Read MoreLong Live the News
A frequent trivia question is what do the letters, “NEWS”, the acronym, stand for? The answer according to the trivia leader is “North, East, West, South”.Some say the answer is “National, Entertainment, Weather, Sports.” In reality, NEWS is the plural of new, according to OED, Oxford English dictionary, the definitive record of the English language…
Read MoreA Month of Scares Leading to Halloween
October arrived Sunday and as if following a director’s cue the temperature immediately felt more like fall. It won’t be long now before the leaves begin displaying their bright colors and all the traditions of fall return once again. For me one of the traditions for October is scary movies which will be shown throughout…
Read MoreLady Canes Vie for Region Title Today
The Lady Hurricanes varsity softball team will play today, Oct. 5 in the Region 8AA semifinals which will determine the rankings and which team and where they will play in the first round of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 11. With the GHSA’s four team format advancement to the…
Read MoreBetty Jean Harrelson Wells
Betty Jean Harrelson Wells of Monticello, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 after a long illness. She went to be with the Lord at the age of 75 surrounded by her loving family at Eternal Hope Hospice in Griffin. Betty was the oldest of seven children born February 16, 1942. She outlived all her siblings. Betty…
Read MoreFormer Army Buddies Visit Here
YEARS LATER, ARMY BUDDIES REUNITE AGAIN Seven former members of the U.S. Army’s 28th Artillery C-Battery Unit stationed in Bad Kissinger, Germany from 1960-1963 held their annual reunion last weekend at the home of Monticello residents Woodie and Sue Perkins. Woodie served in the Army before leaving the military in 1962 to purse a plethora…
Read MoreDeputies Respond to few Reports of Theft
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office made few arrests in the last week, and had few reports of thefts. There was a report of a package from Amazon being taken from a residence on Rock Eagle Road. In addition, a burglary was reported on Pine Valley Road, and a financial transaction card fraud was…
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