June FLowers
The month of June some believe was named for the Roman goddess, Juno, associated with marriage and childbirth. June, the most popular month for marriages in the United States, gets its popularity from being a month when the weather is not too hot and not to cold. Can’t say it’s not too rainy from the…
Read MoreThe Second Doublewide on the Right, part 92
I’m Fixin’ To present part 92 of The Second Doublewide on the Right: After signing his extradition papers and signing his property rights over on Wednesday, Reverend Ricky Lee Jones only had to spend one more night in the Ocmulgee County Jail. Early Thursday morning he was roused up, put into chains and transferred into…
Read More‘Ham’ Radio Field Day Set
Butts County Amateur Radio Club will host an area ARRL Field Day at the Butts County Emergency Communications Auxiliary, Tim Kersey Pavilion, on Satuarday, June 24, at 2 p.m., until Sunday, June 25 at 2 p.m. The location is Recreation Drive in Jackson, and more information is available at www.bcgaares.org ARRL Field Day is the…
Read MoreCountdown To A New Season
Spring practice is history and a variety of preseason magazines are now available for purchase. Both of those items can only mean one thing: a new college football season is getting closer with each passing day. For me, college football is divided into several parts, which have made it a year around sport. You have…
Read MoreHelp Us Help You
Each week we’ll be presenting topics of interest and concern to the community we serve. If you have any questions or a topic you’d like to see covered, please submit your inquiries to the editor! Our first topic is Help us…find you! When it comes to any emergency, time is the enemy. Shortness of breath,…
Read MoreDouglas Gotel Earns Credential
Douglas Gotel LICSW, of Washington D.C., formerly of Monticello, earned the prestigious Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S) credential conferred by the Association for Play Therapy (APT), according to its CEO Kathryn Lebby. Mr. Gotel is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. To become a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, applicants must have earned a traditional master’s or higher…
Read MoreCheap Vacations: New York City
For the ultimate vacation, go to New York City and yes, it can be done on the Cheap. The key to finding thrifty airfares and budget hotels is to enlist the help of countless websites that enable you to name your destination and get alerts when there is a flash sale. Be prepared, flash sales…
Read MoreMaster Gardeners Program Is Expanding
The Master Gardener program in Georgia is a volunteer training program designed to help University of Georgia Extension staff transfer research-based information about gardening and related subjects to the public by training home gardeners. Through this program, Extension is able to reach out and serve more citizens with educational programming and demonstrations. Master Gardener Extension…
Read MorePersons Are Arrested; Thefts Are Investigated
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) investigated several thefts in Monticello last week. On June 2, a push mower was reported stolen from an address on West Greene Street in Monticello. The day before, a wallet with cash was taken from an address on Eatonton Street, also in Monticello. A Smith & Wesson…
Read MoreSenior Diamond Cougars Leave Legacy
The six seniors for the 2017 Piedmont Academy baseball team have left a stamp of success on the program which will be hard to duplicate. Mack Brady, Tyler Mills, Wyatt Galloway, Jay Sheets, Michael Edwards and Brock Carter capped their careers for the Diamond Cougars recently with the GISA Class AA state championship, the fourth…
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