Child’s Body Is Recovered from Lake
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS GATHER AT NUTHATCH BEACH SUNDAY MORNING Game Wardens from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Division recovered the body of Amelia Whitlock, age 9, of Jackson, in the Turtle Cove area of Jackson Lake in Jasper County at approximately 7:55 p.m. Monday. The victim was riding in a vessel early…
Read MoreMorgan Blackwell Cheers in London
MORGAN BLACKWELL (L) SEES LONDON Remember Morgan Blackwell, the Jasper County High School cheerleader who was selected to participate in the London New Year’s Day parade. Last year Morgan took a chance and entered a contest for cheerleaders across America for a chance to participate in this possibly “once in a lifetime” event. When Morgan…
Read MoreClarence Eugene ‘Gene’ Trammell
Clarence Eugene “Gene” Trammell, was born in Sumner, Ga., March 22, 1947, and died January 12, 2017, in his adopted hometown, Monticello, Ga. He was the son of the late Merle Hancock and Clarence Hall “Bo” Trammell. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Charles Walker Trammell. Gene married his…
Read MoreBetty Ann Limbough Mize
Betty Ann Limbough Mize, age 76, of Monticello, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at her residence. Betty Mize was born in Sylacauga, Ala., to the late Luther Henry Limbough and Dorothy Smith Limbough. After marrying Larry Mize in December of 1962, she moved to Georgia where she lived until moving to West Monroe,…
Read MoreRichard ‘Dick’ Leroy Clayton
Richard “Dick” Leroy Clayton, age 90, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017, at his residence. Dick Clayton was born in Delano, Calif., to the late Frank Thomas Clayton and Florence Emma Williams Clayton. He lived in Coquille, Oregon for a number of years; and on June 15, 1972, his job as a supervisor with Georgia…
Read MoreAntonio D. Rooks
A celebration of life for Antonio DeMorris Rooks was held Saturday, Jan. 7, at Rock Creek Baptist Church in Mansfield. Reginald Bush, pastor of Lizzie Berry Baptist Church in Jackson and Cecil Rozier, Sr., pastor of Sims Chapel Baptist Church in Covington officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Rooks, affectionately known as “Fish,”…
Read MoreDeborah Faye Lyon Webb
Deborah Faye Lyon Webb, age 59, of Monticello, passed away Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, at her residence. Deborah Webb was born in Atlanta, Ga., to the late Harold Lloyd Lyon and Dorothy Inez Goddard Lyon. She was raised in Lithonia, and later, moved to Semmes, Ala. Deborah moved to Monticello in 1989 to open Deborah…
Read MoreArrests Are Reported
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) investigated several reports of theft in the last week, including one last week on Pine Street, where items were taken from an automobile. Also last week, a telephone was reported stolen at Washington Park Elementary School. Sometime between December 28 and January 8, an array of items…
Read MoreGroup Travels to Costa Rica
On December 26, 2016, a group of 34 travelers, including several local residents, flew to San Jose, Costa Rica. After a comfortable flight, the group arrived in their destination city and met up with their designated and experienced tour guide, Jonathon Saborio. The group checked into the hotel, had dinner and breakfast, and departed the…
Read MoreThe Second Doublewide on the Right, part 71
I’m Fixin’ To present part 71 of The Second Doublewide on the Right: After Jimmy Ray’s abused little sister had watched him almost slice her antagonist’s finger off and kick the chair out from under him at her kitchen table, she saw him straddle Alvin and grasp him by his hair with his left hand…
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