Hattie Synoval McMichael
A homegoing celebration for Hattie Synoval McMichael, who died December 14, 2016, was held December 21 at Freedonia A.M.E. Church in Monticello. Rev. Herman Dennis, pastor, officiated. Burial was in McMichael Cemetery. Ms. McMichael was born on July 15, 1947 to the late Mr. and Mrs. S.C. McMichael and Eddie Mae Sands McMichael in Detroit,…
Read MoreJanet Marie Horsley Luttrell
Janet Marie Horsley Luttrell, age 78, of Mansfield, passed away on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, at her residence. Marie Luttrell was born in Clarkdale, Ga., to the late Willie Bernice Horsley and Lizzie Inez Bearden Horsley. She lived in Stone Mountain until moving to Mansfield in 2000. Along with her parents, she was preceded in…
Read MoreJoe José Deraney
Joe José Deraney, age 88, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. José Deraney was born in San Cristobal, Cuba to the late Elias Deraney Numer and Maria Josefa Deraney y Deraney. In 1949, he left Cuba and moved to Georgia. He was of the Catholic religion. José was an original member…
Read MoreMan Is Arrested Trying To Meet Youth
Devin Chase Sheffield, 22, of Preston was arrested last week and charged with criminal attempt to a commit a felony, possession of a firearm or knife during commission of a crime and obscene telephone contact with a child after he came to Monticello with the intention of meeting an underage girl. The Jasper County Sheriff’s…
Read MoreA Look Back at 2016
2016—What stands out the most in your mind? Well I can think of two topics that have trended throughout the year, on the international, national and local levels. The first being the most obvious and talked about, still, around the workplace water cooler and the dinner table which oft times divided friends, families, and a…
Read MorePressing On By Forgetting
I have talked with a couple of families this month who have said the same thing: “I cannot wait to get out of 2016.” They are ready for a new year to have a new start and try again. Each of the families has had major struggles throughout the year. Maybe 2016 has been a…
Read MoreHappy New Year
Christmas this year, just for the record, was too hot and I do mean the temperature. Thank goodness, Southerners know to keep at least one pair of shorts out for just such a day, but really, Christmas in shorts. It just ain’t fittin’. Each year some television station gives us non-fireplace people a chance to…
Read MoreRinging In The New Year
In just a few days we will officially enter 2017. That number seems odd when you describe it by attaching the current year with it. In many ways it doesn’t seem possible we have reached this point. A new year means different things to different people I suppose. For the college football fan, it has…
Read MoreJasper’s CCRPI Test Scores Drop
During the December meeting of the Jasper County Board of Education Dr. Kristie Brooks, Director of Student Services spoke to the board about the FY16 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) test scores for the system. These numbers are aimed at showing how students are growing compared to the year before, according to Dr.…
Read MoreBiotech Student Takes Part in Lichen Training
Jasper County High School (JCHS) independent Biotech research student Jessica Moore participated in “What is a Lichen” training at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center. Sean Beeching, a volunteer with the Georgia Nature Conservancy, and Jody Rice, with the Wildlife Research Department, led the training which covered lichen identification techniques, collection protocols, and lichens as bioindicators. Miss…
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