Betty Brandon Maxey
Betty Brandon Maxey passed away on December 13, 2016 at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro. She was born on May 3, 1935 to the late Johnny and Euna Tillman Brandon of Hillsboro. She attended Monticello High School in Monticello, GA. After graduating, she worked for Southern Bell/AT&T for 30 years. She also retired…
Read MoreAlbert Lee Pennamon
Albert Lee Pennamon was born April 20, 1948 in Jasper County to the late Willie Lee Pennamon Sr., and Daisy Mae Pennamon. He departed this life on earth on December 15, 2016. A celebration of life for Mr. Pennamon will be held Friday, Dec. 23, 2016 at 1 p.m. at St. James A.M.E. Church, 514…
Read MoreThe Many Signs of Christmas
Christmas, one of the holiest days of the year, is almost here. Between Christmas and Easter, it has always been a toss-up over the centuries as to which day is the most important. I tend to think they are equally as important as the other. Both are important to the faith of Christians. You can’t…
Read MoreMerry Christmas!
Do you remember when you first sat in Santa’s lap and whispered your Christmas list to him? Did you believe? Do you still want to believe? You betcha. Wouldn’t that make your Christmas morning special? This past Saturday, I got to be Santa’s helper and hear some of those kids lists. Most of the kids…
Read MoreFamilies Make Christmas Special
The following is my annual Christmas column, first written several years ago. It remains a favorite of mine so I like to share it with readers each year with a few minor updates. I trust this Christmas will be filled with blessings for you and yours and that the new year is the best yet…
Read MoreVarsity Cougars Enter Christmas Break
Piedmont Academy’s varsity basketball teams wrapped up the first portion of their 2016-2017 schedule last Saturday and now have several days off before returning to the court in January. The Cougars and Lady Cougars traveled to McDonough to face Creekside with both teams facing tough opponents. The Piedmont girls fell 37-25 despite eight points from…
Read MoreCanes Compete in Holiday Tourneys
The boys’ varsity Hurricane squad will wrap up action in the Henry Holiday tournament this week as the Lady Hurricanes prepare for the Mary Persons Holiday tournament next week. The boys’ squad rebounded last weekend with wins over Elbert and Spalding counties after losses the previous week to Banks and Jones counties. In their second…
Read MoreRetirement Reception Held for the Kellys
LOUISE AND DON KELLY More than 150 people attended a reception held last Thursday for Don and Louise Kelly who are retiring from their positions at the Bank of Moniticello at the end of the year. At the reception, Steve Jordan read a resolution that was adopted by the Board of Directors of the bank…
Read MoreDanny Tumlin Is Grand Prize Winner
DANNY TUMLIN, ELIZABETH HOBBY Sometimes, just sometimes, persistence pays off. It did last week for Danny Tumlin, long-time, faithful football contest player. He won the grand prize of four tickets to the Chick-fil-A/Peach Bowl in Atlanta on New Year’s Eve. Danny, and his wife, Sonja, play the contest every week, and between them had five…
Read MoreNew York City
Just returned from New York City. So many people, so little room. Not many in the 5th Avenue stores, but lots looking at the beautiful store windows. The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was the star attraction as thousands jammed in to get their picture taken with the tree as the backdrop. There were some pretty…
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