The Second Doublewide on the Right, page 66
I’m Fixin’ To present part 66 of The Second Doublewide on the Right: It was a slow Monday and Tuesday on the Ocmulgee County Court Calendar with only a few civil cases to be heard, causing Judge Thurston J. Garfield, III, to be in a most foul mood. All he observed on the docket were…
Read MoreThe Birthday of Christ
I enjoy this season of the year as much as many of you. This weekend we went and purchased our Christmas tree, brought it home and decorated it. Just like every one of us, each tree is different in each home. How we choose to decorate depends upon our likes and dislikes. For those who…
Read MoreSay Thank You
Seventy-five years ago today, President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke before Congress and gave one of the most quoted of all speeches when he said, “Yesterday, December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy.” The entire speech lasted only seven minutes, but it’s impact on the United States cannot be understated. Baby boomers had…
Read MoreCurrent Playoff System Is Better But Not Perfect
We now have the four select teams for the upcoming playoffs in “big time” college football. Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Washington have been chosen to battle for the national title in a few weeks. This current system is certainly favorable to previous decades when college football at this level had no playoff at all,…
Read MorePiedmont Middle School Teams Win
Piedmont Academy’s Middle School basketball teams swept St. George Episcopal last week on the road. The Middle School Lady Cougars earned a 14-12 win behind eight points from Fleming Sealy. Raleigh Lofton, Cally Cook and Hannah Tyler added two points each in the victory. The Middle School boys took a 37-15 win behind a 10-point…
Read MoreVarsity Hurricanes Sweep Red Devils and Tigers
The Jasper County High School varsity basketball squads took care of business on home court last weekend with decisive victories over Jackson High School and Greene County High School. On Friday, the Lady Canes demolished the Lady Red Devils with a 67-6 win – and that is not a typo. Madison Abbott scored 16 points;…
Read MoreFOOTBALL & FAMILY
Reinhardt University lost Saturday to St. Francis University of Indiana, 42-24. Quincy Standifer (center), a Jasper County High School graduate and former Hurricane football player competes on the Reinhardt squad. He was joined by some special spectators from Monticello on Saturday including (left to right) Josh Stone, his twin brother Quinton Standifer (who attends Valdosta…
Read MoreCommissioners Hear from Court Clerk
The Jasper County Commissioners Monday heard from Clerk of Court Dan Jordan about his desire to remain clerk of Magistrate Court. Mr. Jordan explained to commissioners the outline of the clerk’s job as compared to what the Chief Magistrate does. He said that 25 Georgia counties have the same system as Jasper where the clerk…
Read MoreContest Winner Gets 13 Right
CAROL ANN MCMICHAEL (L), TAMEKA DAVIS It was another tough football contest week, with only three people making the honor roll, and one of those, Kenshika Davis, got 13 right to also win the weekly contest. It’s Ms. Davis’ first year playing, and her sister, Tameka, has made the honor roll three times, but has…
Read MoreWoman Has Purse Snatched at CVS
Officers with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) are looking for a man responsible for a robbery Monday at the CVS Pharmacy on Greene Street in Monticello. A shopper had left the store and was getting into her vehicle when she felt a tug on her purse, said Sheriff Donnie Pope. At first she thought…
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