Japeth Harvey “J. H.” Jackson
Japeth Harvey “J. H.” Jackson, age 92, of Monticello, passed away Friday, July 15, 2016, at the Eternal Hope Hospice-Hope House in Griffin. J. H. Jackson was born in Forsyth, Ga., to the late Howard Newton Jackson and Mamye Lucille Waits Jackson. He attended school in Hillsboro. His family moved to Atlanta in the late…
Read MorePokemon Go Takes Count(r)y by Storm
As I sat in my car on the Square for two nights this week I thought that I had lost it. Here I was, sitting in my car looking at our beautiful Square while two of my loved ones caught Pokemon. Sounds crazy right?!? I never had any desire to download the most popular App,…
Read MoreEddie Ross, Jr.
A celebration of life for Eddie Ross, Jr. was held on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist Church in Eatonton. Bishop Lewis Parham, Pastor. Rev. Tracy Adams delivered the eulogy. God saw that he was getting tired, a cure was not to be. So early Friday morning, July 15, 2016, He put…
Read MoreGreat Britain
I am writing this from Edinburgh, Scotland. You would not believe that we are wearing all-weather coats and scarfs today. And this is summer here. Burrrrrrr… We get a wee bit of USA news. The recent Brexit vote and the new Prime Minister, Teresa May, dominate the headlines and television news reports. While in London,…
Read MoreThe Second Doublewide on the Right, part 46
I’m Fixing To Present Part 46 of The Second Doublewide on the Right: Ocmulgee County Deputy Sheriff James Earl Murphy was hacked off big time. The sheriff had reamed him out over the debacle he had made out of the drug raid on the last trailer in the Shady Dale Mobile Home Park, where no…
Read MoreUnited We Stand
In the book of Exodus, we read about Israel’s success in battle whenever Moses lifted his hands high; when he lowered his hands, the battle did not go in favor of Israel. Moses spent a lot of time with his hands held high. To help Moses with this task, Aaron and Hur stood on the…
Read MoreHazy Days of Summer
Whether it’s the hazy, crazy lazy days of summer or summertime and the livin’ is easy or any other description of these days, there’s something about summer in the news business. It’s slow. It gives me the summertime blues. These pages are often filled with schools news, including academics and sports, and there is not…
Read MoreOfficers Investigate Thefts
Officers with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) investigated four incidents of theft in the county in the last week. They included a theft by taking of undisclosed items at Edwards Mobile Home Park near Shady Dale, and the theft of two weed eaters and a chain saw at an address on Hwy. 11 south.…
Read MoreFoster Home Fund Raising Goal Is Surpassed
DR. DEGARMO WITH SIGN The foster care residential group home Never Too Late wrapped up its five week capital campaign last week, surpassing its goal. Campaign chairperson Kim McMichael said, “Our original goal was to raise $65,000, with all money designated to pay for the renovation of the home. I am excited to announce that…
Read MoreLAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION
To show their appreciation for local law enforcement officers, Londa Champion of Shady Dale, and others throughout the county have joined together to let the officers know they are appreciated. Mrs. Champion created an event on Facebook, originally planning to do a dinner or a basket of goodies for the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. She…
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