Red Clay Ramble Race Held in Hillsboro
Last Saturday about 150 people gathered at Ben Hill School in Hillsboro for the Red Clay Ramble, a bicycle race on dirt roads. Gravel racing, as it’s called, has become the most popular type of bicycle racing in the United States over the past decade. With its multitude of dirt roads, Jasper County is gravel…
Read MoreJoel Wayde Hill
Joel Wayde Hill, better known as Joey, passed away in Decatur at a personal care home on June 7, 2024. He grew up in the Covington and Conyers area. Devoted Christian, he read his Bible every morning. He loved teaching Sunday School at Ebenezer United Methodist Church when he lived close to the church. Joey…
Read MoreJasper 911 Considering Dissolution/Restructuring
The Jasper County 911 Joint Authority met Friday, June 14. Board members present included Sheriff Donnie Pope, Sabrina Westbrook, Jenny Murphy, Ronnie Payne, Dee Garland, Amanda Proctor and Jeff Lee. First item on the agenda was discussion regarding the recent resignation of Board Chair Gail Harrell. Jeff Lee, the previous Board Chair who has served…
Read MoreLiving Legend Lottie Norris Celebrates 90th Birthday
“Miss Lottie” Oneal Freeman Norris turned 90 years old this week…on Juneteenth in fact. Fitting for a woman who has always stood up for what she believes and raised her children to do the same. I have known Miss Lottie all my life, after all she’s a Monticello living legend. But when I sat down…
Read MoreChallenger Defeats Incumbent Magistrate
Challenger Chrissy Pitts Mason defeated incumbent Chief Magistrate Tim Lam in a run-off election Tuesday. Mrs. Mason received 956 votes to Mr. Lam’s 604. Some 1,560 persons voted which was a 13.58 percent. Mr. Lam received 336 votes on election day, 219 with advance voting, and 49 absentee by mail. Mrs. Pitts got 518 votes…
Read MoreCounty Approves JMH Funding, Plans to Add New Ambulance
Jasper County residents turned out in large numbers Friday morning to attend the Jasper County Board of Commissioners called meeting on the fiscal year 2025 budget. Many were there to show support for Jasper Memorial Hospital and to encourage the county’s continued funding of the institution. The county has been funding the institution at approximately…
Read MoreDeputies Find Two Ounces of Meth
This past week was busy for the deputies and first responders, wtih a variety of calls about crimes and needs for assistance. On Saturday, June 15, deputies discovered a home with an open door while attempting to locate individuals in order to serve court documents. After a brief investigation, deputies located approximately two ounces of…
Read MoreLocal Student Wins Poster Contest
Will Pope, a sixth grade student at Piedmont Academy, won $100 for his first place poster entry from the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts (GACD). The first place poster entry will be submitted to the GACD State Poster Contest. The awards were presented in Monticello, at the Upper Ocmulgee River SWCD meeting by Chairman Phillip…
Read MoreAging Is Not for Sissies
Aging is not for sissies! My friends and I have agreed for some time that those words are true. Our bodies tend to age, and as they get older, as my cardiologist said last week, you 56 models have to behave, as he was telling me I could no longer have any stimulants, like coffee…
Read MoreThe Political Leads to the Prophetical
Introduction: Never in the history of the United States has a President been both indicted and convicted of a felony—34 to be exact! Where is this going? What are we to make of this Political Year? Is our God in control? Does He raise up and put down leaders? This devotion will explore some unchanging…
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