Nickey “Mickey” Lane of East Point died March 19. Funeral services were held Saturday, March 26, at St. James A.M.E. Church in Monticello. Pastor Donna Marie Calix officiated; burial was in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Hillsboro.Pallbearers were Darcus Lane, Kedric Lane, Kendall Lane, Eric Lynwood, Timothy Lynwood, and W.C. Lynwood. Mr. Lane was born June…
The Retreat Nursing Home has received a high ranking of five stars overall in U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 Best Nursing Homes, available online at www.usnews.com/nursinghomes. The rankings highlight facilities across the nation providing high-quality care and are a valuable tool for millions of elderly Americans and their families in search of a nursing…
Dan Jordan, Jasper County Clerk of Courts, has announced that the Clerk’s Office will be joining the U.S. Department of State in observing their third annual Passport Day in the USA on Saturday, April 9.Mr. Jordan’s office, which is in the Jasper County Courthouse, will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and his…
I’m fixing to be an April Fool.In case ya’ll haven’t heard the county court house now lies in ruins following a series of mysterious explosions. The explosions have been attributed to large quantities of gas, generated through many weeks of verbose debate by the board of commissioners.It has also come to our attention that the…
Hi Monticello readers! I’ve missed you these past few weeks! Hope you and yours are doing well. No, I wasn’t out of town, I was here the whole time, but you know the saying, “where ever you go, there you are?”Well, my-self follows me, everywhere! And that doesn’t include the six little ones in tow.…
It’s time to sing that traditional song that we all know…Take me out to the ball game….Yes, major league baseball season begins today, and I know of no one more excited than me! Yes, I am a real baseball, well, particularly an Atlanta Braves fan. I was there when Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home…
Grandmaws must be the smartest people in the world. Whenever someone starts quoting someone, it is always grandmaw. You would think their mother might have said something worth quoting, but it always seems to fall back on grandmaw. I guess grandmaw has seen it all. The other day as I was checking out at the…
Now that we have passed the 30th legislative day of the 2011 session, all legislation approved by the House of Representatives or Senate has “crossed over.” This means that for the last 10 legislative days of this session, we will primarily debate and vote on bills and resolutions which have already passed the Senate. However,…
Piedmont Academy’s boys soccer team defeated Heritage on the road in Newnan 5-1 and Christian Heritage of Dalton 1-0 at home in recent action.In Saturday’s match with Christian Heritage, the contest was scoreless at halftime in what coach Dwain Landress described as a “physical contest.” Bobby Mitchell had to move into goal after Rhett Roberts…
The Piedmont Academy Lady Cougars were swept by Gatewood in tennis action last week.Piedmont coach Robert McMichael said the Lady Gators were a strong foe. “Gatewood is a good team,” McMichael said. “They might not be quite as strong as Monsignor Donovan and Loganville Christian, but their No. 1 singles player certainly had strong skills.”Brittany…