A criminal session of Jasper Superior Court will convene next week, and more than 100 prospective jurors have been summoned for possible jury duty.Monday will be set aside for persons to enter pleas, so jurors will not be needed until Tuesday, said Dan Jordan, Clerk of Courts. Persons who have been summoned, and have not…
Once again, the Marching Hurricanes at Jasper County High School take to the field—the practice field, that is—in preparation for another marching season and another halftime performance.This is band camp: a full week of training, with practices each day, morning and afternoon. Band members work on musical pieces and also learn marching steps/field arrangements. As…
Ronald Claranze Persall, Sr., 70, of Monticello, died Monday, July 20, 2009, at Newton Medical Center in Covington. Mr. Persall was born in Fulton County to the late Clarny Claranze Persall and Maude Ann Blackwell Persall. After living in Dunwoody for a number of years, Mr. Persall moved to Jasper County in 1998. He was…
“Johnsie” Settle Smith “Johnsie” Settle Smith is age 91, born in Butts County in 1918. Her parents were Esra Smith Settle and Ruth Blackmon Settle. She was one of three children including John and Esra, Jr. On January 4, 1942 she married Sam Smith, Jr. of Monticello. She had just graduated from Georgia State College…
I’m fixing to root for’ em! I’m talking about the Jasper County seven and eight year old State Championship Girls Softball Team, the Dixie Darlings, who depart for the World Series on July 31. I’ll be rooting for them because I’m proud of them. Kids need to be proud of things too. They want to…
I found one of my best friends from years ago on Facebook this week. Well, actually, she found me. We wrote back and forth for a few days, and Monday night, I had a chance to call her and hear her voice. We laughed and talked and shared emotional stories of things that have happened…
Joshua Brandon Heaton, Macon—speeding, Bond Forfeiture (BF), $170; reckless conduct, BF, $705.Tiffany Leigh Tomlin, Covington—speeding, BF, 350.Bernard Lamans Warren, Valdosta—speeding, Plead Guilty (PG), $115.Tammy Christian Laprade, Barnesville—expired or no license plate or decal, BF, $75; failure to maintain insurance, Dismissed, $0.Delma Goddard, Milledgeville—speeding, Nolo Contendre (NC), $350.Angela Ramirez, Athens—failure to maintain lane, BF, $115; no…
Students in Jasper County public schools will return to the classroom on August 10, and Jasper County Middle School last week sent a school supply list to the newspaper so parents could begin to get the needed items.A call to the other public schools yielded their lists. More information about school opening will be published…
New superintendent of schools, Gene Trammell’s first board meeting sounded very much like the current political discourse taking place in our nation’s capitol. Mr. Trammell presented his new board with a bold idea to tackle some needed projects and the board seemed to say, yes, that sounds good ,but whoa! How do we pay for…
Keiano Bullard and Scotti-Ann Cummings Keiano Bullard and ScottiAnn Cummings recently represented Jasper County High School in the STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) Events Competition at the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America’s (FCCLA) 2009 National Leadership meeting. The national competition was held July 12-16 in Nashville, Tenn. The two girls advanced to…