Although there were no official fireworks displays locally, there were plenty of activities celebrating our nation’s independence on Saturday.The day was kicked off with the weekly Market Festival on the Square with vendors’ tables being decorated in red, white and blue, and lots of patriotic items available. No Fourth of July celebration would be complete…
Three male suspects have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a 14 year old female. Desmond Akeem Battle, 18, Raymond Levern Carter, 34, and Antonio Ashton Juhan, 17, have all been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor in connection with the case. Mr. Battle has also been charged with statutory…
Cell phones, like many inventions, are a blessing…and a curse. It’s great for people to be able to reach you right when they need to, and to be able to pick up the phone and call whenever you have a question. But, like house phones or other means of communication, they’re really more of a…
In 1941 World War II was in full swing in Europe. Adolph Hitler had led the German Army through Poland, Czechoslovakia and France and had pushed the last British off into the English Channel at Dunkirk. We in the USA were slow entering the war but finally after the Japanese attacked us at Pearl Harbor…
It was a busy week on Jackson Lake. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported four drug arrests, which included Samantha Nichole Waller, 19; Roger Thomas McGregor, 19; Joey Eugene Harris, 21, and Robert Keith Bowen, 18; all with a Jackson address, were charged with possession of marijuana less than one ounce. The DNR…
I’m fixing to check into the Monticello Motel. No, I hadn’t been tossed out of the house, or anything like that. About this same time last year a big passel of my relatives from over in the Great State of Alabama, showed up. There was an SUV, a van and a pickup truck loaded with…
Following campaigns has been something I have enjoyed as long as I can remember. As a political junkie, I always looked forward to campaign season. I’ve long been fascinated by the process. To me, there’s nothing like driving from here to there and seeing campaign signs for various candidates seeking a particular office. I admit…
Jasper County Middle School (JCMS) student Lauren Crumbley won the girls division of the Cross Country event at the Peach Festival Fun Run in Ft. Valley on Saturday June 20. She came in second over all.Lauren is an upcoming eighth grader at JCMS. She has been training all summer with her father, Rick Crumbley. They…
John Clifford Underwood, 60, of 5055 Clay Road, formerly of Hartsfield, died Sunday, June 21, 2009, at his residence in Monticello.Graveside services will be held Wednesday, June 24, at 9 a.m. in Hartsfield Cemetery with Rev. Ralph Harrell officiating.Casketbearers will be Brannon Underwood, David Underwood, Dale Underwood, Michael Underwood, Lamar Harrell, Darren Harrell, Dave Jesse…
P.W. “Sonny” Pratt, Jr., died June 19 after a battle with cancer. He was born October 26, 1936 in Newton County to the late Parks Winfield, Sr. and Emma Thomson Pratt. Mr. Pratt graduated from Newton County High School in 1954 and the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1958 with a degree in industrial management.…