Rose Louise Anderson Law, 89, of Roswell, formerly of Monticello, died Wednesday, May 13, at the Elm Croft Assisted Living and Memory Care in Roswell.Rose Law was born in Wauneta, Wyoming to the late George Washington Anderson and Ada Evalina Smith Anderson. She married Carl Hefton Law in 1939 and after 51 years of marriage…
Early records show the Baptists began to establish themselves in Georgia as early as 1740, and by 1801 five different Baptist groups existed in the state. Before 1805, the area we now call Monticello and Jasper County was still Creek hunting land and it was later acquired in the cession of 1805 and added to…
I’m fixing to make a promise. The promise is that this is my last word on global warming and so called man made global warming, and here it is: You think man can destroy the planet? What intoxicating vanity. Let me tell you about our planet. Earth is four-and-a-half-billion-years-old. There’s been life on it for…
The memorable 2009 season came to an end Tuesday for the Piedmont Academy Lady Cougar soccer team. Piedmont dropped a 6-0 semifinal match to Heritage of Newnan in a contest played at Stratford in Macon. The Lady Cougars, who are just in their second year of competing, faced a much more experienced opponent Tuesday. “They’ve…
Commissioner Alan Cox and Commissioner Mary Patrick will hold a town hall meeting at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Conference Center in Building A (563 Elliott Trail, in Mansfield) next Thursday, May 28, at 7 p.m.Citizens of Jasper County are invited to this forum to openly discuss county issues, challenges, and ideas for the future. The…
Last Friday deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office responded to a silent alarm at a private residence on Hwy 16 East. According to reports, upon arriving on the scene they discovered three double pane windows broken out. After gaining entrance to the residence the deputies found the alleged intruder, Daniel Lauren Smith, asleep upon…
Judge Hulane George listened to arguments in a hearing Tuesday in Jasper County Superior Court where Jasper Memorial Hospital sought to be removed from a medical malpractice lawsuit.The case is Felton S. Walker versus Henry S. Jordan, Jr., MD and Jasper Memorial Hospital for medical malpractice. No particulars on the case were heard, only a…
Representative Jim Cole invites everyone to attend his Listening Session next Tuesday, May 26 at the Hillsboro Community Center, located on Hwy. 11 in Hillsboro.Light refreshments will be served at 6 p.m. and Rep. Cole’s Listening Session begins at 6:30 p.m. Rep. Cole will discuss issues, questions, and facts. He wants to hear your comments,…
Members of the Board of Education heard from the community again last Thursday regarding cutting the agriculture program from the high school curriculum. Dr. Kaylar Howard’s impassioned plea to the board emphasized how the leadership and responsibility skills she acquired through the ag program, about 29 years ago, allowed her to experience the world outside…
Memorial Day traditionally is the unofficial kick-off to summer, and so lots of people will likely be in Jasper County to visit Jackson Lake on this weekend. In addition, soem of those people will visit the Market Fesetival on the Square which enters its third week with a wide selection of local goodies available for…