I’m fixing to see if I can find my car keys. I thought I might have left them on the kitchen counter, but when I looked all I found was the stale remains of a baloney sandwich. There were some teeth marks on it which reminded me of the notches on a key, but no…
What in the world is a gardener supposed to do when it is so very, very,VERY hot?!Well, let me reassure you by saying…not much. It is okay to let the heat wave pass you by. Other than making sure your plants are not drying out from the excessive and exhausting heat plus the lack of…
Tyrone Thurman of Monticello has been charged with possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, driving while license suspended and possession of marijuana. A deputy with the Jasper County Sheriff’s office observed Mr. Thurman’s vehicle fail to stop at a stop sign or make a turn signal, and initiated a traffic stop near the…
It’s still very early in the 2007 season, but the Piedmont Academy fast-pitch softball team has already enjoyed on-the-field success.The Lady Cougars won both of their games at the Bill Moore Invitational, hosted by Gatewood in Eatonton last Saturday. Piedmont defeated Thomas Jefferson 8-0 in its first contest of the day before rallying to record…
Funeral services for Cornelia Dudley Griggs, of Shady Dale, were held Saturday, June 30 at Shiloh Baptist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. The Rev. Jimmy Horton officiated. She died Wednesday, June 20 at the Abbey Hospice Center in Social Circle.Mrs. Griggs was born September 24, 1917 to the late Willie Lee and Hattie…
Funeral services for Annie Mary Dudley Tanner, 83, were held Saturday, June 30 at the First Christian Church of Sandersville with burial in Brownwood Cemetery. Revs. Dale Andrews and Wayne Niederhuth officiated.She died Wednesday, June 27.Mrs. Tanner was born in Washington County to the late Aurthur Douglas Dudley and Emma Doolittle Dudley. She was a…
Loraine Sauls Dumas, 79, of Hillsboro, died Wednesday, June 27 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon.Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 30 at Hillsboro Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. N.L. Bellury, Rev. Steve Brock and Rev. Bobby Sauls officiated.Mrs. Dumas was a lifelong resident of Jasper County…
Aletha Ward Tyler, 82, of Monticello, died Friday, February 9, at Newton Medical Center in Covington. Aletha Tyler was born in Ashburn to the late Jimmy Lee Ward and Mae Etta Youngblood Ward. She lived in Macon for a number of years before moving to Monticello 60 years ago. Mrs. Tyler was an active member…
Buford Donald Malone, Sr., 69, of Monticello, died Saturday, January 13, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle.Don Malone was born in Phenix City, Ala. to the late Luther Cleveland Malone and Essel Viola Braswell Malone. Before moving to Monticello 20 years ago, Mr. Malone lived in Monroe for a number of years. He was a…
I’m fixing to scouch over there close to you.I was shocked to discover that scouch was not a word, at least not one in the dictionary. But I know all y’all know what it means. If your girlfriend or boyfriend asked you to scouch on over, you knew exactly what they were eluding to.I remember…