I suppose that I should write a column concerning the making of New Year’s resolutions. I am pretty good at making New Year’s resolutions. The problem that I have is keeping them. I imagine many of us are like that. No doubt there are countless folks planning on quitting smoking, quitting drinking or losing weight…
I don’t know what I’m fixing to do.I know I ought to but I don’t. These holidays have got me so I don’t know whether I’m coming or going.I had what I was fixing to do written down on a piece of paper, but for the life of me I don’t know what I did…
Funeral services for Mavis Griffeth Sidwell, 96, were held December 14 at Apalachee Baptist Church with burial in Apalachee Cemetery. The Rev. Alan Cagle officiated.She died December 12 in Monticello.Mrs. Sidwell was born January 28, 1910 in Oconee County to Earl and Lizzie Carson Griffeth. She later married John C. Sidwell and they made their…
Jasper County Water and Sewer Authority members pondered long and hard, during a called meeting last Thursday, about whether to endorse a letter of intent to partner with John Ledford regarding surface water withdrawals from South River.Discussion about the project initially began a year ago when Thomas Brothers Hydro approached the authority about a partnership…
The old Jordan Trailer Park at the intersection of Hwy. 11 South and Perimeter Road is no longer called “home” by many families, after the property changed ownership and the residents were informed of an impending closure.Advertisements in this newspaper told residents and others that the park would be closed on October 23, and all…
By SHARON AIKENLike snowfalls in the South, the best Christmas memories renew our spirit, inviting us to remember a time when the edges were less sharp, less well defined, and we were not in a rush to lose the special light they brought. Like the snowflakes, the memories and years come fast, overlap, pile higher…
Harold Spencer Allen, 64, of Monticello, died Wednesday, Dec. 13 at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle after a lengthy illness.“Spence” Allen was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. His parents are the late Emory Lee Allen and Agnes Armistead Allen. He was a member of Talmadge Baptist Church and was employed with Horton Homes of…
Piedmont Academy’s road trip to Flint River Tuesday produced mixed results.The Lady Cougars recorded a 45-42 overtime win while the boys dropped a close 68-66 decision. Those games wrapped up Piedmont’s schedule until after Christmas.The Piedmont girls tied their game with approximately 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter to force overtime. Once the overtime…
The Jasper County Commission voted Wednesday morning to approve two ordinances, while expressing some displeasure with each. The commissioners needed to take the action however, because if they did not, the new fees could not be levied in January.Commissioners passed an ordinance increasing the current curbside garbage pick-up fee from $12 per month to $14…