Funeral services for Eula Stone Neal, 90, were held Friday, Nov. 24 at the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home in Dublin with burial in Dublin Memorial Gardens. Elder Spencer Fussell and Danny Joe Allen officiated.Mrs. Neal died Wednesday, Nov. 22.She was a native of Jasper County born to the late Harvey P. Stone and…
Memorial services for Doris Jean Middleton, 65, of Mansfield, were held Wednesday, Nov. 29 at New Rocky Creek Baptist Church in Monticello. Rev. Randy Reese officiated.She died November 26 at Newton Medical Center. Mrs. Middleton was the daughter of Mabel Loraine Hanna Steele and the late Thomas Franklin Steele. She enjoyed reading, gardening, working crossword…
Funeral services for Jimmy Earl “Bay” Jacobs, 50, were held Monday, Nov. 27 at Springfield Baptist Church with burial in South View Cemetery. Rev. Jimmy Horton officiated. He died Wednesday, Nov. 22.Mr. Jacobs was born December 11, 1955 in Shady Dale to Gladys Hurt Jacobs and the late Tommie Lee Jacobs. “Bay” was a member…
Four individuals who had violated their probation had it modified or revoked last week and were sentenced in Jasper County Superior Court, with Judge Hugh Wingfield presiding, as follows:•Michael Greenway absconded from probation and parole supervision and failed to report to his probation officer. He was ordered to enter the State Diversion Center for a…
The Jasper County Commission meeting room on the ground floor of the Courthouse was filled beyond capacity as three members of the County Commission hosted the annual budget hearing. The commission staff has prepared a budget based on departmental requests that is balanced, and shows only a 2.8 percent increase over the current budget in…
Jan Gaston is emerging as the champion of her family of avid fans and long-time players in The News Football Contest. Though her hubby, Joel, was ahead of her with five entries on the grand prize honor roll, it’s the lady of the house who brought home the cash last week—for the second time this…
The Piedmont Academy wrestling schedule is set for 2006-07. All coach Darrell Young has to do now is finalize his roster.The Mat Cougars will begin the new season next Wednesday in a tri-match against Riverside and Windsor in Gainesville at 6 p.m. The second match of the season will be Dec. 15 against George Walton…
The Piedmont Academy basketball teams are now less than a week away from opening the 2006-07 season.The Cougars and Lady Cougars host Oak Mountain Tuesday at 6 p.m. to begin the new campaign. Following the season opener, the Piedmont teams will compete in a tournament hosted by Trinity in Dublin Dec. 8-9. Kenny Roberts will…
Funeral services for Robert Harold Wells, 82, were held Monday, Nov. 20 at Elam Baptist Church with burial in Elam Memorial Gardens in Jones County. Rev. Gary Thomas officiated.He died Saturday, Nov. 18 at his residence. Mr. Wells was born August 2, 1924 and was a lifelong resident of Jones County. He was the son…