Penni Jones, Curriculum Director for Jasper County Schools, presented members of the Board of Education with system wide results from the CRCT and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) reports.Mrs. Jones began by explaining that students in grades 1-8 took new tests based on the Georgia Performance Standards in the subjects of reading and language arts. As…
Funeral services for Mary Ann Abram, of Atlanta, will be held Saturday, July 15 at Springfield Baptist Church in Monticello beginning at 11 a.m. The Rev. Jimmy Horton, her brother, will officiate the service. Mrs. Abram, a Sparta native, died Tuesday. Rucker Funeral Home of Decatur is in charge of the arrangements.
Frank Marion “Butch” Gazaway, Jr., 64, died Tuesday, July 4 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon.Mr. Gazaway was born in DeKalb County to Latrelle Presley Gazaway and the late Frank Marion Gazaway, Sr. He lived in Clayton County for a number of years before moving to Jasper County in 1986. Before retirement,…
Memorial services for James Thomas Chaffin, 80, was held Saturday, July 8 in the chapel of Jordan Funeral Home. The Rev. Dewey Fisher officiated.He died Sunday, July 2 at his residence in Atlanta.Mr. Chaffin was a native of Jasper County born to the late John Thomas Chaffin and Capie Gladys Stone Chaffin. In 1942, James…
Monticello native Chris Bridges was recently recognized for his work with The Banks County News by the Georgia Press Association and the Georgia Sports Writers Association.Bridges’ sports section for The Banks County News was named third in its division by the Georgia Press Association during its annual convention, held this year in Savannah. The judges…
Our state Supreme Court recently upheld Georgia’s Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriages in our state. I voted for the amendment two years ago and am glad the court ruled for its retention in the state constitution. I see nothing that benefits our society by allowing such unions.Same-sex marriage has not been an issue for me…
I’m fixing to cry me a river.My dog died today. When I went out there in the front yard he was lying in the middle of the driveway like he was just soaking up the sunshine, but when I attempted to rouse him up he was cold and stiff as a board. Yep. He was…
“If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally anchored. One’s destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.”— Henry Miller (1891-1980) American AuthorFor those of us who enjoy traveling, we may relate to this quote. I am convinced that Jasper County’s natural…
The city of Monticello is relinquishing ownership of the old sewing plant to the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) for the base value of $169,000.Economic Development Authority director Tracy Trovillo approached the council months ago about a transfer or sale of the Funderburg Drive property to the DDA. The organization would then assist prospective business owners…
More than 7,000 Jasper residents are eligible to vote in next Tuesday’s party primaries, but preliminary indications are that most will pass on the opportunity to pick key candidates to vie for Georgia’s top elective offices in the November elections.Only marginal interest is reflected by a meager 123 absentee ballot applications mailed through Tuesday. Ballots…