Lemonth D. Reaves, a registered sex offender in Jasper County, is incarcerated in the Jasper County jail after he failed to register his information with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office as required by law. The original charge Mr. Reaves was convicted and served time for was child molestation. Under state law, once a sex offender…
Ed Allard, MinisterMonticello Church of Christ What do you value? How valuable are the things you value? Adam and Eve lived in a garden paradise, the Garden of Eden. They did not value their paradise home as they should have. We are living in a country and in a land that has been blessed by…
Minnie Lee Jones Payne, 79, formerly of Monticello, died Friday, June 30, at her residence in Macon.Minnie Payne was born in Tennille to the late Wyatt Allen Jones and Helen Smith Jones. She lived in Jasper County for more than 23 years before moving to Bibb County two years ago. Before retirement, she was a…
Gerald Roger Kincaid, 59, of Monticello, died Saturday, July 1, at his residence.Gerald Kincaid was born in Fayette County, W.Va. He lived in Miami, Fla. for a number of years before moving to Monticello two years ago. His parents were the late Ira Clinton Kincaid and Nettie Katherine Mosley Kincaid. Before retirement, he was a…
I’m fixing to see what’s up.Up. I’ve been thinking about this little two letter word. It’s just used too much to be such a small word.You just can’t do anything without using it and it starts the moment you wake up. You get up, cook up some breakfast, clean up the dishes, get yourself cleaned…
Voting for Those withNo Chance of WinningIt can truthfully be said that I am always pulling for the underdog.That statement applies to me when it comes to sports as well as politics — especially political races. I know my mother laughs at me each time there is an election because she says I always vote…
(Editor’s Note: The following list documents the action taken in Probate Court on the date indicated. The court records are public records that, by law, any person may access. News personnel obtain this information for publication.)June 19, 2006Reginald Timothy Davis, Covington—speeding, bond forfeiture (BF), $140.Randy M. Williams, Monticello—failure to wear seat belt, BF, $15.Carl Edward…
Three people are vying for the District One Board of Education seat, but the incumbents in Districts Three and Five will serve another four-year term without opposition.District One incumbent Stacey Standifer faces challenges from Sharon Campbell and Bobby Norris.The News reported last week that Ray Blankenship was challenging Joy Wild for the District 5 seat.However,…
Early voting for the July 18 primaries begins Monday in Jasper and across the state, and voters who don’t have a driver’s license or other acceptable photo ID can get a free voter ID card at the Courthouse.The Democratic ballot for the primary is headed by a sizzling race between Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor and…
What could be better than football and barbecue? That’s what was being served up at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in Macon last Wednesday, June 28, when the sixth annual Peach State Pigskin Preview took place.The barbecue was for lunch, but the coaches from college football programs throughout the state, along with some players,…