Plan on building a home in Jasper County in the future? If so, one might expect square footage residential requirements to increase from 1500 to 1800. And if you’re not quite ready to build a home yet and thinking about purchasing a manufactured home, perhaps you should pay closer attention to the actions of the…
Funeral services for Addison Lee Rooks were held March 8 at Springfield Baptist Church with burial in South View Cemetery. The Rev. Jimmy Horton officiated.He died March 2 at his residence.Mr. Rooks was born March 6, 1960 in Atlanta to Madotha and Jimmy Lee Rooks. He sang with the Sunbeam Choir at Allen Temple A.M.E.…
Evelyn Essie Moore Hodge, 94, of Mansfield, died Friday, March 3, at her residence.Evelyn Hodge was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. Her parents were the late Alfred Perry Moore and Lizzie Catherine Fincher Moore. She was pianist for the New Rocky Creek Baptist Church and served as Sunday school teacher for the Junior Class.…
Minnie Eunice Williams Tyler, 92, died Saturday, March 4, at Jasper Memorial Hospital.Eunice Tyler was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. Her parents were the late Edwin Williams and Fannie Mae Minter Williams. After retiring from the Monticello Manufacturing Company as a seamstress, Mrs. Tyler worked for American Mills in Jackson for a number of…
I love my job. In fact I really don’t have a job; rather, I have a calling. I consider myself blessed to stand before a congregation on Sunday morning and proclaim the Good News of the saving grace of Jesus Christ. I consider myself blessed to be able to be a part of the fellowship…
I’m fixing to start all over again.You ever wish you could go back and live your life over again and correct all the things you did wrong? Or at least go back to yesterday and instead of running that yellow light and broad siding a policeman, just stop and patiently sit through the red light?I…
The Georgia General Assembly has completed its 26th day in the session and the pace and volume has increased. Most of our efforts have been driven towards securing a budget agreement between the House and Senate.The all important 30th day, affectionately called “crossover day,” is scheduled for Monday, March 13. As I mentioned last week,…
An artist with local ties is among the nominees for one of country music’s most prestigious awards.Jason Aldean, the son of Barry Williams of Monticello, was nominated as Top New Male Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music. Also vying for the honor are Rincon, Ga. native Billy Currington (Walk a Little Straighter, I Got…
The Jasper County Commission adjourned its regular monthly meeting on the first Monday just minutes after the meeting opened. The meeting opened with a call to order and pledge, then agenda comments began being heard.Mrs. Mary Patrick raised concerns again about the minutes of the commission meetings. Second to speak was Charles Forsythe. Mr. Forsythe…
Jasper County Superior Court convened on Tuesday, March 6, with the Judge Hugh V. Wingfield, III, presiding over the proceedings for the criminal arraignment calendar and motion day calendar.Beginning with the Criminal Arraignment calendar, the following individuals, with charges as indicated, pled not guilty to the charges noted:•Robert Edgar Anderson, Jr.—terroristic threats and acts.•Waldo E.…