Funeral services for Carrie Carter Minter Freeman, 102, were held March 19 at the Word of Truth Christian Center in Decatur with burial in the Melvin and Genoulia Lee Family Cemetery in Conyers.She died March 13 at Portsbridge Hospice-Conyers.Mrs. Freeman had been featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She prided herself on never having worn pants…
Funeral services for Matthew W. Thompson, 17, formerly of Monticello, were held Saturday in the chapel of Arthur Bowick Funeral Home with burial in Hill Haven Memory Gardens. The Revs. Steve Hicks, Kelly Teague, and Bill Waters officiated.He died March 24.Mr. Thompson was a native of Gainesville, Fla. born to Randy and Deborah Walters Thompson.…
Irene Roberts Malone, 100, of Monticello, died March 29 at the Retreat Nursing Home. Jordan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Call 468-6303 for details.
Jasper County has issued an expense check to Commission Chairman Jack Bernard for $84.51.The check replaces the initial expense check for $250.29 that was issued to Mr. Bernard earlier this month. Bernie Fontaine, Special Assistant to the Jasper County Board of Commissioners, issued a new reimbursement policy after The News raised the issue of the…
The nearly two dozen people in the Leadership Jasper 2005 class will “graduate” next Monday, March 28, with a program at 7:30 p.m. at the Monticello Government Complex. The group has met for the last 10 Mondays, for four or more hours at a time to develop leadership skills. The class was organized through the…
Piedmont Academy junior varsity baseball coach Kenny Roberts has a simple philosophy when it comes to his team.Roberts wants his players to learn about the sport, improve with each game and prepare for their future roles as varsity players.“Our players are improving and working hard,” Roberts said. “That’s what we are looking for with this…
As of this article’s date, March 17, we just completed day 34 of our legislative session. It looks like we are going to be done by the end of March, and I must say that it has been a very productive session. This article will address the most exciting aspect of the session to me,…
This week, the Senate passed its version of the fiscal year 2006 budget. It’s a smarter, people centered, transparent budget. We have taken a measured approach to providing care for Georgia’s citizens and I believe we have done just that. After some discussion and nine unsuccessful attempts to amend the $17.4 billion budget proposal, House…
Dwight Lee Evans, 67, of Palatka, Fla., died Monday, Feb. 28, at the Putnam Community Medical Center in Palatka, Fla.Mr. Evans was born in Acworth. He lived in Monticello for a number of years before moving to Palatka eight years ago. His parents were the late Herbert Clay Evans and Ida Maureen Smith Evans. He…