Willis Bryant Tillman, 68, of Monticello, died Monday, Dec. 13, at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta.Mr. Tillman was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. His parents were the late George Tillman and Emmie Tillman. Before retirement he was a heavy equipment operator for Jones County. He worked for a number of years as…
Patricia Cook Edge, 56, of Monticello, died Sunday, December 12, at her residence after an extended illness.Mrs. Edge was a native of Dublin, and has lived in Monticello for the past 24 years. Her parents were the late William Roy Cook and Betty Daniel Cook. She was an active choir member and Sunday school teacher…
With submission of the 2004 tax digest anticipated for mid-December, according to Jasper County chief appraiser Brac Bohannon, the Board of Tax Assessors have convened twice in the past week in preparation for its release.The digest’s untimely release will be late which is not altogether unfamilar to local taxpayers. This year’s tax collection will be…
The water business appears to be picking up for the Jasper County Water & Sewer Authority. The organization’s tentative approval to provide water services to two preliminary subdivisions could potentially produce up to 100 customers for the authority. Both subdivisions are planned for locations on County Line Road where the authority is currently in progress…
Jasper County Commissioners received some criticism at their public hearing on the budget Monday, but more was directed at this year’s expenditures and actions.Jack Bernard, the new County Commissioner elected from District 3, who has publicly described himself as the incoming county commission chairman, submitted two letters to the current commission concerning the current budget…
Dodi Bassett was surprised to learn she had won last week’s News Football Contest—she had only entered four or five times since she started playing this year and didn’t remember for sure what teams she had picked. But she guessed the winners of 11 games and made a good tiebreaker guess to qualify for the…
Jasper voters turned out in record numbers Tuesday to put Georgia solidly behind President Bush and help give Republicans control of Congress and the state legislature. They also gave overwhelming support for financing for a new high school and picked Democrats in the only contested local offices.As expected, the presidential race was once again a…
Funeral services for Lorene Hicks of Shady Dale will be held Friday, Nov. 5 at Midway C.M.E. Church beginning at 1 p.m. The Rev. John W. Hall will officiate. She died October 31. Survivors include her children, Linda Faye Hicks and Tammy Michelle Hicks, both of Shady Dale, Walter Lee Ross of Macon, Felton Eugene…