Candidates seeking political offices in Jasper and elsewhere in Georgia begin qualifying next week, officially declaring their intentions to seek nomination in the July 20 party primaries and nonpartisan elections.Beginning Monday, April 26, candidates for local offices may qualify with the Democratic Party at the Jasper County Library daily between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.…
Jasper County recreational softball and baseball will swing into action this Saturday, April 17 at 10 a.m.University of Georgia starting linebacker and former Hurricane standout Odell Thurman will throw the first pitch. Divisions to include teeball, girls ages 6-9, boys ages 7-8, girls ages 10-12 and 13-18, boys ages 9-10 and 11-12. Opening day games…
Steve Michael, II is back and rolling up to 10 miles per hour thanks to the kindest of donations. The 29-year-old quadriplegic who resides at the Retreat Nursing Home was in desperate need of wheelchair repairs when the goodness of strangers intervened. Without the use of his motorized wheelchair, Steve would otherwise be strictly confined…
Monday’s regular Jasper County Commission meeting was rather lively, with the county attorney being called a liar, citizens speaking out for and against the same zoning issue, the sheriff being summoned, and some heated debate between a commissioner and the Tax Assessor chairman.During the agenda comments portion of the meeting—a time given for citizens to…
Jasper Countians—those who expressed a preference—joined others largely in rural and small-city Georgia in giving North Carolina Sen. John Edwards a slight edge for the Democratic presidential nomination. But Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry amassed larger majorities, notably in urban centers, to carry the state on his way to becoming the designated nominee.Jasper voters, however, agreed…
Funeral services for Louise Sands, 82, were held Tuesday at St. John C.M.E. Church with burial in South View Cemetery.She died February 27.Mrs. Sands was a member of St. John C.M.E. Church where she was a choir member, class leader, member of the Missionary Board, and president of the Stewardess Board. She was employed at…
Graveside memorial services for Jack H. Spears, Sr., 83, of Mansfield, were held Sunday at Carmel Cemetery in Mansfield. The Rev. Jeff Hay officiated. He died February 26.He was born February 9, 1921 in Newton County to the late Joshua Baker Spears and Loy Smith Spears. He served in the US Army Corps during WWII,…
Mary Edna Short Jeffrey, 87, of Monticello, died Monday, March 1, at Jasper Memorial Hospital.Mrs. Jeffrey lived in Clay County, West Virginia before moving to Monticello about eight years ago. She was a Baptist. Her parents were the late Hays Short and Lettie Byrd Short. Her husband, Jim Jeffrey, preceded her in death.Survivors include her…
Jack Bernard of Turtle Cove has announced his intention to seek the District 3 County Commission seat, and he says he will be running on the Republican ticket.Mr. Bernard graduated from Cartersville High School in Bartow County. He attended the University of Georgia, Georgia College & State University, and Georgia State University. He holds a…