Taxpayers, know how your curbside money is working for you? Well, if the bill was paid last week it’s probably in a state crime lab awaiting forensic analysis. Investigator David Ledford of the Jasper County Sheriff Department took possession of an envelope, 95 checks, three deposit slips and two dimes that were discovered lying underneath…
Jasper County property owners should be on the lookout this month for their 2003 tax bills. Jasper County chief appraiser Brac Bohannon informed the tax assessors board on Tuesday that the 2003 tax digest was near completion. “The preliminary digest will run Wednesday [November 5] with the actual digest scheduled for delivery to the state…
Two of the five public hearings that the Jasper County Commission hosted at its regular meeting Monday drew some heated discussion.A public hearing on closing out a 1996 Community Development Block Grant drew some heated remarks and a rezoning request by Robert and Nannette Manning had some neighbors up in arms.The Mannings wanted a zoning…
BLESSINGS & REVERSESEvery person has many blessings and at least a few misfortunes. The ones he reflects upon will either strengthen or weaken him.Our most necessary blessings are apt to be uncounted, because they are the most common: sunshine, rain, oxygen, soil. Plants, animals, and a thousand other workings of nature.The universality of so many…
Memorial services for Ernest Herbert Ladd Gray, II, 85, of Norcross will be held Saturday, Nov. 15 at John Wesley United Methodist in Norcross at 11 a.m.He died October 29 at his home. Mr. Gray was born Augist 4, 1918 to the late Ernest Herbert Ladd Gray and Ethel Reeves Gray in Cleveland, Ohio. He…
Funeral services for Walter Larry Fuss, 69, formerly of Jasper County, were held Saturday at the chapel of Haisten Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery in Atlanta. The Rev. Doug Gilreath officiated. He died October 30 at Piedmont Hospital.Mr. Fuss was born October 23, 1934 in Fulton County to the late Henry David Fuss…
Funeral services for Eddie Lee White, Jr., 56, were held Sunday at Prospect-Liberty CME Church with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Ricky Hammond officiated. He died October 29 at his home.Mr. White was born December 3, 1946 to the late Eddie Lee White, Sr. and Claudia Mae Dennis White in Jasper County. He…
Georgia fans are banking that the ‘Dawgs will do on Saturday what Kenny Anderson has already done—wrestle a ‘Gator! A 9 foot, 9 inch, 250-pound alligator, to be exact. The Mansfield resident, who owns and operates an independent trucking business, was selected as one of 3,000 individuals nationwide to participate in Georgia’s inaugural alligator hunt…
SAVE THOSE PUMPKIN SEEDS! Picking through those pumpkins are worth it in the end for a big bowlful of toasted seeds for snacking. First rinse the seeds in a colander and blot them dry with paper towels. Toss them on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil and the spices of your choice. Try…
The 2003 football season started on a strong note for the Piedmont Academy Cougars. The team won five of its first six games and appeared on track to win its third consecutive region crown.Since that time, however, the wheels have fallen off for the Cougars who lost their third game in a row last Friday…