Ernest Deurell Key, Jr of Atlanta, died on July 11, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born July 30, 1929 in Atlanta. He was preceded in death by his parents Ernest Deurell Key Sr. and Marie Morgan Key; his sisters, Merry Key Ellington and Ruby Key Nunnally; and brother-in-law, James Daniel Ellington. He is…
Some of you may have seen my photo in a recent paper where Jimmy and I met my youngest daughter, Emily and her husband C.J. in Las Vegas. This is how it happened. Months ago Emily bought tickets to see Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn in Las Vegas. Her husband loves music…but not country.…
Us, the early baby boomers, became teenagers at a time when the United States was starting to send humans into space. Every time a rocket went up from Kennedy Space Center we were all glued to our televisions. And then came the crowning moment in space history when we made it to the Moon. Fifty…
James Randall Spensley entered a plea in the Superior Court of Jones County before the Honorable William A. Prior, Jr. on Monday, July 15. Spensley pled guilty to charges arising from an incident occurring nearly a year before on July 27, 2018. Spensley, in the early morning hours, intentionally set fire to the residence of…
The recent death of self-made billionaire Ross Perot immediately took me back to the 1990s and presidential politics. It was am era when I would graduate from college and enter the newspaper business full-time. It was in 1992 that the name Ross Perot became known nationally and certainly became a player on the national political…
The Piedmont Academy fast-pitch softball team has been busy preparing for a new season under the guidance of a new head coach. Joe Johnson is leading the Lady Cougars for 2019 as Piedmont tries to make another deep run in the state playoffs. Players have been working four days per week. “Things look good so…
Piedmont hosted its first Cougars Pro Day Camp on July 13 with approximately 25 players attending. “It was a good camp for the first time,” Johnson said. “You have to start somewhere in building it. The kids got two good hours of work. Our instructors brought their expertise and showed the players what it expected…
The Monticello High School fast-pitch softball team has been working for a new season with hopes of repeating the program’s past years of success. Coach Chris Jenkins’ team will open the 2019 campaign on Monday, Aug. 5 against Ola High School in McDonough at 5:30 p.m. MHS will then face Mary Persons on the road…
Internships are incredibly valuable when it comes to advancing your future career. They can help you build relationships, learn through real-world experience, and even earn you school credit. You want to use your internship wisely—many people merely go through the motions to strike one more thing off the checklist. To help you learn how to…
DRUGS, PARAPHERNALIA, GUN ARE CONFISCATED The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) has just completed “Operation Heatwave” which resulted in 24 total arrest warrants for the arrest of 15 separate individuals. This was a nine-month long investigation by the JCSO Crime Suppression Unit into the sale of illegal drugs here in Jasper County. The efforts were…