A celebration of life for Rev. Benny L. Dearro was to be held yesterday, May 1, at Greenwood Baptist Church in Shady Dale. Bishop Nicholas Curry, pastor; Rev. Terry Glawson, eulogist. Burial was to be at Midway Independent Church.Pallbearers were to be Maurice Jefferson, Franco Dearro, Charles Russell, Karl Jefferson, Arthur McGuire, Kenneth Rooks, and…
Mrs. Hattie Mae Gantt Thurman was born August 28, 1946 to the parentage of Bobby Lee Gantt and Mrs. Hannah Mae Wimbush Gantt. She died April 22, 2019. A celebration of life was held Saturday, April 27, at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church in Monticello. Rev. Dr. Jimmy Horton, pastor, officiated. Burial was in New Community…
Bruce David Mavis, age 63, of Roanoke, Ala., passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. Survivors include his parents, Art and Mary Ann Mavis of Roanoke, Ala.; one sister, Lisa Mavis of Dawsonville; one brother, Neil Mavis (wife, Kimbra) of Tulsa, OK; two nieces, Elaine Rosner of Fayetteville, and Amanda…
Reginald Jacobs, pastor of St. James A.M.E. Church in Monticello, will soon celebrate a year’s anniversary with the church, having arrived the first Sunday in June last year. He explained that the Methodist church assigns pastors one year at a time, but he feels that it is likely he will remain in Monticello. He’s actually…
It’s not even May yet (not when I began this column) and we are already fending 85 degrees plus temperatures. Why can’t Spring feel like Spring for at least one month? Where are the days with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s? I want those for awhile. Atlanta meteorologists have forecasted that…
I played basketball for Irving High School which was a 5A school in Texas. We were not very good. We went 4-12 in district my senior year. We were the game that every school looked forward to. Before every game, our coach would write out the game plan. We would run this offense against a…
May is such a beautiful month, green, green, green. Hard to believe just a couple of months ago the bare brown branches of the oaks rubbed against each other creaking in the wind, the brown grass lay flat and lifeless and then slowly things began to change as a bud or two popped out at…
Wesley Brooks was selected to represent Jasper County High School for the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program this summer at Berry College. Wesley was selected in the area of social studies. Kaylee York was selected as an alternate in the area of art. Both students participated in a lengthy application and interview process, competing with over…
The Society for Science & the Public has announced this year’s 60 advocates who will mentor underrepresented and low income students and guide them in entering science research competitions. Now in its fifth year, the program continues to grow and reach more students. In 2018, the society named 50 advocates. Scottiann Benton of Jasper County…
Twenty-seven Jasper County High School students have qualified to attend Beta Club Nationals in Oklahoma City and need assistance covering the cost to make the journey. So support the Beta Cub by buying a Boston Butt for Mother’s Day. The Boston Butt will be $30 and must be ordered and pre-paid by Tuesday, May 7.…