Fred Harrison Thompson, age 78, of Mansfield, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle.Fred Thompson was born in Hanceville, Alabama, to the late Clarence Titus Thompson and Robbie Roe Thompson. He lived in Marietta for a number of years before moving to Jasper County twenty years ago. Before retirement, Mr.…
Evelyn Juanita Martin Benton, age 94, of Monticello, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019, at The Harbor in Eatonton, Georgia. Evelyn Benton, born in Putnam County, was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. Her parents were the late Nathaniel Walker Martin and Mary Ida Dennis Martin. She was the last of twelve children. Evelyn Benton…
Jasper County is set for an upcoming special election With the retirement of Jasper County Probate Judge Linda Keller, effective January 31, 2019, and the resignation of District 4 Board of Commissioner Craig Salmon, a special election to fill those public offices shall be held. In the case of a vacancy on the county commission,…
Tuesday’s criminal court calendar of Jasper Superior Court was very light with only seven cases on the docket of which four were granted a continuance. Of the cases granted a continuance two included defendants with more than 180 charges between them both involving forgery, financial identity fraud, or deposit account fraud. Ryan Norwood was sentenced…
The Piedmont Academy Middle varsity basketball both saw a long losing streak come to an end against an old rival Saturday night. The Cougars and Lady Cougars recorded wins against visiting Gatewood. For the Lady Cougars, the 41-31 win was the first against the Lady Gators since 2001. Madison McCart led Piedmont with 12 points…
The varsity Hurricane squads have had a relatively good start to begin the new year on the basketball court. The Lady Canes fell 70-68 in a heartbreaker during overtime while hosting the Lady War Eagles of Putnam County Friday in the Jasper County Middle School gym. The high school competitions were held in the middle…
The Jasper County Commissioners voted to retain Carl Pennamon as Chairman, for now, and also voted to have the Development Authority of Jasper County (DAJC) purchase the property at 825 Eatonton Street. Since Commissioner Craig Salmon resigned, there are only four commissioners until a special election is held, and therefore, ties could be common. One…
I hate AT&T! This is my mantra, and has been for a long time. And it’s really bad. My mama taught me not to use the word “hate.” So, I try not to. And I don’t have much trouble, except when it comes to AT&T. My bill with AT&T has been messed up since at…
Growing up the son of a minister, I have a weird habit of always looking around churches for old printed material. Not that I have any desire to collect historical material, but a morbid curiosity as to what things churches have printed or read. One such old piece of literature I found is entitled: What…
Prophetic words uttered by a renowned psychic who also predicts we will experience the following in 2019: babies will be born, hurricanes will hit the United States, also tornadoes, mud slides, etc., new dance to replace the Scissors, there will be a Super Bowl controversy, football, basketball, baseball seasons will all happen at same time,…