Luke 5:4I remember preaching at New Life Bible Church in Fayetteville, NC. In the sermon, I shared the biblical story of Jesus sitting in the boat teaching the people. Before he gets into the boat, he finds a few disciples cleaning their nets. They had been out fishing all night the night before and caught…
On another trip for more adventure. Yesterday had an adventure of a lifetime, ran out of gas on I-75 near Calhoun. Our rental can malfunctioned and the van was almost empty when we picked it up instead of the three quarter tank full of gas we were told the vehicle had. Luckily, I was able…
While I was born in 1971 I don’t have as many memories of that decade as I do the following one. However, there was certainly one event from the 1970s which remains vivid decades later. The date was Oct. 13, 1979 and the place was Athens, Georgia. More specifically the location was Sanford Stadium where…
Greetings to my friends in District 129! It is hard to believe that summer break has come to close and our Georgia students are heading back to school. As a former educator, I love working hard in protection and support of Georgia’s educational systems. It is imperative that our schools receive the assistance they need…
James Randall Spensley, 35, of Centerville, who was being sought by authorities for allegedly trying to set fire to the home of a Jones County Deputy and Jasper County Investigator has been caught. He was arrested Friday in Bibb County, according to Investigator Jimmy Black with the Jones County Sheriff’s Office. He was in a…
The Piedmont Academy football team will get a test run this week before the start of the 2018 regular season. Coach Mike Parris will lead his team into a scrimmage against Pinecrest Academy Friday at Cougar Field. The scrimmage will begin at 7 p.m. “The biggest thing this will do for us is allow our…
The Monticello Lady Hurricanes varsity squad went 2-2 last week in sotfball competition. Last Thursday, hosting Mary Persons of Forsyth, the ladies earned a solid 8-0 victory. On Saturday the squad traveled to Augusta to compete in the Chik-Fil-A Classic. They fell 3-4 to the Franklin County Lions of Carnesville. The Lady Canes rebounded from…
The Piedmont Academy fast-pitch softball team began its news season in recent days falling to Eastside High School before rebounding for a big win against Windsor on Monday. In Monday’s 10-0 home victory the Lady Cougars scored a run in the bottom of the first inning before adding five more in the second and four…
The Monticello City Council Tuesday heard from residents about work that needs to be done around the city. Doug Currie went to the council with some concerns about water run-off both on Funderburg Drive and on Forsyth Street. Bobby Sutton complained that the street department rides around too much and doesn’t pick up debris when…
MICHAEL BARRETT Michael Lee Barrett, 40, the former evidence custodian for the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office pled guilty to 94 counts of corruption in court Tuesday. He was sentenced to 50 years, 10 to serve in the state penal system. He was also banished from the circuit, and had to give up his POST certification.…