It is with great sadness we inform you that Cherry L. Mitchell of Monticello entered into eternal rest on Saturday, August 4, 2018. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral service on Saturday, August 11, 2018, at 1 p.m.in Greenwood Baptist Church, 240 Aikenton Road, Monticello.There will be a visitation held on…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 57 of Southern Justice: As Roland James exited the building he thought about the instructions from that sleazy man with the incriminating and more than just naughty pictures of himself and that beautiful dancer from The Gentlemen’s Club. He really despised having to deceive those nice people at Pic-Ric Products,…
A man was telling a friend all the troubles which had come into his life. Everything had gone wrong, he said. He was having problems with his health, with his family, with his finances, and with his friends. He was so miserable, in fact, that he felt he could just lie down and die. As…
Last Dog Days of Summer are right around the corner, let’s hope. A myth about the Dog Days is that dogs react funny. I’ll say. My pup loves to lay on the concrete during the hottest time of the day. Is she trying for a deep suntan? This year seems to be hotter than normal,…
It seems bad news about a football program often breaks just as a new season is on the horizon. That makes it tough for school officials to do anything as far as hiring a permanent new head coach. And while Ohio State officials have not officially fired their current successful head coach as of this…
The Lady Hurricanes varsity softball squad is off to a good start for the 2018-2019 season raking in a 13-2 victory over the Morgan County Lady Bulldogs Tuesday. The squad distributed runs evenly throughout the five innings with three runs each in the first two, a single in the third, four in the fourth, and…
COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENTED CHECK FOR $250,000 The Jasper County Commissioners were presented a check for $250,000 from Shane Short and Steve Jordan of the Four County Development at their regular meeting Monday evening. The check represents money returned to the county by the authority now that it is self-sufficient, since attracting Shire and Facebook to…
During the July 31 session of Jasper Superior Court, Judge William Prior, Jr. sentenced Jonathan Andre Sims to two years of confinement with the balance of his 10 year sentence served on probation for eight criminal charges. The charges included fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, possession of a schedule II controlled substance,…
JAMES SPENSLEY Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating James Randall Spensley, 35, of Centerville, accused of arson in Jones County. The alleged arsonist twice tried to set on fire the home of a Jones County deputy and Jasper County investigator. Jones County Sheriff Butch Reece said the initial attempt at the residence…
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