Deputies are investigating a theft by receiving stolen property after a woman came to the sheriff’s office to check a handgun she had in her possession, only to learn it had been reported stolen.Deputies are also investigating the theft of cash from a residence on West Nuthatch Drive. No details were available.Persons arrested in the…
The Monticello City Council voted in a called meeting last Thursday to employ former City Manager Peggy Billerman as the interim city manager until a full time manager can be found. The city had advertised the position some time ago as Doug White indicated a desire to leave. Ultimately, he applied for the full time…
Jerry Seinfeld makes this observation: According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that seem right? That means to the average person, if you have to go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy (goodreads.com). Public speaking…
History is a great teacher. Someone once said you don’t know how far you’ve come unless you know where you’ve been. A hundred years ago, 1918, President Wilson gave his 14-point speech, essentially telling the rest of the world how to run itself. He had campaigned on keeping us out of war. 1918 saw our…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 56 of Southern Justice: During the same time as Ray McKinley was blackmailing Roland James with very naughty pictures of him in the company of Shanna Martin of the Gentlemen’s Club, things were very hectic at Pic-Ric Products headquarters. The reorganization was proving to be very difficult to implement in…
Citizens volunteering to respond to fires in their community began in 1736 when one of our founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin began the first volunteer fire department in Philadelphia. Their equipment consisted of leather buckets for dousing flames with water and linen bags to quickly remove salvageable belongings from the burning buildings. These men started a…
There seems to be little middle ground when it comes to Donald Trump. In some ways that was true even before he was president. Now that he has done the seemingly impossible and resides in the White House that is especially the case. Trump is clearly someone who did not need to be president. He…
The Piedmont Academy fast-pitch softball team is eager to earn more accolades as the 2018 season arrives. After winning the school’s first state softball championship last fall the Lady Cougars open the new campaign Thursday, Aug. 9, against Eastside High School of Covington. The home game is set to begin at 6 p.m. “We are…
New teachers for the Jasper County Charter System began work Monday, with the first order of business to be introduced to the public via this newspaper. Jasper County Middle School has the largest number of new teachers, with a dozen, Washington Park welcomes eight new teachers, the high school welcomes seven, and only three new…
Kathleen Elaine Kelley Yarbrough, age 76, of Mansfield, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018, at her residence. “Kathy” Yarbrough was born in Matthews, Mo.,, to the late John Kelley and Freida Scott Kelley. She lived in Hogansville for a number of years before moving to Jasper County 16 years ago. Kathy Yarbrough was an active…