I’m Fixin’ To present part 50 of Southern Justice:The following Thursday morning the mood inside the Pic-Ric Products’s conference room was almost festive as everyone was busy putting the reorganization into motion.Just before lunch Jones finally found an opportunity to call their outside law firm. The receptionist put him straight through to Roland James who…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) investigated several reports of theft in the last week, and the most serious was on Doe Lane in Mansfield where several items of jewelry and cash were reported stolen. Cash was also taken from an address on Lakeshore Drive. Another burglary of undisclosed items was reported at…
The Monticello Hurricane football program will sponsor its 8th annual Hurricane Youth Football Camp Monday, June 25 through Thursday, June 28 located at Rose Bowl Field. The camp is for rising second graders through rising eighth graders and costs $50. Sessions will begin at 9 a.m. each morning and conclude at noon. Wednesday’s session will…
By BETHANY CARGILE AND ALLISON SCROGGS We, Bethany Cargile and Allison Scroggs, have always wanted to attend the Mexico Work Mission trips since we were old enough, but we were unable. This summer it was finally our time to go. We were both raised in churches that emphasized the importance of mission work. God had…
Norma Gail Johnson Ellis, age 65, of Stockbridge, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018, in Florida. Norma Ellis was born in Atlanta, to the late Hollis Camp Johnson and Mary Jane Willis Johnson. She was a lifelong resident of Clayton County. Norma Ellis was a 12-year dedicated employee of Atlanta Electrical JATC’s Training Center in…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 49 of Southern Justice: Judge Hollis Garrett had issued a temporary order allowing the Gentlemen’s Club to remain open and to keep their liquor license. So later in the evening, after his phone conversation with Jackie about her staying at his lake house, B. Wendell Hormel, like a moth to…
“I am the true vine,” said Jesus, “and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful….” Those are powerful words. There is an important message here. “….my Father is the…
Hello, to all the fathers, daddys, pops, da da, you know who you are, Happy Fathers’s Day. You are half of each of us reading these words. Although we don’t say it enough, thanks for giving us the chance to be what we became. What to give as a gift on Father’s Day? If you…
There continues to be a good bit of spirted discussion about certain National Football League players who believe they have a right to kneel during the playing (or performance of) the National Anthem prior to games. In the conversations I have been involved with there are some who are somewhat surprised by my stance although…
New Piedmont Academy football coach Mike Parris is in full preparation mode for the upcoming season. Parris, who has 168 career wins on his resume, was officially introduced as the new Cougar head coach in February. He was head football coach at Jackson High School from 1996-2012 compiling two undefeated regular seasons. Parris also has…