A celebration of life service for Mrs. Dorothy Catchings of Atlanta, will be held Friday, April 6, 2018 at 9 a.m., in the chapel of Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel, 1003 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30310. with interment in Lincoln Cemetery. Willie A Watkins Funeral Home, Inc. 404.758.1731
I’m Fixin’ To present part 39 of Southern Justice: After Patty’s abrupt departure from the law office and rude rebuff of his pass, as instructed, Ray McKinley had returned to his boss’ office where he was receiving instructions. “Ray,” B. Wendell said with a note of concern in his voice, “I want you to have…
A couple of years ago, we had a new family move into the house next door. Being the neighborly kind, I went over to meet the new family and introduce myself. The first thing I did when I met the husband of the family was to apologize for being such a bad neighbor. I let…
What a gift we got this year for Easter, a spectacular display of color, even the dogwoods were in full bloom at the same time, and to top off the day, a beautiful, sunny day for all those Easter egg hunts and family gatherings. This week all eyes of the world will be on that…
In light of the tragic deaths of the Iowa family who lost their lives while on vacation Mexico, it is never too redundant to cover the need for smoke and/or carbon monoxide detectors in our homes and businesses. While smoke detectors are mounted on the ceilings since the gasses from combustion are lighter than air;…
The golf world, as well as the sports world overall, will look to Augusta this week as another chapter from The Masters will be written. Long known as the icon of the golf calendar each year, The Masters is the crown jewel on the professional tour. While arguments can be made for the U.S. Open…
The Jasper County Charter System will hold a family engagement meeting on Thursday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Beasley Event Center located at 359 Forsyth Street. The purpose of the meeting is to review all Title 1 school/ district level plans including the Family Engagement Plans, the School-Parent Compacts, and the Improvement Plans.…
Denise Driskell of Monticello was honored on March 19, 2018 for 20 years of service with Jasper County 911. We thank her and appreciate her for her outstanding dedication to the citizens of Jasper County and all of public safety, said Betty Jump, 911 director. Ms. Jump also announced April 8 – April 14th is…
The Jasper County Commissioners had a fairly short agenda for their regular meeting Monday, and a number of items were postponed to a work session later this month. The road plan is the main reason for the upcoming called meeting, but other things may also be discussed. All road concerns raised Monday were put off…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity soccer teams were swept by Westminster last week. The Lady Cougars fell 2-0 while the varsity boys were defeated 12-0. In the girls contest, coach Michael Wilson said his team played a “great game defensively.” “Westminster is a traditionally elite GISA program,” the coach said. “While they may be young, they are…