There are numerous sports dynasties which certainly dictate respect.You have the New England Patriots in the National Football League. There are the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball. In so-called big-time college football, the Alabama Crimson Tide have had a dynasty in recent years and were a dynasty in decades past. There’s the Duke…
William Barry Power, age 56, of Monticello, passed away Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Power was born in Wiesbaden, Germany to the late Frances Lanette McElheney Power. He attended the Putnam/Jasper Support Services in Eatonton. Barry loved to shop, he would check out flyers in newspapers to find just what he wanted.…
Henry Carson Pope, Jr., age 80, of Haddock, passed away Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at his residence. Henry Pope was born in Baxley, Ga., to the late Henry Carson Pope, Sr. and Minnie Lee Lord Pope. He was also preceded in death by son, Jeffrey Carson Pope; sisters, Louise Ziegler and Elizabeth Pallas; and brothers,…
Mary E. Williams Tucker of Mansfield passed away December 29, 2017, at the age of 90. She was an active member of New Rocky Creek Baptist Church, where she was also a member of the Young at Heart group. Mrs. Tucker was a proud alumnus of Young Harris College. After her retirement from Bell South,…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 26 of Southern Justice: The Three Modern Day Musketeers and Vickie Bain were still huddled in Rick Junior’s office at Pic-Ric Products while they continued to try and sort things out after the spirit crushing meeting they had attended earlier in the day when B. Wendell Hormel had read Rick…
Psalm 30:5 When I attended Washington Park Elementary School (the old one off Funderburg Dr.), we would sing a song, “If you’re happy and you know it.” The teacher would give us commands in the song and we would respond accordingly. If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands, stomp your feet…and so…
May 2018 be your best, Happy New Year. Hopefully, you guaranteed success this year by eating a traditional Southern New Year’s Day meal, black-eyed peas and some greens. For the greens, several green vegetables will work, cabbage, collards and turnip greens. Accompanying this meal you just gotta have some cornbread, representing the gold you are…
I was driving around Saturday morning taking care of a few errands when I received a text from a friend back home. The friend was asking if I had heard the news about another classmate who had passed away after a heart attack. I had not heard and the news was a shock that someone…
I hope all of our citizens have had a wonderful and safe Christmas and a very happy New Years holiday! Our thoughts and prayers go out to our local families who have experienced loss of loved ones and loss of their homes recently. Let’s make 2018 a standout year for Jasper County when it comes…
The Piedmont Academy varsity basketball teams began the second half of the season Tuesday against a quality opponent in John Milledge Academy. The Lady Cougars were defeated 45-20 while the varsity boys fell 65-34 despite a balanced scoring attack. Piedmont’s girls were led by Madison McCart who scored 12 points, including a 3-pointer. Alexis Dodson…