I’m Fixin’ To present part six of Southern Justice:Rick Haselton, Senior, was a very wealthy man, a self-made man, who had no one to share his good fortune with. He knew his son, Rick Junior, didn’t need his money because he was a rich man also. The wealth, however, couldn’t seem to erase the empty…
Donald Scott Marshall, age 67, of Hillsboro, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon, Ga. Donnie Marshall was born in Macon, Ga., and grew up in Lizella, Ga. His parents were the late Scott Hicks Marshall and Eva Jean White DuLong. Along with his parents, he was…
Julia Johnston Whitten, age 82, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle, Ga. Julia Whitten was born in Rhine, Ga. to the late Mattie Floy Harrell Johnston and Robert Bryant Johnston, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her son, William Henry Whitten, Jr. and brother, Robert B. Johnston,…
William Edward Crenshaw, 98, former resident of Lanett, Ala., passed away at The Retreat Nursing Home, Monticello, on August 7. He was born in Lanett and lived there until moving to The Retreat four years ago. He was preceded in death by his parents, Carrie and John Crenshaw and his loving wife of 77 years,…
Merlin Paul Bartel, Jr., 56, passed away at Jasper Memorial Hospital, August 2, 2017. He was born in Atlanta, Ga., April 25, 1961, to Jeri and Merlin Paul Bartel, Sr. Mr. Bartel was preceded in death by his son, Matthew Bartel. Mr. Bartel was a veteran of The United States Navy and worked as a…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity softball team ushered in the 2017 season last weekend with a pair of home games. The Lady Cougars fell to Georgia FCA 8-3 before defeating long-time rival Gatewood 12-1. In the first game, coach Colt Spivey had to shuffle his lineup as some team members had not arrived after competing in various…
Monticello’s Hurricane booster club tag teams with live pro wrestling on Saturday, August 19. The event will be held at the Jasper County High School gym and ALL funds raised go to the Hurricane football team “Don’t miss your chance to see up-close and personal, all the hard hitting action you would normally watch on…
I’m Fixin’ To present part five of Southern Justice: Of the modern day Three Musketeers, Jones, who insisted on going by his last name only, was the brainy one, and did a brilliant job of running the marketing and advertising department. Rick Junior observed that as usual he was wearing a starched Polo dress shirt…
Welcome back to school, Jasper County and Piedmont Academy students. Schools have existed in our county since the early 1800s. If you’re interested, you can see quite a few pictures and read articles about our schools at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com, What is now our civic center located on College Street was previously the public high school built…
For the Piedmont Academy football team the new season has arrived. The Cougars will open the 2017 campaign Friday when they host Bethlehem Christian Academy. After months of anticipation, kickoff has finally arrived. Hours upon hours of work have gone into preparing for the new football year. From offseason conditioning to weight training to preseason…