Summer! School is out, Swimming is in! Book reports are off the desk, and the BBQ is on the grill! Nothing says quality family time like an afternoon together playing in the water and eating a delicious smoked meal. But with the carefree nature that summer gives our children, we as adults must be ever…
One of the most common questions I receive out of session is, “what do you do the rest of the year?” While we may not be on Capitol Hill year-round like our Federal counterparts, our work continues over the remaining nine months, after the completion of our 40-day session. April through December we focus our…
Jasper County High School counselors Amy Cox and Jessica Sanders were named Counselors of the Year during the second annual Move On When Ready (MOWR) Summit held June 14-15 in Milledgeville. The event, sponsored by Georgia Military College (GMC), has become an annual event since its debut last year. The purpose of the MOWR Summit…
Donald Frank Jones, age 69, of Shady Dale, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Donald Jones was born in Macon, Ga., to the late Claude Franklin Jones and Lee Cofer Jones. He is an Eagle Scout and a graduate of Middle Georgia College. Donald Jones served in the United States Navy…
Hoyt Eugene “Gene” Batchelor, Sr., age 79, of Morrow, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017, at his residence. Gene Batchelor was born in Jasper County, to the late Joseph Roy Batchelor and Vulula Long Batchelor. He was a 1955 graduate of Monticello High School. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict.…
LEN STROZIER USES RADAR TO LOCATE OLD GRAVES There are 146 unmarked graves in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, and thanks to the help of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and global positioning systems (GPS), the church will soon know where those graves are. In addition, the church will learn where there are spaces to place more…
An article in last week’s newspaper mentioned a fatal motorcycle wreck, but there were no details available. The accident report from the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) shows that the vehicle that wrecked was not actively being pursued by a deputy with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). According to the report from the GSP, there…
The Rock ‘n Roll Revue performances by the 2017 Musical Theater Camp participants were well-received by audience members Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Camp organizers began preparing well in advance of this year’s theater camp making several changes along the way. The two previous theater camps were held late in the summer and collided with…
A memorial service for Donald Peacock, who died June 9, 2017, was held Saturday, June 17, at Prospect Liberty C.M.E. Church on Hwy. 11 north in Monticello. Rev. Akono Ekundayo, pastor, officiated. Mr. Peacock was born February 4, 1958 to Howard Peacock and Lillie Peacock in Jasper County. He was educated in the Newton County…
Funeral services for William Thomas “W.T.” Jeffries, who died June 8, 2017, were held Saturday, June 17, at Thomas Persons Hall in Monticello. Burial was in Jeffries Cemetery on Shady Grove Road in Shady Dale. On February 2, 1923, Mr. Jeffries was born to the late Preston and Lillian Jeffries in Irvington, Ga. William Thomas…