Mansfield Baptist Church, the church I have the privilege to serve as pastor, is a partner in education to Mansfield Elementary School. We do that as one way to have a tangible investment in the community where God has us. We find ways to serve the school and the community with no expectations of receiving…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 91 of The Second Doublewide on the Right: Marthalene Benton, the lovely and willowy young victim of Mister Ray, Leon and so many others, seemed to have finally found her soul mate, only to have him snatched away after only a few precious days and nights together. On the Sunday…
After Piedmont Academy earned a tough win in game one of the state baseball championship series against Terrell Academy, the Diamond Cougars left little doubt in the second contest of the GISA AA finals as they earned an unprecedented fourth consecutive title. Piedmont held off the Eagles 4-1 in game one Friday night and then…
Back in October of 2016, Mari Jablonski edged out her older sister Alina in the state cross country meet as she won the State AA Cross Country championship as a ninth grader. But this May, 11th grader Alina turned the tables on her younger sister by winning the 3200 meter AA State Championship at the…
The Jasper County School Board approved the hiring of Susan Stone as Washington Park Elementary School (WPES) principal at its regular meeting Tuesday, despite impassioned pleas at the beginning of the meeting to re-install Shawne Holder to that position. Ashley Billings was the first to speak during the public comment portion of the meeting. She…
Jasper County deputies recovered a stolen Polaris Slingshot from a hangar at Bill Garvey’s airstrip off Hwy. 212 west last week. According to the report from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), an investigator received information from a confidential source that a Polaris Slingshot was on location at the airport and that the vehicle’s ignition…
Major General Thomas R. Moore, Assistant Adjutant General—Air, Georgia National Guard, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, is the Grand Marshal for the Shady Dale Rodeo Parade set for this Saturday, June 3, at 3 p.m. in Shady Dale. General Moore’s duties and responsibilities include direct supervision of the Georgia State Air Guard staff, and command of…
The Jasper County Commission voted last Thursday to approve a budget of $10,041,247, slightly less than a budget that had a previous tentative approval. The board had voted 3-2 to approve a budget of $10,068,310. However, the health care increase was not as much as was budgeted for in that scenario, so commissioners came back…
Clara Jean “C. J.” Askew, age 63, of Macon, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017, at her residence. C. J. Askew was born in Milledgeville to the late Raymond Sidney Askew and Carolyn Bargeron Askew. She grew up in Sparta and graduated from John Hancock Academy in 1971. Before retirement, she was a registered nurse…
Ruby Jewell Walls Greenway, age 90, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle. Ruby Greenway was born in Hull, Ga., to the late Homer Cobb Walls and Zelia Trotter Walls. She lived in Ila, Ga., until marrying the late Dorsey James Greenway in 1946. They moved to Morgan County until…