It will take us all a few days to get used to writing or typing 2017 instead of 2016. After such an exciting and trouble-filled year, surprisingly 2016 slipped gently into the night.Along with forgetting some events of 2016, please cease and don’t repeat some of the buzz words that were worn out in 2016.“Transparency,”…
My name is Peter Card. I am currently teaching and living in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is the eleventh correspondence to share my adventures living abroad. I am truly amazed at where life has taken me. I hope by sharing my experiences it encourages you to pursue your…
Two vehicles sustained damage Tuesday when they collided at the intersection of West Washington Street and Church Street. Todd Smith Teasley of Covington was traveling east on West Washington in a 2010 Dodge Ram. When he went to turn left onto Church Street, he turned into a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta driven by Colene Raye Bartlett…
A homegoing celebration for Hattie Synoval McMichael, who died December 14, 2016, was held December 21 at Freedonia A.M.E. Church in Monticello. Rev. Herman Dennis, pastor, officiated. Burial was in McMichael Cemetery. Ms. McMichael was born on July 15, 1947 to the late Mr. and Mrs. S.C. McMichael and Eddie Mae Sands McMichael in Detroit,…
Janet Marie Horsley Luttrell, age 78, of Mansfield, passed away on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, at her residence. Marie Luttrell was born in Clarkdale, Ga., to the late Willie Bernice Horsley and Lizzie Inez Bearden Horsley. She lived in Stone Mountain until moving to Mansfield in 2000. Along with her parents, she was preceded in…
Joe José Deraney, age 88, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. José Deraney was born in San Cristobal, Cuba to the late Elias Deraney Numer and Maria Josefa Deraney y Deraney. In 1949, he left Cuba and moved to Georgia. He was of the Catholic religion. José was an original member…
Devin Chase Sheffield, 22, of Preston was arrested last week and charged with criminal attempt to a commit a felony, possession of a firearm or knife during commission of a crime and obscene telephone contact with a child after he came to Monticello with the intention of meeting an underage girl. The Jasper County Sheriff’s…
2016—What stands out the most in your mind? Well I can think of two topics that have trended throughout the year, on the international, national and local levels. The first being the most obvious and talked about, still, around the workplace water cooler and the dinner table which oft times divided friends, families, and a…
I have talked with a couple of families this month who have said the same thing: “I cannot wait to get out of 2016.” They are ready for a new year to have a new start and try again. Each of the families has had major struggles throughout the year. Maybe 2016 has been a…
Christmas this year, just for the record, was too hot and I do mean the temperature. Thank goodness, Southerners know to keep at least one pair of shorts out for just such a day, but really, Christmas in shorts. It just ain’t fittin’. Each year some television station gives us non-fireplace people a chance to…