Michael J. Peek will serve 10 years in confinement of a 30 year sentence for two counts of incest and two counts of child molestation. Two counts of aggravated child molestation, one count of incest, and one count of sodomy were nolle prossed.The defendant received the sentence last Tuesday as he appeared before Judge Brenda…
The Jasper County School Board honored five REACH scholars at its meeting Tuesday evening. REACH scholars are eighth graders who have been chosen through strict selection criteria to receive a $10,000 college scholarship. REACH stands for Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen. It is a key program of Governor Nathan Deal’s complete college Georgia initiative and…
Joseph Wesley Hoffman, 34, of Morgan County died last Friday in Jasper County after a shooting was reported near Hwy. 16 east close to the Smithboro Community. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to do a death investigation after the shooting was reported as a hunting accident. According…
VOLUNTEERS ASSEMBLE MEALS FOR STOP THE HUNGER Thanksgiving is a time we “we gather together to ask the Lord’s blessings.” These words from a favorite hymn proclaim the strength and encouragement that are God’s gifts to a community that comes together in His name to offer praise and service, says Rev. Rindy Trouteaud, pastor, Monticello…
Mrs. Peggy Odessa Lunsford Dailey, age 84, of Jackson, Ga., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Dailey was born Thursday, Sept. 22, 1932 in McDonough, Ga. to the late George Clomer Lunsford and the late Lillie Mae Lunsford. Mrs. Dailey was preceded in death by her husband, T. J. Dailey. She…
Jo Ann B. Hartley, 60, of Monticello, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. She is survived by her husband, Michael Hartley; son “Bobby” Knight and wife Denise and two granddaughters, Breanna and Emily of Athens, Ga., two step-sons, Monty and Phillip of Georgia; two sisters, Connie B. Pappas of Toccoa, Chris Smith of Alabama and…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 63 of The Second Doublewide on the Right: A Magistrate Judge has to be available at all times, even nights and weekends, in order to accommodate law enforcement by signing off on arrest or search warrants. Besides the elected judge in Ocmulgee County, there were two other part-time judges who…
I grew up in a Christian home going to church every Sunday and being taught who God is and what He is like. I responded to Christ in faith and became a Christian when I was nine years old. The Lord has been a part of my life throughout. Thanksgiving is an opportunity for me…
What about that liquid sunshine that fell this past weekend? The thirsty grass and trees greened up over night. And the oak trees that traditionally put on a show each fall became bright and beautiful. Even the birds were happily chirping and flying back and forth. Rain was just the prescription we needed. Hope we…
We are more than a week removed from the 2016 presidential election and most of the so-called political experts are still scratching their heads over this one. It’s doubtful there has ever been a time in the history of presidential campaigns in this country where so many polls have been so wrong. Of course, the…