CHRISTIAN HENRY Christian Henry is pleased to announce his candidacy for Judge of the Superior Courts of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit, which includes Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Putnam, and Wilkinson Counties. He seeks to fill the vacancy on the bench created by the announced retirement of the Honorable Hugh V. Wingfield, III. Mr.…
TIM LAM Local attorney Tim Lam has announced his candidacy for Chief Magistrate of Jasper County. “As a practitioner of law for over a quarter of a century, I feel that I am very qualified and quite seasoned in the legal profession to serve as Chief Judge of the Magistrate Court,” said Mr. Lam. Attorney…
Clinton Pittard Cason, age 84, of Monticello, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Clinton Cason was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. His parents were the late Francis Adel Cason and Bessie Shaw Chaffin Cason. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Clinton Cason served…
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black is alerting Georgians to the recall of certain Perdue Foods chicken nugget products produced and sold in Georgia, because the products have the potential to be contaminated with extraneous plastic materials. Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) inspectors will be checking retail stores and warehouses to make sure the recalled…
Jacki Tyler, president of Tytek, Inc., talked about her business to a group at the Forward Jasper First Friday breakfast last Friday at the Visitors’ Center. Mrs. Tyler said Tytek, Inc. is a utility construction company that she and her husband began in 2001. They work out of their home on Fellowship Road, and have…
I’m Fixin’ To Present part 27 of The Second Doublewide on the Right: Jimmy Ray Hurd had enlisted the aid of Elroy Allday because he drove a truck for a garbage company that picked up and delivered dumpsters, and the mall where his big caper was going to take place was one of the garbage…
As we move toward Easter, many people will have Jesus on their minds. And we should. We think about the Suffering Servant who is our Redeemer. And we should. We think about the Risen King. And we should. But one aspect of Jesus that we don’t think a lot about toward the end of His…
(Editor’s Note: This was submitted on Friday, March 3, so it is looking back from then.) The Georgia General Assembly made it through Crossover Day and is now nine days away from the end of the 2016 legislative session. On Monday, Crossover Day, we reached the point where the Senate can no longer vote on…
Greetings from the Gold Dome! The eighth week of the 2016 legislative session began with Day 30, Crossover Day. Crossover Day is typically one of the longest days of our legislative session and this year was no exception as the House passed 48 measures during 12 hours of floor debate. We worked hard to ensure…
This past weekend Jasper County High School sophomore Will Robinson participated in the GMEA All-State Band held in Athens. Will was among thousands of high school band students who first auditioned back in December. He then participated in the final state-wide audition in January, and based on his performance there he was selected as fourth…