Thomas D. “Dooley” Tillman passed away on February 18, 2016. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 at Sunshine United Methodist Church, Round Oak, Ga. 31038 with the Rev. Tommy Martin officiating with burial following at the church cemetery.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sunshine United Methodist Church/Cemetery Fund, c/o…
Darlene Fay Bishop Crow, age 78, passed away Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at her daughter’s home at Lake Oconee. Darlene Crow was born in Chatsworth, Ga. to the late Henry Franklin Bishop and Fairy Frances Nation Bishop. She lived in Lithonia for a number of years before moving to Monticello in 1994. Darlene Crow loved…
Joshua Thomas “Josh” Darity, age 39, of Billings, Montana, went peacefully to be with the Lord on February 19, 2016. He was a devoted husband, father, son, Christian and Marine serving in the Iraqi Freedom. Josh Darity was preceded in death by his father, James Martin Darity, Sr.; and brothers, James Martin “Jimmy” Darity, Jr.,…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) investigated numerous reports of theft in the last week. In an incident in Turtle Cove, jewelry was reported missing, and in another incident in that neighborhood, a statue was taken. Theft by taking and theft by conversion are suspected in the report of missing tools. A purse…
Greetings from the Gold Dome! Last week we passed numerous measures for the benefit of our Georgia Citizens. We addressed issues relating to increased insurance coverage for cancer patients, military job protections, special needs education and kinship care. House Bill 965- Jimmy Carter Cancer Treatment Act Patients diagnosed with stage four metastatic cancer would have…
Did you know if you are under the age of 18 and send an inappropriate or revealing photograph of yourself (sexting), via social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Kik) or a cell phone, you could be charged with a felony? This was one of many topics Special Agent Jackie Gittins with the Georgia Bureau of…
A new soccer season arrived for the Piedmont Academy varsity Lady Cougars in a home match against Creekside Monday afternoon. Coach Zach Norris said Piedmont “played well” despite a 3-0 setback. “For it being our very first game of the year, we had a lot of positives,” Norris said. “We also have a couple of…
The Hurricanes had a great run at an AA state basketball title this year despite the 63-53 loss Saturday during the Final Four competition. On route to Saturday’s Final Four, the varsity squad defeated the Dublin Fighting Irish last Thursday 79-67 during the Elite Eight round. Second year varsity Hurricane head coach William “B.J.” Thomas…
LUKE ZECH WITH DR. BOWMAN By Tim Zech New Year’s Day is usually a joyous occasion, a time of wondering of what the new year might bring. The first day of 2016 brought some life changing events for one 18-year-old Jasper County resident, Luke Zech. Luke fell from a backyard pine tree while climbing with…
Jasper County, much like the state of Georgia, overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump to represent the Republican Party with 1,205 votes. Jasper voted Hillary Clinton to represent the Democratic Party with 632 votes. Jasper County saw an increase in voters for this Presidential Preference Primary with just under half of the registered voters in Jasper…