Mr. Roger L. Gordon Sr. was born December 23, 1952 to the parentage of the Late Odel Gordon Sr. and the late Ethel D. Baker in Macon Ga. Roger was raised in Monticello Ga. He died September 21, 2015.At an early age he became a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church of Monticello. Roger graduated…
Raymond Paul Rush, age 35, of Newborn, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, at Newton Medical Center in Covington. Raymond Rush was born in Columbus, Ohio, and moved to Monticello 15 years ago. His mother was the late Roberta Mae Roth Brosius. He was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church in Social Circle.…
John Ray Darity, age 43, of Valdosta died Sunday, September 27, 2015, in Hillsboro. John was the son of James M. and Sara M. Darity of Hillsboro, GA. He graduated from Monticello High School with honors. During his 22 years in the United States Air Force, he obtained his bachelors’ degree from Wayland College in…
What makes high school football so special? For those who are fans, no explanation is needed. It’s easy to forget, however, that some people don’t quite share our enthusiasm for this American pastime. “What’s so great about it?” is something I have been asked. Some have even been more direct by declaring “Who cares.” With…
I’m Fixin’ to present part four of The Second Doublewide on the Right. Quantavious Cortez Carter’s outlaw days began when he was in his last year of middle school, when the Mexicans had started to populate the area and he became friends with Mendoza, who always seemed to have cash in his pocket. Quantavious was…
As a young child, I remember spending time with my dad and brothers clearing an area and preparing it for a field to be planted in millet. Clearing it was the tougher of the two tasks. Dragging brush and limbs to piles to be burned was not an easy feat for a little fellow, but…
Lucky us, the overcast and heavy mist parted long enough to cast a red haze in the sky as the super moon eclipse occurred. In recent days, there has been a steady mist falling most of the day. Fall has definitely come to Jasper County and besides the mist, leaves are falling and becoming stuck…
Last week I gave a little history of The News and my role in it. This week I’m planning to talk more about what I meant to talk about at coffee call and last week. We are your community newspaper. We try to be the voice of the community. We attempt to inform our readers…
The Piedmont Academy Clay Crushing Cougars competed this past Saturday, Sept. 26, in Atlanta at the Tom Lowe Shooting Grounds. A total of 13 schools and 126 shooters took part in Saturday’s events. The shooting conditions were tough as it poured down rain all day. “Shooting is a lot like football,” Piedmont coaches said. “…
Piedmont Academy’s competition cheerleading squad began the 2015 season Saturday at Grayson High School. “We have come a long way since last season and the girls continue to excel,” said coach Tonya Coe. Piedmont is now in its second season of fielding a competition cheer program. “We knew it would be a tough competition Saturday…