The Shiloh Varsity Knights opened their 2015 season defeating the Westside Macon Warriors 13-7 on Tuesday in seven innings. The Knights jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first. After Compton singled, Knights kept the pressure on Westside Warriors pitching, as Caleb Sheridan drove in Parker Wyatt for one of…
JENSEN WITH EASTERN INDIGO SNAKE Amphibians and reptiles benefited when John Jensen abandoned a geology degree and returned to school to study biology. The switch led Jensen to a nearly 19-year career as a Georgia Department of Natural Resources biologist, and national recognition this week for his work conserving species varying from gopher tortoises to…
J. JORDAN, B. GALLOWAY, C. GALLOWAY, M. EL-JOURBAGY (L-R) Cheyenne Galloway, a senior at Piedmont Academy, was named the county’s STAR student at an awards luncheon Monday, sponsored locally by the Monticello Kiwanis Club. Miss Galloway chose her mother and long time teacher Beth Galloway as her STAR teacher. Also honored at the luncheon was…
ALISON BURLESON IN LOCAL OFFICE Alison Burleson, newly appointed Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Judge, chose the Jasper County Courthouse as the home of her circuit court office—a fitting choice since it was the location where she tried her first case as an assistant district attorney on the Ocmulgee Circuit more than eight years ago. The Ocmulgee…
Barbara Louise Arentzen Adornato, age 80, of Monticello, died Saturday, March 7, 2015, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Barbara Adornato was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Adolph Karl Arentzen and Verona Irma Coatts Arentzen. She was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin in 1958. She moved to Orlando,…
A homegoing celebration for Johnny Elijah “Mac” McDowell, 75, of Covington, was held March 7, 2015, at St. James A.M.E. Church. Pastor Eric Horne officiated; Donna Marie Calix is church pastor. Burial was in South View Cemetery. Mr. McDowell passed away peacefully in the early hours of Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. His final days were…
William “Bill” Avant, age 74, of Snellville, GA, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015. Mr. Avant was preceded in death by his parents, Ollie W. and Margaret Lynch Avant and daughter, Shannon Michelle Avant. He is survived by his wife, Wylene; daughter, Crystal (David) Till; grandsons, Joshua and Elijah Till; brother, Pierce Avant; sisters, Cheryl…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) investigated numerous complaints over the last week, including several reports of burglary, terroristic threats, and financial transaction card fraud. As is common, in many cases, but not all, the victim knew the alleged perpetrator. Persons booked into the Jasper County Detention Center in the last week include:…
A review of the motion day calendar in Jasper Superior Court Tuesday morning was brief under the jurisdiction of Judge William A. Prior. Michael P. Watson had his sentence reduced on two charges of child molestation to 15 years with the first eight years are to be served in confinement while given credit for time…
Ranger 1st Class Freddie Hays talked to the group gathered for first Friday breakfast last week, and presented an overview of the smallest state law enforcement agency in the state. The Department of Natural Resources conservation officers are generally referred to as game wardens. He said there are 195 officers in seven regions…the same number…