The trees have just a few brown leaves hanging on and with another cold wind even those few will be dropping. Out with the old, going on diets, resolutions, January starts out with a bang, in with the new. The month was named for the Roman god, Janus, god of beginning and transitions. Time to…
First, I must apologize for my error in last week’s column. I said how sad it was that Jasper Memorial Hospital (JMH) doesn’t take Blue Cross/Blue Shield (BC/BS). I have to admit, I didn’t do much fact-checking. I had a very disappointed and upset individual call me because indeed, JMH does not take BC/BS for…
The recent events in Paris, France concerning the deaths of several newspaper employees have cast a spotlight on those who work in the media and the potential dangers they face each day. Clearly, what happened in Paris was an extreme case, especially for today, but journalists have always been at risk to some degree. It…
Barry Keith Webb was booked into the Jasper County Detention Center yesterday after being picked up on numerous outstanding warrants. Some of the warrants date as far back as November 11, 2014 and the most recent stem from an incident when he wrecked a vehicle on December 26, 2014. Charges include theft by conversion, fleeing…
The Jasper County Board of Commissioners conducted its first meeting of the new year Monday evening which included enacting a new open meeting conduct policy though not unanimously passed. The idea of the conduct policy was based upon the perceived need for guidelines to put in place to ensure a professional, respectful atmosphere is maintained…
Members of the Monticello City Council appointed the following in the positions that follow for 2015. The 12 month appointments include Robert Jordan, City Engineer; Peggy Billerman, City Clerk and City Manager, and M. Joseph Reitman, Jr., City Attorney. Judge E. Ray Lanier, Judge of the Municipal Court and Timothy Bumann, Judge Pro-Tem of the…
The varsity Hurricane basketball squads traveled to Bleckley County Tuesday evening for their fifth region competition of the season. The road trip earned the boys’ squad its third consecutive victory including a huge region win. The 70-35 victory landed four Canes players in double digits for points. Quinton Standifer led the scoring with 12 points;…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity basketball teams were able to register victories Saturday afternoon by sweeping visiting Bethlehem Christian Academy. The Lady Cougars took a 51-35 win as Amelia Dodson scored a game-high 20 points. Dodson scored six points in both the first and second quarters and added four each in the third and fourth. Remington Marsh…
A celebration of life for Joe Frank Sands, who died December 29, 2014, was held Monday, Jan. 5, from the chapel of Smith and Sons Funeral Home, 923 Funderburg Drive, Monticello. Rev. Terry Glawson officiated; burial was in South View Cemetery. Mr. Sands was born March 8, 1941 to the parentage of the late Benne…
Martha Sylvia Gordon Loyd, age 77, of Hillsboro, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Sylvia Loyd was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. Her parents were the late Henry Thomas Gordon and Martha Dover Gordon. She was a member of Hillsboro United Methodist Church. During the 1960s,…