Eddie Carl “Big” Davis, age 60, died on Friday, October 24, 2014. Mr. Davis was born September 23, 1954.A celebration of life for Mr. Davis will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014 at St. James A.M.E. Church, 514 Funderburg Drive Monticello, with interment at South View Cemetery.The family will receive friends…
Robert Pierce Brooks, age 82, of Clermont, formerly of Monticello, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Memorial services will be held Friday, October 31, 2014 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Memorial Park South Funeral Home, 4121 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch, GA 30542. Send on-line condolences to www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com.
I’m Fixing To Play Dead (Part 22 of Unpublished Novel) When the tail lights of Red’s taxi disappeared into the night I turned toward the entrance of the trailer park and began walking. The first trailer in the park, which I hadn’t noticed before, was a double-wide with a sign on it reading: “Manager—Inquire within…
One of my fascinations when driving down the road is the numerous chimneys one may see. I’m not sure how chimneys get separated from homes, but they do. Did the home leave the chimney or did the chimney leave the home? It’s kind of sad to see a chimney all by itself in the middle…
Just in case Halloween has slipped your mind and you are low on goodies for the vampires, Ninjas, and girls in “Frozen Elsa Deluxe” costumes. Never fear, look around your home, there’s plenty that can meet the need. Who doesn’t take the extra toiletries with them when leaving motels and hotels? How many kids wouldn’t…
Although there are many lifespan factors that are beyond our control; there are just as many practices that are well within reach that can help us make it closer to our 100th birthday. Someone once asked me during a conversation about ways to prolong death, why I would want to? Some days when I feel…
The Jasper County High School Marching Hurricanes competed in their final competition of the year at the Greater Atlanta Marching Festival held at Rockdale County High School on Saturday, Oct. 18. The band placed third out of a field of eight bands in Class A. “The Marching Hurricanes faced some of their toughest competition and…
Piedmont Academy’s football team took a big step toward being a No. 1 seed for the upcoming state playoffs with a 62-12 win against region foe Dawson Street Friday night. It was another big performance for Hunter Knox, who was recognized with his fellow classmates on Senior Night. Piedmont took a 14-0 lead after the…
The Canes had a very spirited crowd as they traveled to Cochran to take on the Bleckley County Royals last Friday. Despite the 19-13 loss the Canes played their hearts out and competed through the last buzzer and into overtime. However, it was still a good night to be a Hurricane! The captains of the…
Piedmont Academy’s senior softball players competed in the GISA All-Star game at Mercer University in Macon Saturday. Cheyenne Galloway, Morgan Tillman and Remington Marsh all started the first game of the doubleheader and then played the last three innings of game two. “All three players contributed in the games,” said Piedmont coach Daniel Funt. The…