A celebration of life for Charlotte Williams was held July 30 at St. James A.M.E. Church. Pastor Donna Marie Calix officiated.Ms. Williams was granted her angel wings on July 24, 2014. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Charlotte had touched in some small way throughout her life. Charlotte was born…
A homegoing celebration for Alberta Tinsley Kelly was held Saturday, July 26, at St. James A.M.E. Church in Monticello. Rev. Dona M. Calix, pastor, officiated; burial was in New Community Cemetery. Mrs. Kelly was born June 18, 1947, to the late Charlie and Jessie Tinsley. She was the sixth of seven children. Alberta attended school…
Thomas Sidney Jones, 88, passed away at his home in Thomasville, Ga., on Friday, July 25, 2014. Mr. Jones was born on January 6, 1926, the son of Boyd Lane and Blanche Jenkins Jones of Worth County, Ga. He married Sally Frances Strickland of Moultrie in 1946. An astute businessman, he owned and operated construction,…
I’m fixing to Play Dead (Part 9). In spite of my situation of being without resources other than the less than six hundred dollars in my pocket, a feeling of relief swept over me when my new friend Leon agreed to transport me from my helpless situation in Birmingham back to Atlanta so that I…
A new fad on Facebook is, “I’m so Monticello…” People will write about the things of the past in Monticello or their hometown. It has been amazing how that when reading these it causes us to travel down memory lane and then we realize just how much has changed since those days. Many people have…
My daughter hasn’t quite figured out the importance of comfortable shoes. I think she feels sorry for me because my shoe purchases have gone from stacked and stylish to dull and orthopedic. Although it is vitally important for runners and walkers to care for their feet, anyone that spends extended time on their feet will…
Very little crime was reported over the last week, and only eight arrests were reported. Among the criminal incidents was a complainant in Hillsboro who said he purchased a 2006 Freightliner truck on June 30. Sometime between then and July 23, someone entered his property and stole a generator and air conditioning components from the…
Students in Jasper County public schools and Shiloh Christian Academy will return to class on Friday, Aug. 8, and those at Piedmont Academy return Monday, Aug. 11. School supply lists for all schools are on their respective websites, and those for the public schools are included on page 11 of today’s newspaper. In addition, students…
The annual sixth grade family orientation night will be held on Friday, August 1, from 5:45-7:15 p.m. at Jasper County Middle School (JCMS) in the lunchroom located in Building C. The administration and sixth grade faculty of JCMS look forward to an opportunity to introduce themselves to all of our upcoming sixth graders and their…
Jasper County High School will be hosting its annual Jump Start Orientation for the Class of 2018 on Wednesday, August 6, from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The theme for this year is “Hurricane Heroes.” The purpose of this event is to help ease the transition from middle school to high school, to familiarize students…