Jennifer Smith has been named the director of the local 911 service after serving as interim director since Kimberly LeCroy left some months ago.The action came at the authority’s regular meeting last Friday. The motion to hire was made by Sabrina Westbrook, and Julie Bennett seconded the motion. Ms. Smith is going to research retirement…
Dick F. Gregory Dick F. Gregory, 84, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, IA. He was born on May 13, 1940 in Kahoka, MO to Richard & Frances Evermon Gregory. He married Janet A. Callison on September 17, 1960 in Kahoka,…
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Joey (aka Sparky) Wayne Derting Inman died Septembe 24, 2024. A Rajun Cajun by family descent (mother’s side) and a man of many talents & hobbies; lover of life, passion for romance, dancing, traveling, acting, working as an engineer data com specialist, collecting hats, smoking meats, bbq’s/cooking cajun dishes his favorite was jambalaya. He was…
The county Board of Elections and Registration met Tuesday and agreed to change its regular meeting to the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. Member Mark Logan brought up the topic of election facilities, expressing concern about the Martin and Burney precinct and the Courthouse precinct. He mentioned the gravel voters have to…
Deputies had their hands full last week with varying accidents, at least two of which involved a chase. The News does not have photos of one chase, but the photo above is from an incident November 8 on Hwy. 212 west near Frank’s Restaurant. In that incident, Charles Pickett, 35, of Conyers, was driving the…
One week recently Jared McCullough only missed winning the football contest by his tie-breaker. This week, he had the highest tie-breaker of anyone with 12 or more right, so he won! For his efforts, he won a $25 prize from Georgia Energy, sponsor of the week. He was unable to pick up the prize in…
The Monticello City Council covered a lot of topics in their called meeting last Thursday evening, including re-instating the Municipal Court, and agreed to initiate a “perk” test on property at Mine Lake for possible land use application of wastewater. Council also heard from Brett Hanes with Falcon Design, a full service engineering firm, who…
Piedmont Academy is looking to jump start its boys basketball program and has turned to Christian Palmer as the new varsity coach. Palmer was a three-sport athlete at Stratford Academy in football, basketball and track. After graduating high school, Palmer went on to play basketball on scholarship for Georgia Southwestern State University before transferring to…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity wrestling team will look to continue building on the success it has enjoyed in recent years during the 2024-25 season. Coach Nick Meadows has several returning wrestlers who should excel on the mat this season. Austin Anglin, who finished third as an eighth grader at 106, will compete at 113 this season.…