On March 19 approximately $3,000 worth of jewelry was reported stolen from a residence on Barnes Mountain Road. The items listed on the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) Incident Report included a Jasper County 2005 class ring, seven gold chains, several sets of gold hoop earrings, a white gold cluster ring with a blue topaz,…
Charles Tate Turner, Sr., age 83, of Hillsboro, died Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Tate Turner was a lifelong resident of Hillsboro. His parents were the late Garland Brooks Turner and Bessie Mae White Turner. Tate served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict as a 1st Lieutenant in the…
Martha Lois Thomas Walker was born on November 8, 1948 in Macon, Ga. to the late loving and devoted parents Joseph Thomas and Catherine Thomas Williams. She was nicknamed “Pretty Girl.” She was educated in the Jasper County Public School System. She was married to Charles Walker of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Martha Lois joined St. John…
Baby Boy, Clay Adam Bishop, III, passed away March 11, 2014, at just four days old. Adam brought a lot of people together in a short period of time. He touched many lives and will be missed by those who loved him. He was preceded in death by his Pepaw, Scotty May, Sr. Survivors include…
Robert John Zekowski; U. S. Army Air Force Veteran; Distinguised Flying Cross Recipient; 10/09/1921-03/14/2014.
Henry Hilton Brooks, Jr., age 83, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014, at Newton Medical Center in Covington. Mr. Brooks was born on September 14, 1931, in De Soto, Ga. to the late Henry Hilton Brooks, Sr. and Theresa Albert Gardner Brooks. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He attended Long…
Dwight Bernard Buckner was born May 22, 1967 in Monticello, GA to the parentage of Patricia Ann Hunter and the late Charlie James Buckner. A Celebration of Life for the late Mr. Buckner was held Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church, 837 Hillsboro Street, Monticello. Rev. Jimmy Horton, pastor…
I’m fixing to quit some of my bad habits. Please observe that I said “some” and not “all” of ‘em. No, that wouldn’t do, attempting to do away with all of one’s bad habits at the same time would be a ready made recipe for failure. That would be comparable to a troop of Boy…
Many recently celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day. Saint Patrick is a saint to some and not to others. Depending on what you read, he may or may not be an official saint according to the traditional route to sainthood. In my religious educational experience, I learned that there are a lot more saints than we might…
To all the women out there, whether you work in or out of the home or probably in both places, thank you for being who you are. March is Women’s History Month and what a better way to celebrate women than to say thank you for all you do. Thank you for being creative in…