After several months of investigations the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 17 Ridley Street early Wednesday morning. Subsequently Jason Byrd, 33, of Monticello was arrested for three counts of sale of cocaine and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Squad discovered more than 2…
The Jasper Superior Court Arraignment Calendar was called Tuesday, Oct. 1, with Judge Hulane E. George, presiding. Of the 45 cases on the calendar, the following six individuals pled guilty to charges as indicated and were sentenced as shown below: Billy Wayne Gafford to public indecency—sentenced to 12 months to be served on probation, fines…
Margaret E. Womack, 73 of Monticello, died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. She was born on May 17, 1940 in Villa Rica, to the late Grover “Bud” and Gladys Cox Barrentine. She retired as a security guard from Scientific Atlanta. She loved watching the Atlanta Braves. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by three…
Dianne Hollingsworth Williams, 64, of Monticello, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, at Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson. Mrs. Williams, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, was born in Anniston, Ala., to the late Lewis Thomas Hollingsworth and Magoline Parker Hollingsworth. She lived in various locations throughout the country before settling in Jasper County in 2006. She…
Injuries continue to take a toll on the Piedmont Academy football team. The Cougars fell 27-7 to Trinity, Sharpsburg on the road Friday and will look to piece a lineup together this week when they travel to Windsor Academy in Macon. With front line players Gaven Edge, Cameron Hammock and Britton Bailey out of Friday’s…
Last Friday, the ’Canes traveled to Macon and competed for their first region win of the season against the Northeast Raiders. The ’Canes played well against the undefeated Raiders, however, they fell short of getting the win. The contest ended Raiders 29, Hurricanes 6. The ’Canes came out very energetic and motivated to win. Northeast…
Piedmont Academy’s Middle School softball team finished second in a tournament hosted by Tattnall Square Academy in Macon Saturday. The team took the field five times before falling to Tattnall in a shootout to determine the tournament winner. The shootout was the international tiebreaker rule, which Tattnall won after the first inning. “I was so…
I was 40 years old when I got married. I always prayed for a wife and wondered many times if God intended me to find one. As you know, there is a monastery just up the road from Monticello. I jokingly told God if I was not married by 40, I would go join the…
Whew…what a break. I’ve taken a couple of weeks off from this column for either being too busy or lack of something passionate to write about. But now I’ve got some fire. Saturday was the fall field trip for the Jasper County Mentor Program and it was a blast. I didn’t experience the entire thing,…
What is the most recognized and most-often-sung song in English? We are all guilty of violating federal copyright law each time we sing this song. Give up? Since 1893 when sisters, Patty and Mildred Hill, wrote the words and music to a song that became “Happy Birthday,” it has been sung millions of times. The…