Rev. William Paul McKinnon, Sr., 84, died Tuesday, June 18, 2013.Rev. McKinnon was born November 20, 1928 in Jacksonville, FL, to the late John Roy McKinnon and Florie Jane Tyson McKinnon. He served in the U.S. Army. He leaves a legacy of Christians as he served as a Presbyterian minister for 50 years.Rev. McKinnon pastored…
De’Atrius “Debo” Deshaqur-Ajenee Stone, 18, of Monticello died June 19, 2013 at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Mr. Stone was born April 30, 1995, to Lanetra Whuntrell Stone of Monticello and Eddie Tobias Webb of Shady Dale. He graduated May 5, 2013, from Jasper County High School. He was planning to attend East Georgia College in Swainsboro…
TRAVELERS DRESS THE PART AND PERFORM SKIT IN KANAB UTAH Piedmont Academy family and friends spent six days touring the country’s western national parks the week of June 12-18 with 42 travelers, tour guide, Pauline Standish with Explorica Educational Travel, and the group’s motor coach driver, Julio Landeros with Arrow Stage Lines. After arriving in…
I get so frustrated when I grocery shop; especially when I am perusing the canned and frozen food aisles. Food manufacturers must assume we are all stupid or at best unable to read and discern the nutritional content on the labels. It’s criminal really. They are literally creating a society of diabetic, overweight and diseased…
Almost everyone can add their story about the subject of this Hello. How did we end up with our pets? Sandy lives down the road, she is a part West Highland terrier and part chow, even has the black tongue characteristic of the chow breed. Her owner, Beanie, said her granddaughter pointed to a poster…
I love listening to music—all kinds of music. I cannot say one type of genre is better than another. When I am in a nostalgic mood, listening to Trisha Yearwood sing “She’s in Love with the Boy,” is comforting. I remember the first time I heard and saw the video. I was on vacation in…
I’m fixing to run like a scalded dog! This saying originated back when people used to cook, can, and preserve food outside, and occasionally a hungry dog that was sniffing around for scraps would get some boiling water spilled on it accidentally, or as I’m ashamed to admit, on purpose, by some impatient or mean…
Patricia Anne Barr, 65, of Greene Pointe Nursing Home in Union Point, died Sunday June 16, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospice House in Bogart. Born September 3, 1947 in Florence, S.C. to the late John Henry Barr and Gladys Shipley Self Barr, she was a homemaker and was a member of Elam Church in Macon.…
The Jasper County Board of Education voted to pass its FY2014 budget for the upcoming year. Within the budget the board kept the millage rate at 18.99, the same as last year’s rate. The total budget for the year is about $21 million dollars. This budget number will leave the fund balance line item at…
Audrey Davis Stewart has gathered memories of her father, the late great Coach Lester Davis of Monticello, and composed a book for all those that knew him to have. United We Stand reflects on the life Coach Davis lived and the great number of winnings (783 boys’ varsity basketball) his teams obtained in his career…