Jack Eugene Smith, 58, of Shady Dale, died Monday, March 25, 2013, at his residence after an extended illness.Mr. Smith was born in Dahlonega, and moved to Jasper County at the age of 13. His parents were the late Francis Monroe Smith and Mary Tatum Grizzle. Mr. Smith was a member of West End Baptist…
Mary Ellen Gates Behling, 93, of Shady Dale, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Behling was born February 20, 1920 in Montgomery, Ala. to the late William Samuel Gates and Edna Florence Glenn Gates. She was a member of Providence Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and Bible School. She…
PIEDMONT ACADEMY STATE CHAMPION LITERARY TEAM Piedmont Academy’s spring literary team brought home the GISA AA state title at the Spring Literary and Music competition held at Valdosta State University on Wednesday, March 21. The team edged out Region 4AA champion LaGrange Academy by one point at the state competition to bring home the school’s…
Two-year-old Dako-ta Alexander (left photo), helped by her mother, Elizabeth Vickers, finds an egg in a planter during an egg hunt n Monticello Saturday. Meanwhile, Macey Wages visits with the Easter bunny (right). Many egg hunts scheduled for last Saturday have been rescheduled for this week because of the rain Saturday. An Easter sunrise service…
A deputy with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) was dispatched to a residence on County Line Road last week to investigate the alleged theft of a Suzuki custom dirt bike. After his investigation, not only did the deputy recover the stolen bike, but also arrested a juvenile whom he charged with theft by taking,…
The home of Charlotte Johnson on Sands Drive in Monticello was destroyed by fire Saturday night. The 911 call was received at 9:16 p.m., and firefighters were on scene at 9:26 p.m. Ms. Johnson was home and made the call. The cause of the fire was an electrical wire shorted out, according to Jasper County…
I’m fixing to speed things up a little bit. Speed can be a wonderful and blessed thing. Mohammed Ali claimed to be so fast that he could turn the light off and be in bed before the room got dark. That’s pretty fast, considering the speed of light. But before we consider the wonders of…
I had some professional business that required my attention down in Cordele last week. That part of the world holds a special interest to me. The area of Vienna and Cordele are where I find my roots. Though I was born and reared in Macon, my folks migrated there after the close of World War…
Several of us Silver Foxes decided to eat lunch downtown in Monticello last week. We chose the Vanilla Bean restaurant, because one of the girls had not been there. Afterwards, one of the Foxes was on a quest to find one of those metal snake necklaces and heard rumors that one of the stores on…
The countdown to bathing suit season can be compared to preparing for a standardized test. With only one week left to gear up for the CRCT, my words of encouragement get more frantic and desperate sounding. As we approach the inevitable test that measures progress, the stress and anxiety get more intense. My attempt to…