Film students at Jasper County High School started the school year with a field trip to the 19th annual Macon Film Festival.Thirty-two students in the Audio, Video, and Film CTAE pathway viewed six films ranging from 5 to 20 minutes each produced by high school and college filmmakers across the country in the “Student Shorts”…
Translated Hispanic Heritage Month which began as a week in September until it was changed to a month, September 15-October 15, by President George H.W. Bush. The month-long celebration is to recognize the heritage of a portion of our citizens who hail from Costa Rico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Mexico. These dates were…
The Bible appears to be extremely complex when taken as a whole. However, it is incredibly simple when examined close up, broken down into understandable links and studied to understand how each part fits into the overall flow of the Bible, “God’s Dealings With His Creation.” The Bible is a transcript of a crime. A…
Between Hurricane Helene and the Biolab chemical fire, my weekend was pretty interesting, to say the least. I had a relaxing Thursday waiting on the storm to hit which only produced some rain in my neck of the woods. Friday rolled along and the sun came out, and so I was out and about. School…
Larry Persons Lynch of Shady Dale, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, at the age of 87. Larry was born on May 5, 1937 in Jacksonville, Fla., to Hal Lancaster Lynch, Sr. and Finney Persons Lynch who were originally from Putnam County and Jasper County, respectively. Larry was educated in the public schools of…
Garner Bryce (Sam) Candler,76, of Monticello passed away peacefully on September 23, 2024, in his home. Sam was born in Beckley, W.Va. on August 8, 1948, to Hunter and Georgia (Dean) Candler. Sam started out his life bravely serving in the U.S. Armed Forces and served in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969. He worked for…
Susan Jane Stubbs was born on February 17, 1936, on the island of New Providence, Bahamas. She was the only child of George Pinder and Rowena Ferguson. Susan Jane Stubbs received her primary and secondary education at the Western Junior and Western Senior Schools, New Providence, Bahamas. She earned her teacher’s certificate from The Bahamas…
Harold Hoffman, of Monticello, passed away Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, at the age of 85. Mr. Hoffman proudly served his country in the United States Army. He loved God and attended Beth Yeshua International synagogue. Huff and Carol traveled a lot for pleasure and served as missionary help in Brazil and Isreal. Mr. Hoffman worked…
Jessie Louis Gordon died at Emory Midtown Hospital on September 16, 2024. Arrangements are pending. Smith and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, 706-468-6625, www.smithandsonsfuneralhomemonticelloga.com
A memorial celebration of life for Willie Frank Sanders, Jr., who died September 11, 2024, was held Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the chapel of Smith and Sons Funeral Home. Mr. Sanders was born October 14, 1948 to the late Willie Frank Sanders, Sr., and Virginia Allison in Eatonton. He was educated in Shady Dale and…