CHARLES HILL Commissioner Charles Hill has announced his intention to seek re-election to the Jasper County Board of Commissioners, District 2, for the fifth consecutive term. He and his wife, Sarah, have been residents of Jasper County all of their lives and he is the proud father of three children: Yolanda, Latessa, and Charles Jr.,…
JOSEPH FORBES IS LUCKY WINNER The excitement is growing for one Jasper County farmer who won a hefty prize from the Georgia Lottery. Joseph Forbes of Monticello won a $1 million top prize playing the new instant game $1,000,000 Grand Casino. Mr. Forbes, who harvests 240 acres of pine trees, intends to purchase a new…
Monticello City Council members agreed to postpone their decision on the final termination of city employee Roger Minter just after midnight on Tuesday, after a more than four hour hearing during their regular meeting. Mr. Minter was terminated from his water and sewer superintendent position with the city June 13, 2012. After learning that he…
OFFICERS EXAMINE AREA OF FATAL ACCIDENT Two people were killed late Sunday night, Sept. 2, in a collision on Henderson Mill Road, east of County Line Road, off Hwy. 11 north. Kati Womack, 21, of Oxford, driving a Jeep Cherokee, was traveling west on Henderson Mill Road, towards Hwy. 36, according to a report by…
I’m fixing to have a special day. We all have our special day whether it be a birthday, or Mother’s Day if you are a mom, Father’s Day if you are a dad and so on. I recently found out there’s a grandparents day celebrated at schools during which grandma and grandpa come to school…
In my column last week I spoke of our need to deal with the negative people in our life in a positive way. By negative people, I simply do not mean those with cynical attitudes, but I mean those who literally stand at the epicenter of conflict and strife. By negative people I mean those…
Most writers aspire for a Pulitzer prize, a book deal, signings and tours, but I set my bar slightly lower. Ah, to write for one of those supermarket tabloids with headlines, “Space Aliens deliver Snooki’s baby in Jersey” or “Honey Boo Boo steals ratings from the Rep and Demo Conventions.” What a dream job! Imagine…
As many of you know, there was a Spelling Bee fund-raiser that helped raise funds for the speech and debate team recently in which I was a member of the News Hounds, that did not win. This column will expand your knowledge of words (hopefully) as I use some of the words that were spelled…
It was a good summer. I traveled out of the country, published a book, had friends visit from all corners of the globe, and got to spend a great deal of time in my garden. I find that I relax the best while I garden. This year saw a great crop of tomatoes, grapes, peppers,…
When talking with a friend that recently slimmed up, I inquired about what she was doing differently. She replied, “Trying not to eat anything that comes in a box.” All week I pondered this strategy thinking it a simple way to lose weight and more importantly eliminate processed foods from your diet. If the majority…