Alex Rodney Bailey, 52, of Panama City Beach, Fla., died Monday, May 14, 2012.Al Bailey was born in Warm Springs. His father was the late James Pittard “Slick” Bailey. He grew up in Monticello and after graduating from Monticello High School, he joined the U.S. Air Force. After his years in service ended, Mr. Bailey…
Mrs. Patricia Milam Jarrell, 62, of Madison, died Thursday, May 17, 2012. She was born August 28, 1949 in Douglasville, the daughter of the late James Virgil Clark Milam and Montrie Faye Dorsett Milam. She was also preceded in death by her sister Dorothy M. Skinner. Mrs. Jarrell was a member of Callie Fuller Baptist…
Funeral services are scheduled for Monday May 21, 2012 at 11 a.m. in the Ward’s Funeral Home Chapel in Gainesville for Mrs. Mable Gresham Mathis, 90. The Rev. Dr. Robert Powers will officiate. Interment will be in Georgia National Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday, May 20, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the…
Charles Edward Lynch was sentenced to 30 years, with 20 to serve, after he pled guilty to five felony charges in Superior Court Monday, with Judge Hugh V. Wingfield, presiding. Mr. Lynch pled guilty to two counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer, two counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by…
Last Friday, May 18, a property owner reported the theft of several vehicles and other equipment from a hunting camp on North Cook Road, according to information received from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). The items reported stolen included a Yanmar 1900 tractor, a Kawasaki 310 Mule, a 1993 Coachman Catalina Camper and a…
RODEO SPECIALTY ACT Mark your calendar for Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2 at 8 p.m. for you will not want to miss the #1 outdoor rodeo in the southeast occurring in Shady Dale. The award winning Shady Dale Rodeo is sanctioned by the International Professional Rodeo Association (IPRA), and is produced by the…
About 100 people turned out Monday evening for a public hearing on alcohol licensing for Hwy. 142 Bar & Grill. The Jasper County Commission meeting was moved from its usual meeting room on the ground floor of the Courthouse to the small Courtroom on the top floor because of the number of people gathered. It…
GENE TRAMMELL Gene Trammell has announced his intention to seek the District 3 County Commission seat. “My wife, Jeanne, and I have lived in Jasper County for almost seven years. We moved here to be near our child, Dr. Shannon Barton and, husband, Pat, and grandchildren, Mac and Avery. “In the mid 60s as we…
This year’s Memorial Day holiday, Monday, May 25, will not seem the same on Jackson Lake. Typically, there is much lake traffic as the holiday that signals the unofficial beginning of summer arrives. This year, however, the lake has not be raised to its typical summer level of 528.5 feet Mean Sea Level (MSL), because…
PIEDMONT ACADEMY CLASS OF 2012 AT COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY The Piedmont Academy Class of 2012, consisting of 19 students, celebrated their graduation last Saturday. Briana Rebecca Bailey and Davis Matthew Kimball were the special distinction graduates. Honor graduates included Nicholas Cole Hamilton, Caroline Jade Wilson, Samuel Bryson McGinnis, Jeremy Darren Wood, and Joshua Todd Brennan. The…