Early voting has begun in Jasper County, says Chief Registrar Carole Norris, and interest appears high.Her office opened for early voting at 1 p.m. Friday, and by 4 p.m. ten people had already voted.Absentee ballots are available also for the run-off election set for Tuesday, Dec. 6. For more information, contact Mrs. Norris at 706-468-4908.
Tony George Seawright, 71, of Monticello, died Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Mr. Seawright was born in Helen to the late Buford George Seawright and Addie Line Vandiveer Seawright. He served in the U.S. Army. He lived in Atlanta for a number of years before moving to Monticello six years ago. Before…
Mary M. Walker died Thursday, Nov. 3. She was born March 30, 1925 to the late Gus Benton and the late Eula Mae Stone-Benton of Jasper County. Ms. Walker accepted Christ at an early age and was a faithful member of Bethlehem Baptist Church until her death. Ms. Walker enjoyed cooking and baking as well…
Lettye Proctor Greer, 84, of Monticello, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Greer was born in Milledgeville to the late Hershel Proctor and Ollie Elizabeth Mullinax Proctor. She was a longtime resident of Monticello. She was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church. Mrs. Greer worked as a Licensed Practical…
GEORGE AND JANET SHARP By CHRIS SHARP Special to The News You may have seen someone swimming all over Lake Jackson this summer, wondering why anybody would swim, when there’s an ample supply of boats willing to take you where ever you want to go. Seventy-year-old Turtle Cove resident, George P. Sharp is the person…
CHRIS COOGLER, DR. KENNY BLAKE Chris Coogler was one of five to get 14 right this week in what appeared to be a fairly easy football contest. He picked up a $25 prize from Dr. Kenny Blake at Venture Medical Associates. Mr. Coogler, along with Trevor Wilson, Joseph Caldwell, Andy Martin and Edric Cardona who…
CAST AND CREW OF PIEDMONT ONE-ACT PLAY Piedmont Academy’s One Act Play cast and crew captured its second straight GISA State AA One-Act Play championship on November 8 at the competition held at Darton College in Albany. The group received three first place rankings from the three judges, who gave the group a total score…
“A good time was had by all,” is the best way to sum up Saturday’s 45th annual Deer Festival on the Square. From the children’s fun run that began at 7:30 a.m. to the last vendor taking down his tent about 6 p.m., thousands of people enjoyed various activities around the Square. Depending on who…
Bobby Jacobs and Mollie Clark-Pompey will be in a run-off December 6 to determine who will be the Mayor Pro-tem for the city of Monticello for the next four years. Mr. Jacobs received 44.33 percent of the vote and Mrs. Pompey received 36.52 percent. Sage Edwards was eliminated after receiving 18.97 percent of the vote.…
11/11/11 For the first time in the history of Veterans Day, the holiday will be celebrated on this date. Originally, President Wood-row Wilson proclaimed Minecraft Armistice Day in 1919 to commemorate the end of World War I. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower changed the name to Veterans Day. The day of the holiday was…