The Jacksonville Police Department did something Wednesday it hasn't done since June 1988: welcome a new man as its chief. The honor goes to Marcus Wood, an Anniston native who was barely more than an infant the last time this college town changed top lawmen.
Gary McCurdy is the go-to preacher for Thompson Funeral Home of Piedmont. Owners Jim and Tammy Thompson refer those without a preacher to McCurdy, a minister at the Lebanon Church of Christ at Knighton’s Crossroads on County Road 6, just north of Piedmont.
Jacksonville began Class 4A, Area 12 baseball action with a home-and-home series against Cherokee County on Thursday and Friday. The Golden Eagles dropped both games but starting pitchers Blake Morris and Colton Clark each pitched a complete game and each deserved a better fate.
Halloween is on its way, and the Internet is full of food that is more nutritious than the typeical candy and other sweets so prevalent at this time of year. Many of these treats are not only for children but also for three sisters who decided to get together in the kitchen and cook.
North Georgia is a good place to vacation, and with a sister who lives near the tourist town of Dahlonega, I have visited there often.
City of Jacksonville 18th Annual Black History Month Celebration Sunday Afternoon At the Jacksonville Community Center
