Mike is the managing editor of the Jackson Progress-Argus
Recent Stories
Butts County officers travel to Washington for Police Week
Across the country, 122 officers were killed in the line of duty in 2011, according to FBI statistics released last week.
Tensions surface over Local Option Sales Tax
Commission votes to call for renegotiations
On Monday, a contingent of leaders from each of Butts County’s three cities appeared at the county commission meeting, where several LOST-related items were on the agenda.
School officials open student, parent resource center
The resource center is a storehouse of textbooks from all of the system’s schools, as well as materials on parenting, bullying and other issues facing students and their families.
Dream Catcher resident turns 103
Jim Watkins, 79, said his mother was a homemaker most of her life, and with three boys, practiced firm but fair discipline.
Pen & Ink: Pick a Topic
I didn’t notice it, but if it had gotten much closer, we might all have noticed it.
Butts County wins Work Ready designation
The new Work Ready criteria focus on improving graduation and high school attendance rates, along with rates of post-secondary school enrollment.
Probate, magistrate judges won’t seek re-election
Johnston to leave office after six terms, Hoard after two
Before being elected probate judge, Johnston clerked for six years for two former probate judges.
Former Isabella location burned down
Once known as the Kinard Home, the building at 111 Lyons Street was reportedly completed in 1885.
Probate judge won’t seek re-election
Johnston to leave office after six terms
She said in a statement released Friday that she has considered it an honor and a privilege to have served the community.
Butts County Relay For Life tops fundraising goal
Event celebrates survivors, remembers lost loved ones
Relay For Life is the signature fundraiser of the American Cancer Society, in which communities across the country -- and in other countries -- come together to form teams to raise money for cancer research and support of those with the disease.