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School Buys Land

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The Jasper County School Board, at its regular meeting Tuesday evening, agreed to purchase 97.37 acres of land adjacent to and north of Jasper County High School which is located at 14477 Hwy. 11 north. Supt. Kenny Garland said the system became aware of the sale of the land, and after negotiations, the board agreed…

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BREAKING: Currie, Harrell, Murphy Win Election

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The results for today’s City of Monticello election have been determined. Doug Currie, Gail Harrell and Jenny Murphy as winners of the Mayor Pro-Tem, District 1, Post 2 and District 2, Post 2 posts respectively. Incumbent Doug Currie defeated Terri Saunders 262-197. One unresolved write in made the total voter turnout to be 460 voters.…

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Election Day is Today

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Today is election day for the City of Monticello. Three posts are up for grabs. Running for Mayor Pro-Tem are incumbent Doug Currie and Terri Saunders. Running for the council seat of District 1, Post 2 are incumbent Cynthia Miller and former mayor Gail Harrell. Running for the council seat of District 2, Post 2…

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Fall Filled Treats

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Take a ride around Jasper County and look for those trees that are starting to put on a brilliant show of colors, red, orange, maroon, mingled in with the still green leaves, the late bloomers, hanging on. Leaf peeping in North Georgia has begun. Thousands will be heading there to ooh and aah as each…

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The News on Vacation

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Sara Russell of Monticello and her sister, Ann Gary of Griffin, recently visited the beautiful city of Venice, Italy. San Moise can be seen behind the ladies. Are you going on vacation? If so, take a copy of The News with you, snap a photo, and submit to editor@themonticellonews.com to be featured in a future…

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Lady Canes Come Up Short in Super-Regional

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The Monticello Hurricane softball program advanced to the final round of the Dade County Super-Regional last Thursday in the GHSA Class-A State playoffs. The winner, Dade County, advanced to Columbus to battle in the Elite Eight, meaning that the Hurricanes finished within the top 16 teams in Class-A softball. The regional game began with host…

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