The following people were booked into the Jasper County Jail in the last week for the reasons beside them. They include: •Jamonta Deon Mathis, 23, Eatonton—holding for Putnam •Archangg Deon Joseph, 33, Monticello—Failure to Maintain Lane, Probation Violation, Tampering with Evidence, Possession of Marijuana/less than an ounce, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer,…

Another accident occurred on Friday, June 16 on West Washington Street at Church Street. A blue Honda Accord was traveling south on Church Street when upon crossing through West Washington Street, a tractor trailer collided with the Accord. The driver of the Honda Accord was under the assumption the intersection was a four way stop,…

A county budget has yet to be approved despite a special meeting by the Jasper County Board of Commissioners on Friday, June 16, with four of the commissioners in attendance. Commissioner Steven Ledford phoned in to the meeting. County Manager Mike Benton spoke at length about some of the changes that were made to the…

A ruling has been handed down in the recall application against Commissioner Chairman Don Jernigan. Judge H. Gibbs Flanders Jr. has ruled in favor of Mr. Jernigan, effectively ending the chances of a recall for the commission chairman. As first reported digitally on The Monticello News website on June 16, Judge Flanders cited “insufficient probable…

Controversy erupted during the special City Council called meeting Tuesday evening, leading to the budget not being passed for the second consecutive week. The special meeting/work session on Tuesday was designed to approve an initial budget for the city for FY2024. The budget was preliminary passed in a 2-1 vote with Council Member Jenny Murphy…