Monticello Council Discusses Rates, Tap Fees and More
The Monticello City Council met last Thursday evening to further review the Electric Cities of Georgia (ECG) rate study which was presented recently by ECG officials, and it is now up to the city to determine what changes it wants to make in light of the results. Steve Edwards, the city’s consultant on natural gas,…
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Dancing Into Fall— Part 2
Picking up from last week…after having left my son on the dance floor at his first middle school dance, I was off to prepare Robyn for her first high school homecoming experience. Due to Hurricane Ian, the homecoming football game had been moved to Thursday in hopes of avoiding side effects from the hurricane that…
Read MoreThank You, Loretta
That country gem, Loretta Lynn, has found her peace at last, and left us with some of the most truly American songs brimming over with truth. reality of love and lost love, with many songs about the power of women in relationships. A five foot, two inch powerhouse who stood up against the music and…
Read MoreJCHS Film Students Start New Year By Attending Macon Film Festival
Jasper County High School film students attended the Macon Film Festival as an inspiring start to a new year of filmmaking. This year the JCHS Film program was competing in the “Student Shorts” track with their 2021 film “Boxy” as an official selection along with seven other short high school and college student films. Following…
Read MoreWPES Class Prepares To Launch Boat Project into the Gulf Stream
Washington Park Elementary School fifth grade students in Cheryl Gerber’s class are involved in a special project. The class is partnering with Educational Passages (@Educationalpassages.org) to build a five foot mini boat. Once completed, the boat will be placed in the Gulf Stream, near Tybee Island Georgia. All of Jasper County will be able to…
Read MoreCanes Ground the Falcons 41-14; Prepare for First Region Game
A beautiful night for football in the piney woods of southeast Georgia gave way to the Monticello Hurricanes clipping the wings of the East Laurens Falcons 41-14, on their homecoming nonetheless. The tone for the game was set early by the Hurricanes as continuous pressure by the defense, combined with undisciplined play on part of…
Read MorePrimitive Weapons Deer Season Opens this Saturday, Oct. 15
“Primitive weapons season is a great way to get a jump on deer season,” said Charlie Killmaster, state deer biologist with the WRD Game Management Section. “Only a fraction of Georgia deer hunters take advantage of this season, but it provides hunters with an early ‘shot’ at a successful harvest before the pressure of the…
Read MoreCouncil Votes To Settle LOST Issue
The Monticello City Council voted to accept a 28 percent allotment of the total Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) following an executive session held Tuesday evening during the council’s regular monthly meeting. The decision by the council would effectively end the city’s lawsuit, filed last month, against Jasper County for what the city considers its…
Read MoreOzburn McMurry Wins Contest
Ozburn McMurry correctly guessed the winner of 13 of the 15 games listed in The Monticello News football contest last week to win the football contest. However he was unavailable to pick up his prize from last week’s sponsor, Piedmont Academy, and instead, his cousin, Jake Pope collected the prize from headmaster Clint Welch. Ozburn…
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