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PFA Selects Bond Agent, Attorney for JCSO Jail Expansion Project
The Jasper County Public Facilities Authority (PFA) voted to select a bond agent and bond attorney last week to proceed with the Jasper County jail expansion project. Raymond James of Atlanta was selected at the bond agent and Roger Murray of Murray Barnes Finister of Atlanta as the bond attorney. Over the past year since…
Read MoreJDA Approves Rivian Agreement
Jasper County and other members of the JDA will begin to receive money from the Rivian electric vehicle plant next year. That is part of the economic development agreement the Joint Development Authority of Jasper, Morgan, Newton and Walton Counties approved Tuesday. The four-county development group is bringing Rivian Inc. to Stanton Springs North, a…
Read MoreSpringtime in Georgia
It’s spring! Just when you thought it may never really warm up…it’s in the 80s every day. At this writing, it is only supposed to get to 78 degrees today. But, it’s not the afternoon temps that were worrying me a little…it was the cool mornings. How do you dress? For the 40-something degree morning,…
Read MoreWhat Did You Do For Me?
I thank God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for saving me from death and giving me a new address. My address is Strait Street Way, which leadeth unto life, if you are wondering is there any more mansions on Strait and Narrow Way. Yes, because like Broad is the Way Street…
Read MoreTested By Fire
Over the years the powers that be have tried to ban books. My generation, the Baby Boomers, had one of the most popular banned books, “Catcher in the Rye.” Impossible to find in the school or public library, our English teacher, a recent graduate of Harvard University, supplied us with copies. Mainly, we looked for…
Read MoreWe Must Embrace Rivian and the Generational Opportunity Before Us
As a lifelong resident and advocate for Jasper County and our surrounding communities, I am proud that we have successfully recruited Rivian, a leading electric vehicle manufacturer, to our area. I’m proud of this because I know how hard it is to bring in a company that offers so many good-paying jobs for years to…
Read MoreJCHS Tracksters Compete at Region
The Jasper County High School Hurricane girls and boys squads began competition at the Georgia High School Association’s Region 3AA track meet held at Lamar County High School Tuesday. The two-day meet was to conclude on Wednesday with qualifiers named who will advance to the state track competition. Lady Canes competitors and their categories include;…
Read MoreCity Gets Results of Rate Study
The Monticello City Council met April 7 to hear presentations from representatives of Electric Cities of Georgia (ECG) on the city’s electric rates and on the rates for water and sewer. Katrina Bond began with the water and wastewater cost of service, explaining that the cost of service (for all services) includes personnel, operations, supplies,…
Read MoreJasper Teacher Gets Award
Jasper County High School teacher Bobbi Sauls joined an exclusive group of social studies educators last week when the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation named her as the 2022 Fellow from Georgia. According to the foundation’s website, “James Madison Fellowships support the graduate study of American history by aspiring and experienced secondary school teachers of…
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