The Jasper County Commission met in the upstairs small Courtroom for a work session Monday evening and there was a packed house of spectators. Most of the people appeared to be there with concerns about a rock quarry being permitted in the south end of the county. The agenda did not specifically mention the rock…

Jasper County Commission Vice-Chairman Gerald Stunkel attended the Jasper County School Board meeting last week, as the board voted to approve the revised revenue sharing agreement allowing the school board to receive monies from the Joint Development Authority. The county and school system agreed to a 60-40 split when they met together last month. The…

Several persons were arrested in Jasper County over the past week. They include: •Charles Anthony Turner, 63, Macon—theft by taking motor vehicle. •Jeffry Lynn Peebles, 53, Monticello—warrant in Butts Co. •Christopher Lee Hughes, 42, Monticello—possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, suspended registration, drug related objects and suspended, cancelled or revoked vehicle registration. •Ayden Calder Moore,…

It was a relatively easy football contest week, it appears, as numerous people got 12 or more right to have their names added to the Grand Prize Honor Roll. However, only one person got as many as 14 right, and that was Janna Hooper, a long-time player of The Monticello News contest, who beat out…

The holiday season officially kicks off in Monticello this Saturday, Nov. 27, when the community celebrates Shop Small Saturday and residents can enjoy a Christmas parade and visit from Santa. Merchants will be open all day, many with special sales (see ad, pages 10-11), and a Shop Small Saturday Market will feature Market on the…