Diamond Canes Defeat JHS Red Devils
The Jasper County-Monticello High School varsity baseball team returned to action Monday earning a home 14-4 win against Jackson High School. The Diamond Canes (12-5 overall) rebounded from an early one-run deficit to take the lead in the bottom of the first inning. Jasper County-Monticello added six runs in the fourth inning to take control…
Read More25th Annual FFA Tractor Pull Planned
The Jasper County FFA Alumni will host the 25th annual Antique Tractor & Truck Pull on Saturday, April 10 at the Shady Dale Rodeo Grounds. The gates will open at 1 p.m. with the tractors beginning at 3 p.m. and the trucks beginning at 7 p.m. The event will feature antique, super antique, and turbo…
Read MoreMildred Hazel ‘Millie’ Fuller Fowler
Mildred Hazel “Millie” Fuller Fowler, age 75, of Monroe, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021, at her residence. Mildred Fowler was born in Eatonton, to the late Marlin Raleigh Fuller and Callie D. Nina Whitman Fuller. She grew up in the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home in Hapeville. She attended college one year at Norman Park…
Read MoreJudy Lynn Savage Freeman
Judy Lynn Savage Freeman, age 68, passed away suddenly Friday, March 19, 2021, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Freeman was born in Porterdale, on November 24, 1952, to the late Aubrey Melton Savage and Dorothy Mae Beam Savage. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Louise Mathis and JoAnn…
Read MoreWhat Should I Give Up for Lent?
To God be the Glory! To the Monticello News staff, Thank You; Be Safe. Many of us try to give up chocolate? Ice cream? Soda? And so on, but these things are only for the desire of the flesh for a time. Give up something that will make you happy and full of joy instead…
Read MoreTalking? on the Phone
I spend way too much time on my phone, and sad to say, I don’t call many people. My husband and I fuss about how much time each others spends on the phone. I’m guilty, I know. I don’t’ handle boredom well…which includes time spent waiting especially in doctor’s offices (something we’ve done a lot…
Read MoreSpring Is Here
As Mother Nature begins her assault on all us in Jasper County with her reign of pollen, it is almost time for my yearly column entitled “Yellow, Monticello.” The gzillion yellow pines are just busting to send their yearly spores to every inch of our fair land. What is amazing is, you can’t get a…
Read MoreGeorgia Incumbents Typically Receive A Pass
There are multiple reasons why the 2022 election in Georgia is going to be fascinating to watch. First, the election this past year changed the dynamics of politics in our state, at least temporarily. Democrats captured both U.S. Senate seats and, in the process, tipped the power of balance for the entire country. It was…
Read MoreJim Strength Is Named High School Principal
Jim Strength, assistant principal at Jasper County High School, has been named principal of that facility effective July 1, when current Principal Buddy Cain retires. The other assistant principal, Alicia Moore, is retiring. In addition, Washington Park Principal Susan Stone is transferring to the central office where she will be Director of Federal Programs/Student Support…
Read MoreFive Member Commission Has Meetings
The Jasper County Commission met for a work session and called meeting Monday, naming Charles Forsythe to be the fifth member of the Public Facilities Board, and learning more about the Central Georgia EMC broadband initiative. The commissioners met first for a work session to hear from Herschel Arant with EMC and to discuss littering…
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