Bill Schilling Remains Board Chair
The Jasper County Board of Education voted at a work session Tuesday for Bill Schilling to remain chairman of the board, and Erin Lynch to be vice-chair. The board members also volunteered for committees on which to serve when needed. Dr. Shannon Barton and Erin Lynch will serve on the personnel committee; Towander Dennis and…
Read MoreSpecial Election Set March 16
The next scheduled election for Jasper County voters will be for District 1 voters only, and will take place on March 16, says Chief Registrar Carole Norris. Registration deadline for that election is Tuesday, Feb. 16. Early voting, for District 1 voters only, will take place from February 22 to March 12. Early voting takes…
Read MoreLarry D. Dennis
A graveside celebration of life for Larry D. Dennis, who died January 10, 2021, will be on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 at Community Cemetery in Shady Dale. Mr. Dennis was born May 14, 1960. Smith and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Read MoreOla Mae Glawson
A grave side celebration of life for Ola Mae Glawson who died January 10, 2021, is planned for Saturday, Jan. 16, at noon at Smith-Thomas Cemetery, 1000 Goolsby Road in Monticello. Ms. Glawson was born July 26, 1945. Smith and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Read MoreJCHS Student Chandler Dunning To Play College Soccer
By ADELYN WALLS Team Manager JCHS Sophomore Jasper County High School senior Chandler Dunning signed to play soccer at Point University on Monday. Mr. Dunning has played soccer for the Monticello Hurricanes for the past four years and will start at Point in the fall. Point University is a private, Christian college in West Point,…
Read MoreLady Canes Fall to Oglethorpe
The Jasper County-Monticello High School Lady Canes basketball team was finally able to take to the court again on Saturday. The Lady Hurricanes (1-4 overall) fell to visiting Oglethorpe County 45-26 in a non-region contest. It was the first time since Dec. 22 the Jasper County-Monticello varsity girls were able to play a game. Several…
Read MoreMemories Of Days Gone By Watching Phil Niekro
The recent passing of Hall of Famer Phil Niekro brought back a ton of childhood memories including those on the recreation ball field. Niekro, who began playing for the Braves well before I was born and before the team starting calling Atlanta home, had a lengthy and just as successful career with his knuckleball which…
Read MoreAn Interesting 2021 Already
Well 2021 is shaping up to be an interesting year just two weeks in. For two months all eyes, and I mean all eyes national and international, were upon our precious state borders to see how this political dual senate runoff would pan out on January 5. Would the “red” incumbents prevail or would the…
Read MoreA Journey Worth Taking
An old adage we have heard time and time again is that life is a journey. It is full of twists and turns, good times and bad, with several stops, or should I say pauses, along the way. Our journey can reveal many things about us. Maybe it involves travel, time with family and friends,…
Read MoreCloudy With A Chance Of Something
We are now in our traditionally, coldest month of the year. Looking back on the old weather records, January 23, 1940 still holds the record for the deepest snow fall in Atlanta, 10.3 inches. If you were around for SnowJam 2014 or The Let’s All Go Home at Once when Governor Deal issued a decree…
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