How To Make Your Home Seem Bigger
Working and schooling from home can cause pile-ups of parents, kids, and all their stuff. It can leave everyone cranky and feeling a little claustrophobic. Find out how to make your home seem bigger with a few tested techniques. Give Your Furniture Some Breathing Room Shoving all your furniture up against the walls leaves a…
Read MoreResponsibility and Recovery: What To Do After a DUI
A DUI charge can change a lot about your life. From legal fees to the loss of your license, the consequences you face can have a lasting impact on your future. Fortunately, a DUI conviction doesn’t have to mean the end of the world. While the details surrounding your charge may seem overwhelming, research and…
Read MoreTop Qualities of a Good Property Manager
A professional property manager can be the difference between success and failure for real estate investors. Learn the qualities of a good property manager. Integrity and Reputation A good property manager understands their reputation can directly affect the success of their real estate. A trail of unhappy tenants, delayed payments, or neglected maintenance can spell…
Read MoreFirearms Deer Hunting Season Opens
Venison burgers, venison chili, venison jerky…If you have been looking for a way to “beef” up that freezer stockpile, go for the venison instead! The Georgia deer firearms season opens this Saturday, Oct. 17 and continues through Jan. 10, 2021 statewide. “If the forecasts hold we are looking at a cool, clear opening day!” said…
Read MoreNo Haunticello this Year
Directors of the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce (COC) voted last week not to host Haunticello this year. The reasons were varied, but primarily out of concern for exposure to COVID-19. Jasper County emergency officials and community leaders met with COC officials recently, and encouraged the COC to cancel activities that could increase the spread…
Read MoreMonticello Council Hears About Code Enforcement
The Monticello City Council, at its regular meeting Tuesday evening, held the first reading to adopt the county’s code of ordinances concerning code enforcement. The second reading will be held next month, and when they will presumably be adopted. At that time the city will be ready to hire a code enforcement officer, and will…
Read MoreCopper Pipe Is Stolen in Monticello
A 60 foot roll of copper pipe was reported taken from an address on Slate Lane in Monticello last week. In addition, there was a report of transaction card fraud, and the theft of checks from an industry in the Industrial Park. Persons arrested in the last week, and their charges, include: •Devante Xavier Campbell,…
Read MoreEarly Voting Is Brisk; 404 Vote First Day
Early voting in Jasper County began Tuesday, and continues until Friday, Oct. 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day in the Courthouse. In addition, the Courthouse will be open for early voting on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to the Presidential race, voters in Jasper County will…
Read MoreGrand Jury Returns Indictments
The August Term, 2020 of the Jasper County Grand Jury convened October 9 to review the indictments presented by District Attorney Stephen Bradley. True billed indictments include the following: •Jacklyn Andrews, two counts of child molestation •Jermaine Eugene Andrews, two counts including possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana, less than an ounce •Dylan Atkinson,…
Read MoreDerrick Thomas Jackson
A memorial celebration of life for Derrick Thomas Jackson will be held Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020 at noon at Smith-Thomas Cemetery, Goolsby Road, Monticello. Rev. Jimmy Horton will officiate. The immediate family will remain after the service to receive condolences. Smith and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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