All members of the Jasper County Board of Commissioners and Monticello City Council, along with their managers and attorneys gathered Monday evening for the group’s initial meeting on code enforcement. Parts of the groups have been meeting, with attorneys for the city and the county drawing up intergovernmental agreements. However, Monday evening’s meeting was primarily…

You can be a part of the growing film industry in the Georgia. Monticello-Jasper County is part of the Camera Ready Program for Georgia Film and TV Production. We have a liaison between Jasper County and Georgia Film, and several locations that we have listed as “Camera Ready,” which means that these locations are ready…

The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) has been notified that several Georgia residents have received unsolicited packages containing seeds that appear to have originated from China. Recipients are strongly advised not to open the packages or plant the seeds. “At this time, we are not sure what the seeds are and therefore are urging everyone…

Several persons filed reports of financial card fraud in the last week, with it being a very common occurrence these days. A resident on Johnny Fears Road not only had card fraud, but someone stole substantial cash, household goods, a tablet, tools, and school clothes. A generator was reported stolen from an address on Fred…

Because of the continued increasing threat of COVID-19, the Shady Dale Rodeo is canceled for 2020. Normally held the first full weekend in June, it had been postponed until this weekend. However organizers determined this month that cancellation was the right route. The Shady Dale Rodeo, sanctioned by the International Professional Rodeo Association and produced…