Jasper Superior Court Sentences Are Listed
On December 17, Judge William Prior, Jr. presided over the Jasper Superior Court’s motion day and criminal calendar dockets. Daniel James Kelly, sentenced to three years with the first 180 days in Jasper County jail (JCJ) which was suspended upon entry into a long-term in-patient substance abuse treatment program. He was charged with possession of…
Read MoreJessie Christian
A celebration of life for Jessie Christian, who died December 5, 2019, was held December 14, 2019 at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church in Monticello. Rev. Dr. Jimmy Horton is pastor. Rev. Rufus Whitlock officiated. Jessie Christian known by many as “Mank” was born August 20, 1957 to the parentage of the late Mrs. Hazel C.…
Read MoreJanie Blackwell Kinard
Janie Blackwell Kinard, 97, died on December 11, 2019, at Sunrise Senior Living (Lilburn). Born May 10, 1922 in Monticello, Janie was the youngest of six children of the late Henry Walker Blackwell and Mary Farrar Blackwell. She attended Hopewell Baptist Church where she remembered her oldest sister teaching the Sunday School Class, enjoying many…
Read MoreCommission To Create Authority
The Jasper County Commissioners last Thursday voted to authorize County Attorney David Ozburn to work with legislative attorneys to take the first steps to create a Public Facilities Authority which would require an act of the Legislature. The authority would be able to bind the county for longer periods of time than the Board of…
Read MoreMonticello Council Votes On Arbor Day; O.K.s Many Alcohol Licenses
The Monticello City Council at its meeting on December 10, declared December 11 as Arbor Day in Monticello so that the city may remain a tree city. On that day, trees were planted in West View Park and Funderburg Park. Council members also discussed the excess electricity the city has been able to sell through…
Read MoreThank You Notes
Things go extinct. Dinosaurs, extinct. Woolly mammoths, saber-tooth tigers, the dodo bird, all extinct. Realizing that animals can indeed go extinct, scientists keep a list of animals that are in danger of going extinct. They are trying to keep from having more animals go extinct, especially because of the invasive practices of humanity. Other things…
Read MoreWhite Christmas?
Weather predictors say Monticello will be snowless this Christmas Day with temperatures up to 65 degrees and best of all no rain, just some wonderful sunshine. That is not to say that weather can’t change in a snap. Back in 2010, we had snow on Christmas Day. But the snow everyone remembers was not in…
Read MoreIt’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Here it is, just over a week before Christmas (at this writing), and I, Kathy Mudd, have my decorations up, most of my Christmas cards sent, and several presents actually wrapped and under the tree. This is unusual territory for me. I’m the queen of last minute shopping, and sometimes I have to wrap on…
Read MoreThe Dog And Pony Show Of The Impeachment Hearings
Are the so-called impeachment hearings still going on? If so, why? Anyone with any piece of a brain knows full well President Trump is not going to be removed from office. It’s not because half of the country would revolt (I truly believe that would happen) but because this whole dog and pony show is…
Read MoreThefts Reported; Persons Arrested
Catalytic converters are being taken apparently for their value, with Shiloh Baptist previously having reported theirs stolen, and this week one was taken from the Monticello First United Methodist Church and one from the Jasper County Extension Office, according to reports from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). In addition, there were two reports this…
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