Leota Faye Casebolt Evans
Leota Faye Casebolt Evans, 79, of Mansfield, Ga., formerly of Udall, Kansas, passed away on August 7, 2019 in Social Circle, Ga. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Evans, parents Wayne and Edna Casebolt, and brother, Max Casebolt. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carroll Allen and Lyle Allen of…
Read MoreJoe Chalton Bates
Joe Chalton Bates, age 86, of Jasper County, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Piedmont Newton Medical Center in Covington. Chalton Bates was born in Covington, Ga. on May 6, 1933, to the late J. C. Bates and Annie Laura Jordan Bates. Joe Chalton Bates was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. He was…
Read MoreMonticello Council Hears from Chief Appraiser
The Monticello City Council Tuesday heard from Jasper County Chief Appraiser Lynn Bentley about revaluations in the city and throughout the county. Mayor Pro tem Stone Workman has been quite vocal about the revaluation that took place in the city last year causing values to increase an ultimately tax bills to increase. Mrs. Bentley was…
Read MorePersons Are Arrested
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office spent much of the day Saturday dealing with a runaway child, who took a car and drove it even though the teen was unlicensed. The teen and the car were located Saturday afternoon. Deputies also responded to a burglary on West Washington Street in the last week, and…
Read MoreGail Harrell—Making the World Her Oyster
Gail Harrell truly seeks to be a good neighbor in Monticello when she is not out globe trotting and seeing the sights! Gail (right), holding the famed Golden Eagle in Budapest, Hungary, recently completed an eight day Viking cruise along the Danube River entitled the “Romantic Danube” which she embarked on with her lifelong friend…
Read MoreLocal Youth Visit Notre Dame
Sixteen Jasper County High School (JCHS) students and members of Sisters for a Cause, along with seven adult chaperones, visited the campus of Notre Dame University in Indiana last week. The three-day campus visit was sponsored by Visions in Action (VIA), a non-profit organization comprised of graduates of Jasper County schools and select professionals with…
Read MoreMusings
I can’t believe it. It’s amazing. What, you ask? I just returned from walking to the post office in this 100 degree heat. Not smart, I know….I just didn’t think about going earlier, so the heat of the day it was. When I was walking back, a car stopped at the stop sign the same…
Read More10th Anniversary
Today marks my 10 year anniversary writing “Hello, Monticello.” I started at age 61, thanks to Kathy Mudd. It was a long time coming starting when I began writing for self-amusement when I was 10 years old in my hometown, Lucy, Tenn. In the 10th grade, thanks to Mrs. Dobias, my English teacher and also…
Read MoreThe Mission
The further along in school I progressed, the more relevant the classwork became to the learning process. Early on in school, and even through high school in too many cases, the assigned work seemed like busywork to keep us occupied rather than productive for learning. The more schooling I had the more frustrating busywork became.…
Read MoreThe Unappreciated Participants on Friday Nights
One of our country’s best traditions has returned for another year. High school football on Friday nights is as much a sports tradition as the World Series or the Super Bowl to some. Its impact means so much to communities across America in towns large and small. In this my 31st season covering high school…
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