Several Burglaries Are Reported
Jasper County deputies investigated several burglaries in the last week, some of which happened over a period of time. For example, a complainant on West Washington Street is missing numerous items from a home, but the date of the burglary is October 1, 2018 until June 15, 2019. Taken were parts for a Harley Davidson…
Read More‘They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love’—Mexico Mission Trip
By BETHANY CARGILE A team of people from different backgrounds, different ages, different churches, and different states coming together to make a difference for a person, a family and a community—It takes three days to build a house with Casas por Cristo, but only one moment to forever change a person and their family. This…
Read MoreNew Monticello Clerk Hails from Eatonton
New Monticello City Clerk, Karen Sanford Pennamon, said that she is excited about her new position as the City Clerk. She chose to apply for the City Clerk position as it would be a new challenge after spending the last 18 years working with the Planning and Development Department in Putnam County as an Administrative…
Read MoreNearly 100 Attend VBS
A fantastic time was had by all at the Summer Splash Community Vacation Bible School (VBS), said the announcement from Monticello Presbyterian Church, host for the event. This year almost 100 children attended and over 60 volunteers helped. It was held last Monday-Thursday at Monticello Presbyterian Church, 246 East Washington Street. This community VBS has…
Read MoreChoose To Live! Suicide Is Never The Best Choice
By KATHY PARCHEM Monticello Presbyterian Church “If it bleeds, it leads!” That’s an old saying I learned from my sister who was in the newspaper business for many years. Truly the news is full of stories of brokenness, sadness, and tragic circumstances. Sometimes, life is that way. Sometimes there are periods of sadness, loneliness, despair,…
Read MoreJoe Davis
Joe Davis, age 92, of Westminster, S.C., passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Navicent Health Medical Center in Macon. Joe Davis was born in Fair Play, S.C. to the late Junie Dean Richey Davis and Ruben Moss Davis. Joe, his brother, Jack and sister, Joy were the first set of triplets born in Oconee…
Read MoreTree Honors Memory of Helen Stone
Jasper Memorial Hospital (JMH) has planted a tree in memory of Helen Millen Stone who served in many roles at the hospital throughout her career. Mrs. Stone was employed at JMH from 1955 to 1998. She started with general office duties, then served as assistant administrator under Annie Jordan, Lorena Burell, and Martha Davidson. She…
Read MorePersons Are Arrested
A phone was taken from an address on North Alcovy, and a home was borken into on Wehunt Road, but no other thefts were reported in the last week to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. Persons arrested in the last week, and their charges, include: •Roger Len Wilkerson, 50, Monticello—probation violation. •Maury Demetrius Golden, 37,…
Read MoreSenior Center Has Grand Re-Opening
A ribbon cutting and grand opening was held at the newly renovated Jasper County Senior Center Friday with festivities lasting all day. For the ribbon cutting, several dignitaries spoke, including County Commission Chairman Carl Pennamon, and State Rep. Susan Holmes. Rev. Jimmy Horton gave the invocation. Afterwards visitors toured the center and a program outlining…
Read MoreLocal Librarian Leads A Passionate Life
Beyond being an educator and librarian by trade, Amy Wade is a wife and mother with a passion for many things in life. Raised in Rockdale County, her parents imparted many life lessons upon her that she now practices as an adult. Her mother worked as a baker and her father was a Delta Airlines…
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