Tuesday Is Deadline To Register To Vote
All persons planning to vote in the November 6 General Election must be registered to vote no late than next Tuesday, Oct. 9. This includes address changes, new voters, or name changes. Early voting will begin Monday, Oct. 15, and continue weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. until Friday, Nov. 2. The Courthouse will…
Read MoreLady Canes Host Region, Play Today
Hosting the 8-AA region championship tournament, the Lady Hurricanes will face off against Banks County today, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m. Going into the tournament as the sole undefeated team in the region gave the squad the right to host the final two rounds of the tournament where the region champion will be crowned tomorrow.…
Read MoreCommission Handles Routine Business
The Jasper County Commission Monday approved the Joint Comprehensive Plan for the county as well as the cities of Monticello and Shady Dale. The plan has been approved by the Department of Community Affairs, and will be the guide’s to the county’s growth in the coming years. The commission also approved a contract extension for…
Read MoreMildred Mae Carter-Gotel
Mildred Mae Carter-Gotel, age 88, of Shady Dale, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at her residence. Mother Mildred Carter-Gotel was born on January 1, 1930 to the late Charlie H. Hill and Annie Florence Williams Hill of Jasper County, Ga. On October 3, 2018, God opened his precious arms and welcomed her home. Mother…
Read More‘Love Unleashed’ Program Benefits Senior Citizens
New Rocky Creek Baptist Church partnered with the Jasper County Senior Center and Overview to activate their “Love Unleashed” project recently. The project included volunteering to build more accessible ramps for the local Senior Center members who are in their 90s so that they “age in place” longer. Overview provided the materials for the project…
Read MoreJCHS Celebrates Homecoming
Kerri Bonner was crowned Homecoming Queen and MacKenzie Tripp was crowned Miss Hurricane at the annual homecoming festivities Friday evening for Jasper County High School. Mia Jenkins was named first-runner-up. The queens were crowned by last year’s homecoming queen and Miss Hurricane Cambria Stone and Jessica Moore, respectively. Members of the court were Katie Mathews,…
Read MoreEight Get 13 Right; Joanne Jordan Wins
JOANNE JORDAN, DAVID LEACH Long-time faithful football contest player Joanne Jordan was the lucky winner this week of The Monticello News football contest, correctly guessing the winner of 13 games listed, and being closer on the tie-breaker than anyone else with 13 right. The other seven players with 13 right all guessed higher on the…
Read MoreWoody Rae Places First In Duathlon Saturday
WOODY RAE ON PODIUM WITH MEDALS Woody Rae of Monticello won his class in Coliseum’s 2018 Rock N Rollman Olympic Duathlon held at Lake Tobesofklee in Macon last weekend. Mr. Rae ran 3.1 miles then biked 56 miles and ran another 13.1 miles (a half marathon) for a total of 70.3 miles. He did all…
Read MoreDr. Goodwin G. Tuck
A long-standing and beloved member of the Covington and Newton County community, Dr. Goodwin G. Tuck, peacefully left this earth to touch the face of God on September 22, 2018. He was 95 years old. Known as Tuck, he was born in Greene County, on May 1, 1923 to Louise Littleton Gheesling and Reuben McDaniel…
Read MoreAudrey Marie Hodge Lewis
Audrey Marie Hodge Lewis, age 82, passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, at her residence. Marie Lewis was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. Her parents were the late Carroll Longfellow Hodge and Evelyn Essie Moore Hodge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Edwin Lewis and sister,…
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