Few Are Sentenced in Court
Jasper Superior Court had a very brief court session Tuesday under the jurisdiction of Judge William Prior, Jr. The judge presided over one civil case and three criminal cases. Sentences included: Christian Amos Webb, 12 months of probation for giving false information to a law enforcement officer. A charge of possession of methamphetamine was nolle…
Read MoreAuthorities Still Seek Joseph Parr
Authorities are still looking for Joseph Lawrence Parr in connection with burglaries in the county. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) last week announced it was looking for the man wanted in connection with several crimes in the Shady Dale area. This week, more charges are being added to the list he was already sought…
Read MoreLocal Redcoat Members Experience Rose Bowl
Anna Grace Parker and Clay Evans both represent Monticello and Jasper County in the Marching Redcoat Band of the University of Georgia, and I caught up with them last week as they were preparing to go to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Literally caught up with them is correct…they were out walking in preparation…
Read More2017 in Review
As the last few days are checked off the 2017 calendar, it is interesting to look back at the events of the past year…some very memorable, others not so much. Most are worthwhile to some of the readers, and just a passing story to others. We looked back through the pages of The Monticello News…
Read MoreSuspect Is Sought in Burglary
Officers with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s help in locating Joseph Lawrence Parr who is wanted in connection with a burglary that occurred last week on Post Road in Shady Dale. Officers responded to the location, from which Mr. Parr fled, and found evidence of a burglary. They subsequently acquired a…
Read MoreTaj Ammons
A celebration of life for Taj Dalanquez “Tahj” Ammons, who died December 15, 2017, was held December 21 at Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church in Shady Dale. Rev. Annette Gude Howard officiated; Rev. Michelle Rizer-Pool, pastor, was eulogist. Tahj was born May 2, 1997 to Tameka Pennamon and Ellis Ammons of Monticello. His life was committed…
Read MoreSouthern Justice, Part 25
I’m Fixin’ To present part 25 of Southern Justice: Ray McKinley, the short and overweight stooge of B. Wendell Hormel was struggling with a dilemma: Whether to sit down and shut up, or to get his face smashed in by the athletic appearing young man who was towering over him. His brain finally won out…
Read MoreMary Had a Little Lamb
I Peter 3:16-17 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you is a evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. For it is better if the will of God be so that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. Thanks to God and Mrs.…
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Good bye, 2017 and Hello, 2018. What will the new year bring? For one thing, how about the University of Georgia Bulldogs and the Oklahoma Sooners in the “Granddaddy of them All,” the Rose Bowl? It has been a long time coming for Georgia, 75 years to be exact. In 1943, the Dawgs traveled four…
Read MoreProspects For A Great New Year
As we continue to mark off the final days of 2017, a new year is now less than a week away. The past 12 months have been a mixed bag of good, bad and in between. I imagine it’s that way for most of us. For me, I learned long ago that the lowest of…
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