Fashion Show Is Entertaining
The “Seniors on the Runway” fashion show Saturday featured many of Jasper County’s officials along with other seniors sporting their attire in formal, sporty, casual and professional categories in a fund raiser for the Jasper County Senior Center held at Jasper County High School. Jasper County Commission Chairman Carl Pennamon modeled professional attire, while Commissioner…
Read MoreFootball Contest Just Gets Tougher
LAURA TYLER (L), JACOB PARRISH It was a really tough football contest week last week, with many upsets, and only four players getting as many as 11 right. And, the one who was closest to the tie-breaker and the apparent winner, provided a useless phone number. So he was never contacted despite repeated tries. Therefore,…
Read MoreSeveral Are Sentenced in Court
Judge Trenton E. Brown, III of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit presided over the motion day and arraignment calendars in Jasper Superior Court last week. Defendant Brandon Herndon was sentenced to five years in confinement for two counts of possession of a schedule II controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and interference with government property. He also…
Read MoreSPLOST–Frequently Asked Questions
Is this an increase in sales tax? No. This is to continue the current 1% SPLOST that expires in March 2018. What can SPLOST pay for? Infrastructure and capital outlay projects How did SPLOST come to be? The SPLOST law was enacted in 1985 to assist county governments in funding capital projects. How is SPLOST…
Read MoreBoard Recognizes REACH Scholars
REACH SCHOLARS SIGN AGREEMENTS Eighth graders Giovanny Alday (seated, left) and Drennon Vaughn signed contracts at the Jasper County Board of Education meeting last week agreeing to be REACH scholars. Gov. Nathan Deal launched Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH), the state’s first needs-based mentorship and college scholarship program as a key component of the…
Read MoreDeputies Respond To Calls
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) were busy this week responding to numerous reports of theft across the county. A theft was reported on Forsyth Street in town, where considerable cash and jewelry were reported missing. Currency was also taken in a theft on Oconee Forest Road last week. A resident on Pitts…
Read MoreMorad El-Jourbagy
.Morad El-Jourbagy, aged 70, died on Wednesday, October 11, surrounded by his wife and children. Born in Cairo, Egypt, on May 25, 1947, he was raised in a modest apartment in the Cairo neighborhood of Sayeda Zainab, within earshot of the local mosque’s daily calls to prayer. He attended Cairo University, where he received his…
Read MoreArthur Holderby Warner, Jr.
Arthur Holderby Warner, Jr., age 87, of Monticello, passed away Monday, October 9, 2017, at his residence. Arthur Warner, lovingly known as “Sonny” and “Pop” was born in Atlanta, to the late Arthur Holderby Warner, Sr. and Maude Suana Plant Warner. He lived in Decatur for a number of years before moving to Monticello 22…
Read MorePersons Are Arrested
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) investigated several incidents in the last week, including unauthorized use of a financial transaction card in Shady Dale. A student was charged with theft by receiving stolen property at Jasper County High School after he was found with a Samsung Galaxy phone that was not his. A…
Read MoreDeadline Nears for Hospital Tax Credit
November 1 is the deadline for taxpayers to apply to make a charitable contribution to Jasper Health Services, Inc. and receive a 2017 Georgia income tax credit of up to 90 percent of their contribution. “This is an opportunity for the citizens of Monticello, Jasper County and surrounding area to assure their taxes can be…
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