Judge Alison Burleson presided over the Jasper County Superior Court trial calendar proceedings last week that resulted in jail time for several defendants. Desi Jamar Appling was sentenced to serve seven years in confinement with the remainder of a 30 year balance on probation as a repeat offender for counts including sale of cocaine, possession…

Qualifying for Monticello city council and mayor and Jasper County Clerk of Court ended last Thursday, at noon with no surprises. Lynda Gasses, who had previously announced she would be running for Clerk was the only person to qualify for that position. Mrs. Gasses is the current clerk of court, having taken over when Dan…

The Jasper County Commissioners held a second public hearing on a proposed special exception allowing a conventional subdivision rather than a conservation subdivision on property on Jackson Lake Road Monday, then voted to approve the exception, with conditions. The subdivision will contain 222.5 acres, and that will encompass 117 lots. The average lot size is…

Last Friday morning, August 25, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Squad executed a search warrant on Hughes Road in Newborn. The warrant was a part of a long term investigation that is being worked with the assistance of Morgan and Putnam Counties. Agents of the Jasper County Crime Suppression Unit had obtained two search…