Market Opens Saturday
The Monticello – Jasper County Chamber of Commerce announces that the Market on the Square opens this Saturday, May 6. The weekly Saturday market is open from 8 am- noon. The season will kick-off with a “Shop Small,” “Shop Local.” theme. Shop from over 30 market vendors both on the Square, around the Square, and…
Read MoreSheriff’s Office Reports Incidents, Arrests
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office responded to several reports of theft in the last week, including two in Turtle Cove. A permaport personal watercraft lift was stolen from an address on Parrot Court. A day later, a resident of Turtle Cove Trailway reported the theft of a silver bracelet. Deputies also responded to…
Read MoreFATAL ACCIDENT
Crystal Elaine Hill of Jackson was killed when the 2002 Jeep Liberty she was driving crossed the yellow line and collided with a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Jimmy Dean Copeland of Mansfield, according to a report from the Georgia State Patrol (GSP). The accident occurred last Saturday afternoon on Jackson Lake Road. According to…
Read MoreRaymond ‘Ray’ Andrew Suddeth
Raymond “Ray” Andrew Suddeth, 69, of Monticello, passed April 13, 2017 surrounded by family. Ray was born in 1947 in DeKalb County, where he was also raised. After graduating from Avondale High School, Ray served his country by joining the National Guard and served the communities and people of the city of Atlanta and DeKalb…
Read MoreClara Mae Moultrie Jackson
Clara Mae Moultrie Jackson, age 89, of Monticello, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017, at Eternal Hope Hospice in Griffin. Clara Mae Jackson was born in Greenville, Ga., to the late Clyde Calvert Moultrie and Mettie Watts Moultrie. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Japeth Harvey Jackson; babies, J.…
Read MoreBrenda Nell Miller
Funeral services for Brenda Nell Miller, who died April 19, 2017, were held Sunday, April 23, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Monticello. Mrs. Miller was born on August 30, 1951 to the late Rubin Brown and Mrs. Roberta Bland Brown of Monticello. She received her formal education from the Jasper County Public…
Read MoreHattie Geneva Bellamy McElheney
Hattie Geneva Bellamy McElheney, age 95, passed away Friday, April 21, 2017, at The Retreat Nursing Home. Geneva McElheney was born in Homer, Ga., to the late Groze Marion Bellamy and Alma Belle Strange Bellamy. She graduated from high school at Palmer Stone in Newton County. Her family moved from Oxford, Ga., to Monticello in…
Read MoreLawrence Salvatore ‘Larry’ Adornato
Lawrence Salvatore “Larry” Adornato, age 82, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. Larry Adornato was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the late Salvatore Adornato and Concettina Raciti Adornato. He received his BA degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. He served…
Read MoreMotion Day Is Held Here
Judge Brenda Trammell spent little time in Jasper Superior Court Tuesday morning presiding over the motion day calendar. Nicholas Standifer was sentenced to five years of probation following 180 days in a state probation detention center for an obstruction of an officer charge obtained in February 2017. In addition to a $1,000 fine and the…
Read MoreBach to the Future
The Monticello Community Band will focus on classical works in its “Bach to the Future” concert on Friday, May 5. Featuring the works of Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz and Strauss, the concert will start at 7 p.m. in the Jasper County High School auditorium, 14477 Hwy. 11, just north of Monticello. Advanced tickets are $5/person…
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