Board of Education Is Recognized for Financial Reporting
Jasper County Board of Education was awarded the Award of Distinction for Excellent Financial Reporting by the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts on May 17. Assistant accountant Sissy Mason, Finance Director Anne Harrison, and Accounts payable Emily Beasley are pictured above with the award. Not pictured is Gary Jenkins, personnel/payroll coordinator. This award was…
Read MoreHistorical Foundation Holds Annual Meeting
During the May 26, annual meeting of the Jasper County Historical Foundation (JCHF) held at Thomas Persons Hall outgoing and incoming board members were recognized and attendees received a sample of the events that have transpired over the past year at the venue. As Ann Mercer, 2015-2016 JCHF President, welcomed the audience gathered in the…
Read MoreFlower Show Celebrates Anniversary
MARY LOU JORDAN (L), JUDY ABNEY The Monticello Garden Club was organized on May 3, 1896 at the home of Mrs. Milton Benton at 248 Greene Street, the location of what is now MeMe’s House. To celebrate the 120th birthday, a flower show titled “Celebrating 120 Years of Gardening” was held at the Visitor’s Center…
Read MoreMarket Has Many Special Features this Week
LINDA ALDRIDGE (L), STONE WORKMAN Stone Workman, who does the children’s sermons at Monticello Presbyterian Church regularly has turned one of those sermons into a children’s book. And, it is illustrated by noted artist and fellow church-goer Linda Aldridge. The book is about the animals and the manger. But, rather than the typical Christmas story…
Read MoreFlour Is Recalled
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black is alerting Georgians to the recall of certain flour products distributed in Georgia due to potential health risk. Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) inspectors will be checking retail stores and warehouses to make sure the recalled products have been removed from sale. Here is the information via the U.S.…
Read MoreEmmie Lula “Lou” Hunnicutt Tillman
Emmie Lula “Lou” Hunnicutt Tillman, age 79, of Hillsboro, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Lou Tillman was born in Juliette, Ga., to the late Willie Jim Hunnicutt and Grace Pritchett Hunnicutt. She lived in Savannah, and returned to Juliette, where she met and married Molden…
Read MoreRobert Marshall Norman, Sr
Robert Marshall Norman, Sr. (K4GRD), age 73, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 with his beloved wife beside him. His love for amateur radio helped to guide his profession and life for over 50 plus years. He belonged to Florida Amateur Radio Transmitting Society, Winter Haven Amateur Radio Club, American Radio Relay League (Life Member),…
Read MoreMrs. Rosemary Marks Tinsley
A celebration of life for Mrs. Rosemary Marks Tinsley was held on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church 837 Hillsboro Street in Monticello. Rev. Jimmy Horton, pastor, delivered the eulogy. Burial was at South View Cemetery. Rosemary Marks Tinsley was born July 30, 1950 to the late Willie James and Primrose Marks.…
Read MoreMemorial Day
Whew! How time flies when you are having fun. Right students? Well, let the fun begin for your summer vacation, no books, no school buses, no homework, just hanging with friends and enjoying life. Ah, some of us older crowd remembers those lazy daze of summer and how quickly they flew by. Some of us…
Read MoreGraduate Beyond Selfishness
With the work and studying done, many have graduated from kindergarten, high school and college recently. The local paper shared with us some achievers in one of its recent editions. If you are like me, reading about the successes of others makes you stop and think about your graduation from high school or college and…
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