Is REAL Customer Service Dead?
Sometimes I am absolutely convinced that real customer service is out the window. Gone are the days when you may actually get a smiling face when checking out at a store, or browsing for something you can’t find, or need phone assistance to inquire or dispute a charge. The last scenario was me a few…
Read MoreSchool Board Praises Students
The Jasper County Board of Education recognized student achievements and approved financial items and a number of housekeeping items during their board meeting Monday. To open the meeting the board recognized Tayshawn Reeves, the GHSA State Track winner 2024. Tayshawn was the 300M Hurdle state champion for the 2024 track season and featured here in…
Read MoreWeapons, Drugs Are Seized
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Crime Suppression Unit concluded a narcotics investigation last Tuesday, August 20. Deputies executed a search warrant at a residence near Newborn, and the pictured items were seized. Marty Lyle Bilbrey, 33, of Newborn was arrested and charged as follows: Six counts of Possession of a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance with…
Read MoreHoyt ‘Billy’ Dunn
Hoyt “Billy” Dunn, master craftsman, carpenter, prankster, and overall fix it man, passed away on the morning of Saturday, August 17, 2024. Born November 27, 1937, in Dekalb County, he graduated from Stone Mountain High School and married Mary Maughon Dunn before working at Custom Craft Upholstery, Maughon Electric Co., maintenance director for the Rockdale…
Read MoreDoris Arlene Faulkner
Doris Arlene Faulkner, age 93, of Monticello passed away on Friday Aug 2, 2024, at the Marietta Center in Marietta. She was born on October 14, 1930 to the late Harvey and Edna McElhose, of Wisconsin. Doris was a 60 plus years resident of Jasper Co. She attended New Bethlehem Baptist Church. She was preceded…
Read MorePenny Lynne Pope Campbell
Penny Lynne Pope Campbell, age 57, a lifelong resident of Jasper County, passed away August 11, 2024, in Augusta. Penny was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church and enjoyed fishing. She is preceded in death by her parents Lynwood and Loretta Seales Pope. Ms. Campbell is survived by her sons, Anthony Darrell Pope…
Read MoreMonticello Council Conducts Meeting
A full body of the Monticello City Council brisked through business Tuesday evening approving several items but tabling others. The first action up for review was a rule of conduct resolution aimed at the conduct of business and procedure and order of business for the council. The resolution was drafted by City Attorney Joe Rietman.…
Read MoreFirst Day of School
The front page and the last page of today’s print newspaper feature first day of school photos for many children in Jasper County Charter System schools. Classes began last Wednesday, Aug. 7, for Pre-K through twelfth grades, and some students were eager to return to the class, some are starting for the first time, and…
Read MoreDeputies Make Arrests
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office were busy last week with various types of calls, as well as directing traffic, and spending time searching for a lost child. While they were responding to calls, many incidents resulted in arrests. Those arrested, and their charges, include: •Tommy Lee Kell, 26, Eatonton—housed for Putnam Co. •Paul…
Read MorePersons Are Sentenced in Superior Court
Ocmulgee District Circuit Judge Brenda Trammell presided over the criminal session of Jasper Superior Court last week as the Grand Jury convened this week with criminal trials beginning on Monday. Several highly anticipated criminal cases were listed on the docket but were continued as they have been for some time. District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale…
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