Jasper County Criminal Court convened Tuesday for arraignments and motions with Judge William A. Prior, Jr., presiding. Only the following four cases were on the calendar: •Jason Jewitt Averette pled guilty to theft by receiving stolen property and was sentenced to 30 days with credit for time served since May 8, 2011. •Kristin Kathleen Parsons…
Robert Young of Eatonton was injured, though not believed seriously, when he lost control of the 1994 Plymouth Voyager he was driving. Mr. Young was traveling east on Hwy. 16 near the Smithboro community when the vehicle left the roadway on the south shoulder went down an embankment then hit a utility pole, kept going,…
A Jasper County Grand Jury met Tuesday and returned indictments of 29 individuals. The indictments include the following: •Justin A. Bowles, Jeffery S. Kidd, Christopher M. Labriola, Kyle D. Anderson and Keifer W. Wood for burglary. •Myles Campbell, Haley Blackmon, Nicholas Standifer and Kyle D. Anderson for armed robbery, two counts of aggravated assault and…
I’m fixing to get me a dog.I’ve had a few dogs in my life. The first one I remember was Old Bill. He was a Black and Tan Hound Dog. He may have had a little mix of another breed in him, but he looked enough like one and acted enough like one to be…
Hi everybody, this is ‘ Don’t let Lindsey eat the ice cream ‘ (aka Lindsey Parr). My dad is working super duper hard this week so I decided to be the one to write the column. You know how all you adults have magical memories about your special thing to do as a child? Okay,…
(Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of a column submitted by Rep. Susan Halmes concerning the 2011 legislative session. The first part ran in last week’s Monticello News.) In light of the necessary funding changes required to save our Pre-K and HOPE programs, it seems only natural that the state should also look at our…
COACH NELSON RUNS OFFENSE DRILLS AT PRACTICE Despite battling extreme weather conditions, the Piedmont Academy football team wrapped up its spring practice session last week with an eye toward the upcoming season.Practice sessions were moved to later in the evening to combat the hot temperatures and coach Rhett Farmer said the school’s water policy for…
In a called meeting last Thursday, the Jasper County School Board members voted to set the millage rate at 17.99 for the next year. This figure is a tentative number that is a consensus for the board, but will not be finalized until June 28.The five year digest is advertised today as well as through…
SHADY DALE RODEO IS SUCCESSLanie Allen Is Youngest RiderSee Story, More Photos, Inside this week’s issue.
CYCLISTS STOP TO REST AND REFRESH ON SQUARE If you happened to be headed to work or out and about Monday anytime before noon you may have had to share the road with Cheri Lyn Cupka (pictured right) and others that totaled what was approximately 865 bicyclists. Miss Cupka is nine years old and is…