A number of people turned out Saturday for the first Market Festival on the Square of the 2011 year. There were 18 vendors Saturday selling everything from boiled peanuts to vegetables and fruits, homemade baked goods, handmade items and original oil paintings. Southern Crescent Technical College even had a spot promoting upcoming classes. The Monticello-Jasper…
The Shady Dale Rodeo is scheduled for tomorrow, June 3, and Saturday, June 4 at 8 p.m. nightly. Admission is $15 for adults, and $5 for children 4-10. Children under four are admitted free.Friday is family night, and all children under 10 are admitted free with two paying adults. There will be plenty of concessions…
The Jasper County Commissioners plan to meet today, June 2, at 5 p.m. to further discuss the 2011-2012 budget. The deadline for setting the budget to meet all the deadlines for tax bills to go out on time is Friday, June 3, said Lorri Smith, Chief Financial Officer for the county.This year taxpayers will be…
Jasper County High School Class of 2011 Some 119 seniors received their diplomas at ceremonies Saturday night at Rose Bowl Field. Dylan Teribury, senior class president, welcomed everyone, then Shanel Lewis, senior class vice-president of graduation gave the invocation. Salutatorian Megan Fontaine reminisced with her classmates, and Valedictorian Phillips Workman challenged his classmates in their…
Week 1, school is out. Poor mother looks out of her kitchen window and sees her children staring back at her in disgust. All year the kiddies have complained, “we never get to go outside at school and play, we have to stay in our seats, read, write and learn stuff.” Poor mother has heard…
While the school year has just ended, thoughts have already turned to the new athletic seasons, some of which will begin in just a few more weeks.Summer break is at hand for students and while some fill this time with paying jobs, there is another kind of work which has never truly been appreciated, even…
Hooray! Summer is here! No more home school, no more homework or testing. It feels like freedom! The pools and lakes await our arrival, and “fun in the sun” is in full swing! Some will get to pass the lazy days of summer with relaxation and amusement, and others will find this a time to…
I’m fixing to go on a staycation.That’s kind of like a vacation, except instead of going anywhere, you take your relaxation, entertainment, sunbathing, fine dining, and all those other things you do on vacation, at home instead of some exotic location.This way I’ll save the cost of transportation, a new wardrobe, lodging, eating out and…
Cheryl and I have been married for 18 years now and we are still very much in love. We really are best friends, and enjoy hanging out together. I find it curious that after so much time spent together, we still have a lot to learn about each other. The only problem is that the…