This past week was busy for the deputies and first responders, wtih a variety of calls about crimes and needs for assistance. On Saturday, June 15, deputies discovered a home with an open door while attempting to locate individuals in order to serve court documents. After a brief investigation, deputies located approximately two ounces of…
Will Pope, a sixth grade student at Piedmont Academy, won $100 for his first place poster entry from the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts (GACD). The first place poster entry will be submitted to the GACD State Poster Contest. The awards were presented in Monticello, at the Upper Ocmulgee River SWCD meeting by Chairman Phillip…
Aging is not for sissies! My friends and I have agreed for some time that those words are true. Our bodies tend to age, and as they get older, as my cardiologist said last week, you 56 models have to behave, as he was telling me I could no longer have any stimulants, like coffee…
Introduction: Never in the history of the United States has a President been both indicted and convicted of a felony—34 to be exact! Where is this going? What are we to make of this Political Year? Is our God in control? Does He raise up and put down leaders? This devotion will explore some unchanging…
This date was made a federal holiday in 2021, 156 years since Abraham Lincoln signed the second Emancipation Proclamation which officially ended slavery in the United States. After the first Emancipation in 1863 which freed all slaves in states and areas supporting slavery, many slave owners moved their plantations to non-rebelling states, Texas being the…
A celebration of life for Ellis Lloyd “Buck” Benton is planned for Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 2 p.m., at New Bethel Grove Baptist Church, 527 New Bethel Grove Church Road, Monticello, Ga. 31064. Rev. Jerry L. Williams, pastor. Mr. Benton died on June 5, 2024. He was born on April 29, 1956 to the…
Leroy Wood, age 85, of Shady Dale, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at his residence. Leroy Wood was born in Dahlonega, Ga. to the late Elbert Asbury Wood and Missie Mae Tuggle Wood. His family moved to Jasper County from Dahlonega in the early 1960s. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in…
Shirley Ann Gude was born November 11, 1946 to the late Andrew Jake and Eva Smith Gude in Shady Dale. She was the eldest daughter and fifth offspring of 12 from that union. Her first major accomplishment was becoming a mother to her one and only daughter Janice Renee Gude. Though motherhood was difficult, Shirley…
The Monticello City Council approved a 2024-2025 fiscal year budget of $12,105,760 and rollback millage rate of 3.53 during Tuesday’s regular business meeting. The budget includes $751,399 for the street department; $211,814 for solid waste; $45,100 for the Get Ahead House; $124,830 for parks; $75,000 for code enforcement; $257,800 for sewer; $849,508 for the water…
No members of the public showed up to comment on the Jasper County School Board’s budget when they held two public hearings Tuesday. However, Supt. Kenny Garland reviewed the highlights of the budget for those gathered for the public hearing and regular meeting Tuesday evening. He explained that the system is taking a partial rollback,…