Georgia Department of Agriculture fuel inspectors locked down a kerosene pump today at the Long Shoals Country Store, located at 1093 Sparta Hwy. in Eatonton. The kerosene is possibly contaminated with gasoline and has the potential to cause an explosion or fire if used in home heaters or lamps. Inspectors from the Department’s Fuel &…
Susan Hinshaw, Victoria Lawrence Susan Hinshaw (left) accepts four tickets to the Chick-fil-A bowl in Atlanta from Victoria Lawrence at The Monticello News. Ms. Hinshaw was the grand prize winner of The Monticello News annual football contest. She had three chances to win as she had made the honor roll three times during the season.…
According to Jasper County Sheriff Charles Roper, his investigators are pursuing positive leads in the recent break ins, however, no arrests have as yet been made. Concerning the overall crime situation in the county for the past year, Sheriff Roper said, “We’ve had a goal of having a greater impact on drug sales, and I…
Monticello City Hall and the Jasper County Courthouse will be closed tomorrow, Dec. 31, for the New Year’s holiday.Since New Year’s Day falls on a Saturday when the government offices are normally closed, the employees get the Friday before as their holiday.Some businesses, including The Monticello News, will also close on Friday this week, in…
A look through the pages of The Monticello News for 2010 reveals a good number of positive things happening in this community, in spite of those bad things that always make the news—such as fires, automobile accidents, bickering politicians, and the like.One big plus for this community that came alive this year is the Jasper…
I’m fixing to turn over a new leaf. That’s just another way of saying you’re going to change your ways, and a lot of people make an honest effort to do that this time of year in the form of a New Year’s resolution.According to information compiled in a study by a tenured professor at…
In a few days the calendar will turn from the year 2010 to the year 2011. The earth will have completed another trip around the sun and another year will be upon us. The passing of time from year to the next allows me to reflect on the subject of time and its passing.The Bible…
The children have been so great this holiday season. Christmas does, after all, bring out the best in the little ones. The excitement of the gifts under the tree, Santa, and all that comes with that gets them pretty pumped up. If fact, they were so pumped up, that none of them noticed how incredibly…
Seems everyone was getting ready for Christmas last Thursday as I motored around the county. As I am apt to complain, getting in and out of a parking space around the square downtown can be harrowing, especially backing out. My car is no competition for the truck and suv crowd. There were a few Men…