Sybil Beatrice Benton Bailey, 75, died Saturday, November 13, 2010, at her residence.Sybil Bailey was a lifelong resident of Monticello. She was the daughter of the late Eugene and Ila Floyd Benton. She retired from the Monticello Manufacturing Company after 41 years of service. She was a member of Enon Baptist Church. Ms. Bailey’s husband,…
Some ready-to-eat turkey breast products recalled for potential Listeria contamination Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin alerts consumers to the recall of some ready-to-eat smoked turkey breast products due to possible health risks. New Braunfels Smokehouse, New Braunfels, Texas, is recalling about 2,609 pounds of fully cooked, ready-to-eat smoked turkey breast products. They may be contaminated…
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin is alerting consumers to a food company’s recall of numerous products due to possible contamination with Salmonella.Orval Kent Food Company Inc. is recalling 23 products because they may be contaminated. The products affected total 43,814 pounds and were distributed at retail stores nationwide.Consumers who have recently purchased the items…
ALLISON LITZ, RHETT ROBERTS Last week’s football contest proved to be a challenge again with major upsets at the college and pro levels. Therefore, only five people had as many as 12 correct picks, and two of them had the exact same tiebreaker.Turkey Holland and Rhett Roberts each correctly guessed the winner of 12 games…
A special section inside today’s paper salutes Jasper County veterans. The section was made possible by the generosity of industries, businesses, civic groups and individuals. If you enjoy looking at the photos, please take time to thank the sponsors.Sponsors include Bank of Monticello, Cal-Maine Foods, Farmers & Merchants Bank, Georgia-Pacific, Susan Holmes, Hooper Trailer Sales,…
Griff McMichael Eighty-nine year old Griff McMichael, a life long resident of Jasper County and Monticello, was one of seven boys and grew up in the Glades. Mr. McMichael also served in the U.S. Army Anti Aircraft from 1942 through 1945. His division left Hawaii and he encountered his first action in the South Pacific,…
Dennis E. Lewallen and John A. Criswell, Jr. are both charged with theft by taking. The charges came as a result of a resident at Edward’s Trailer Park, on Wyatt Road near Shady Dale, taking a video of Mr. Lewallen and Mr. Criswell allegedly siphoning gas from a city owned truck last Wednesday, Nov. 3.…
I’m fixing to not make any more wagers. My cousin Elroy keeps a pet rattlesnake. Yep, keeps it in a shoe box, and at the beginning of deer season every year he always took that snake out into the woods and released it so it could go off and hibernate in a cave, a hole,…