Living in Jasper County has been one of the joys in my life. I have lived in a lot of various places, all over the country, from the swamp to the mountains; and from the land of country music, to the heartland of southern heritage. All of these places; and my heart belongs to Monticello.One…
Just as the cold weather comes to middle Georgia, my compost pile has really begun to heat up of late. It seems that I have just the right amount of moisture in there at the moment. Now, I have four compost piles going at one time, but one of them has not been producing much…
As the bells toll on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month, we are reminded to celebrate our Veterans. Veterans are sitting beside you at church, in line at the grocery store, in your family. My great-grandfather joined the Confederate Army, was captured at this first battle, spending the remainder of…
Acting like a kid is one of those rare occasions that add so much joy to my life. My wife would argue that the occurrences are not so rare, or joyful; but hey, who asked her, right!When I was a kid, I loved to build. I was always in the woods putting together some kind…
Last Saturday’s Deer Festival attracted a large crowd as always. And most of us got to see at least a few old friends and enjoy eating some tasty, if unhealthy, foods. The parade was held at 11 a.m. rather than afternoon as it has been for several years now. I, for one, thought it worked…
Pamala Harris Pamela Harris was named Miss Hurricane for homecoming festivities recently at Jasper County High School. Miss Harris was identified in last week’s Monticello News as Ashley Harris. The News apologizes for the error, and extends congratulations to Pamela Harris and to all the members of the court.
DEONTE NORWOOD CATCHES TROJAN There is no Burger King in Jasper County, but that didn’t stop the Lamar County Trojans from having it their way against the varsity ‘Canes at frigid Rose Bowl field last Friday. The Canes “served up” fumbles, interceptions, and costly penalties to go down by a whopper of a score, 55-20.…
Blake Hammock The Piedmont Academy football team put the finishing touches on an undefeated regular season at the expense of an old rival Friday night.Coach Rhett Farmer’s team defeated Gatewood 55-24 to finish 10-0 with the state playoffs beginning this week. The Cougars also finished 2010 at a perfect 6-0 in Region 1-AA and enter…
The Jasper County Planning and Zoning Board approved a recommendation to send the Special Event Permit Ordinance back to the Board of Commissioners last Thursday night, stating that if there is a need for such an ordinance, a committee will be formed to draw up an ordinance that is more suited to Jasper County.The motion…