According to the Monticello Police Department (MPD) Jesse James Gude, 43, of Monticello was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with burglary in the break-in at Dave’s Barbecue at the corner of Frobel and Greene Streets sometime after midnight Saturday.The front window of the restaurant was broken out, several items were reported missing and the…
Court includes (back, left to right) Lynne Marie Edwards, Amberly Moseley, Lucy Strickland, Brittnee Phillips, Miss Cougar Nina Blackshear, Homecoming Queen Katie Dimsdale, Morgan Brooks, Lauren Mitchell, Lana Hiett, Savannah Holifield, senior mascots (front) Dylan Pitts and Brianna Mitchell.
Attention hunters: If you’ve killed a buck in Jasper County and it is not on this wall…you have another chance! Deer Capital, LLC, is assembling Jasper County’s second trophy wall on the Square this Saturday, Oct. 2. Hunters may start checking in at 10 a.m., and organizers expect all to be in place for a…
Fire fighters responded quickly Sunday afternoon when summoned to a call of a vehicle on fire in the garage of a residence at 1014 Persons Street in Monticello. Ivan Lawrence, who lives there, said he was trying to crank the car in the garage when it backfired, and he started seeing fire coming from under…
I’m fixing to have my last meal. I’ve often imagined what I would have if the occasion really was the last meal you would ever have the opportunity to enjoy, you know, like if you were on death row and they were going to fry you at midnight if the governor didn’t call. One thing…
Speaking in front of a crowd can be quite intimidating. Admit it, have you ever done a book report or had to explain something, let’s say, to your parents, and you weren’t sure what you were going to say? Sometimes, I do feel that way, but not Sunday, when I spoke to the women of…
As fall settles in, and the change of season is fully upon us, there is a great deal of beauty that God has provided for us in the garden. While some may say that this is a dismal time of year in the garden, there is, in fact, a large amount of color to be…
Yep, the Jasper County garage, carport, yard sale season is here! Each week The Monticello News has numerous ads for said sales. Those people with the STUFF want to sell it to those without enough STUFF. Homemade yard sale signs along with ones offered by The News dot the landscape pointing the way. Many people…
Two weeks ago, I began a listing of children’s shows that children watch on a daily basis. These programs are offered to us as a form of entertainment and education for our kids. Now, my children used to watch these frequently, they no longer do because of our TV situation in the house.It was only…