Marvin Williams, 78, of Covington, formerly of Stone Mountain, died June 22. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; sons, Shane Williams, Eric Williams, Greg Williams, Jeff Williams, Rodney Williams, Scott Croy; daughter, Tammy Jones; sister, Helen Witcher; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and a number of other relatives and in-laws.A funeral service was held Wednesday,…
The Monticello Community Band and Choir will perform a free concert on Independence Day, Saturday, July 4, on the lawn at 319 College Street across from the football field. Guests are urged to bring a dinner picnic, compete in the “patriotic table decorating” contest, and enjoy games and friends on the lawn of the historic…
Whether your realize it or not, Monticello stands out on the Georgia map for a lot of reasons.Yes, it is basically the center of the state. Yes, it is Trisha Yearwood’s hometown. Yes, it is a community of caring people which may not actually show on the map but does show to most everyone who…
Vienna, Austria, was the venue of a lecture at the end of May by Monticello’s Professor E. R. Lanier. Joined on the podium by Dr. Matthias Neumayr, a sitting Justice of the Austrian Supreme Court, Mr. Lanier reviewed commonalities and distinctions in the development of the English common law shared by Anglo-American states and the…
A karaoke contest is planned for tomorrow, June 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Val’s Red Clay Cafe on the Monticello Square.The entry fee for contestants is $5, and there is no age limit. Contestants need to take their own karaoke music CD. Judges decisions are final.There is a $2 admission fee per person…
The following Probation Revocation hearings were resolved Tuesday in Jasper Superior Court with Judge J. Lee Parrott, presiding. •Russell Stewart Gilbert was on probation for prior conviction on the charges of possession of meth, possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm during commission of a crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.…
Monticello native Chris Bridges was honored with the coveted Furman Bisher Sweepstakes Award during the annual Georgia Sports Writers Association Convention held earlier this month in Lawrenceville.Mr. Bridges won the award for a column he wrote while sports editor of The Banks County News, a Mainstreet Newspaper publication. The column focused on how the athletic…
Mrs. Janet Davis of Monticello was recognized at the annual Georgia Bankers Association convention held in Atlanta, for 50 years of banking service.Mrs. Davis began her career in banking in 1958 at the Bank of Monticello as a teller and bookkeeper. She retired in 1995 as customer service representative and Bank Secrecy Act officer. She…
Members of the Monticello City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to delay adopting the budget until the next regular meeting, scheduled for July 14.Councilman Bryan Standifer said he did not want to adopt the budget unless everyone was present. (Councilwoman Katherine Alexander was out of town for Tuesday’s meeting.)Councilwoman Mollie Pompey asked if the proposed budget…
Sometime before daylight Tuesday morning Shane’s One Stop Convenience Store in Farrar was broken into and burglarized. Shortly afterward, a deputy with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) made a routine traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Ina Harris Duncan, of an Atlanta address, for failure to maintain lane. Ms. Duncan was subsequently charged…