The Monticello News would like to compile, and possibly publish, a collection of “Ben Stories.”Dr. Robert Whitmire, at Ben Tillman’s funeral service Tuesday told one or two stories and mentioned that we could stay all day and night telling “Ben stories.” We all have them.Ben’s sudden death rocked this community, as was evidenced by the…
Ted Dunagan Ted Dunagan of Monticello was named Georgia Author of the Year for his book, A Yellow Watermelon, at a ceremony Saturday in Kennesaw.The 45th annual Georgia Author of the Year awards ceremony and banquet was held at Kennesaw State University. The Georgia Writers Association recognizes Georgia’s authors of excellence by presenting the Georgia…
The Monticello Kiwanis Club held its annual Flag Day Celebration last Saturday, June 13 at noon on the Square.The Flag Day celebration, which is normally held on Flag Day, June 14, was held a day early, to coordinate with the Market Festival on the Square. Local musician Les Steele played patriotic music and sang as…
Mildred Kelly Allen, age 94, was born in 1914. Her parents were Mathew Clyde and Ruby Ellis Kelly. Mildred was one of three children including Bessie and Annie. Her family lived and operated a farm in the far north end of Jasper County on what is now known as the Aldridge farm. In 1919, when…
I’m fixing to tell y’all about my two new friends. You won’t believe it but they’re Rhubarb Jones and Furman Bisher. I had the good fortune of being able to hang out with them this past Saturday evening. The occasion was the Georgia Author of The Year Forty-fifth Annual Awards Dinner hosted by the Georgia…
One of the most beloved of God’s creations, it seems, is the butterfly, or as Kathy Zaluska calls them, God’s flying jewels. Known as The Butterfly Lady, Kathy has been gardening with butterflies in mind for a number of years, now, and is our county’s resident expert about all things butterfly, and caterpillar, too.According to…
During a school board work session on May 14, Dr. Rachel Holloway made a presentation about the agriculture program which the board has decided to cut for the 2009-2010 school year, claiming there are not enough funds for the program.As is customary, the board did not respond to Dr. Holloway, instead allowing Superintendent Jay Brinson…
By RANDY HICKS, President of Georgia Family CouncilAs Father’s Day approaches, it’s got me thinking: why do we set aside a special day to celebrate each parent? It may seem like a silly question to you, but given cultural trends that mute the differences between men and women, it’s worth asking ourselves: is it necessary…
(Editor’s Note: The following account of the June 9 Monticello City Council regular meeting was mistakenly left out of last week’s newspaper, and is printed here. I apologize for any problems caused by the delay.)For quite some time the Monticello City Council has been discussing how to collect approximately $500,000 in bad debts dating back…