The Jasper County Planning & Zoning Commission during its regular meeting last week, approved the rezoning of 14.48 acres located at the corner of Hwy. 16 West and Brazey Road from agriculture to commercial. The opening statement on the proposal, by P&Z Director Chris Anderson, indicated the proposal was to zone the property for potential…
Rev. H.G. “Sonny” Drummond, 77 of Monticello, formerly of Stone Mountain died Friday, Feb. 22.Rev. Drummond was a minister of 10 churches, including Providence Baptist Church in Shady Dale, from 1966-2007. He was preceded in death by his father and mother; George Cuthbert Drummond and Cammie Ora Drummond, two brothers; J.H. Drummond and Millard Drummond…
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Lizzie Huff, 89, of Monticello, are planned for today, March 6, at 1 p.m. at Griggs Chapel A.M.E. Church in Monticello. Pastor Melvin Henry will officiate. The Rev. James McCray is eulogist. Burial will be in Griggs Cemetery.Mrs. Huff died Saturday, March 1. The widow of Henry M. Huff, she…
Mell Jordan Tanner, Jr., 76, of Monticello, died Monday March 3, at Heartland Hospice in Conyers.Funeral services will be held today, March 6, at 2 p.m. at Monticello Baptist Church in Monticello with burial in West View Cemetery in Monticello. Dr. Kerry R. Bunn and Vicar Gary L. Abbott will officiate.Pallbearers will be Mark West,…
Last Saturday the Lady ‘Canes traveled to Peachtree City for the first round of the state playoffs, for what most people thought would be their last game of the year. After all they were playing on the road, playing the number five ranked team in the state, a team with a 24-3 record and the…
Henry Edward Millen, 84, died February 6.Born March 28, 1923 in Jasper County, to Reuben Lee and Martha Mabel Millen, he moved to Jacksonville in 1955 from North Carolina. He served in the Marines as a radio man during World War II in the South Pacific and was presented the Purple Heart. He retired after…
Susie Loretta Kelley Greene of Mansfield, 34, died Sunday, Feb. 10, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle.Mrs. Greene was born in Clarke County. She moved to Jasper County 10 years ago after living in Farmington. She was a Methodist. Her mother, Katie Loretta Shelton, preceded her in death. Certified as a first responder and rescue…
I’m fixing to make a trade. Ever since the chili dog angel mysteriously dropped off the recipe for the Varsity’s chili recipe at The Monticello News for me, and I wrote about it, my phone has been ringing off the hook with requests to share the recipe, which I happily do. Incidentally, the recipe wasn’t…
I had the honor of speaking at the town’s garden club late last month. One of the topics I spoke on was that of propagating new bushes from existing older ones. In other words, FREE PLANTS! (Now, that’s something to dance about in my home. I often do my “Plant Jig, much to the chagrin…
I heard from more than one person that the editorial in last week’s newspaper concerning legal fees was credited to someone other than me. I know that people sometimes refer to letters to the editor as editorials, and I usually don’t correct people because it appears rude. Letters are opinion pieces, but the definition of…