Jasper County Farm Bureau and the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce will host a political forum for Monticello City Council candidates on Monday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Jasper County Courthouse.The public is invited to submit questions to the candidates concerning the upcoming elections for the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and City Council…
Funeral services for Ralph Lee Goins, 41, of Monticello, are scheduled for Friday, Oct. 12 beginning at 2 p.m. at St. John C.M.E. Church with burial in South View Cemtery. Pastor Gloria Blue will officiate. He died Wednesday, Oct. 3 in Trinity, N.C.Mr. Goins was born November 19, 1965 in Cleveland, Ohio to Barbara G.…
I have to admit that this is not a recipe I came up with. I have a good friend that loves to eat as much as I do, and this one is a definite keeper. It’s not hard to make and tastes fabulous. Please enjoy.Shawn CarrollPork Chops 1 Tablespoon canola oil 4 pork chops (1/2”…
I’m fixin’ to get myself a mule. My wife went bonkers when I informed her of my decision and stuttered in disbelief, “You-you-you can’t do that, we got no place to keep a mule!” But I insisted and told her I would keep it in the garage. “There’s barely room in the garage for the…
Kerri Mincy, a junior at Jasper County High School, was killed Sunday when a piece of heavy equipment turned over on her at Stanton Srpings, a planned community under development in neighboring Newton County.Lt. Bill Watterson with the Newton County Sheriff’s Office said that the 911 center received a call at 5:30 p.m. Sunday saying…
Alison Hildebrant qualified to run for the District 1, Post 2, seat on the Monticello City Council.Mrs. Hildebrant is originally from Montgomery, Ala. At the age of 10, she and her family moved to Stone Mountain.She graduated from Mercer University with a B.B.A. in Management, with a concentration in Marketing and a minor in Business…
Joshua Alan Freeman of Monticello was arrested early this week by officers of the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office and charged with theft by receiving. The charge came as a result of Mr. Freeman having in his possession at his residence on Hwy. 83 South six Jasper County street signs. Among the stolen signs were Deerfield…
David Lamar Mitchell pled guilty in five separate cases against him to charges of theft by shoplifting (three counts), burglary (two counts), criminal trespass (two counts), and theft by taking in a criminal session of Jasper Superior Court that convened Monday with Judge J. Lee Parrott, presiding. After being scheduled for trial, Mr. Mitchell reached…
Greg Robinson got serious about The Monticello News football contest this year…he won’t even ask his wife to drop off his entry, because he wants to be sure it gets here. And, his perseverance paid off last week, when he was one of only two players to correctly guess the winner of as many as…