Monticello City Council held its last scheduled budget work session Tuesday in anticipation of the Tuesday, June 6 public hearing on the preliminary budget set for 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.According to city manager Hugh King, the estimated 2006 budget should produce an end of the year surplus of more than $200,000 for…
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests made for the period May 15 through May 22: ·Derrick Owen Dennis, Mansfield—driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, failure to maintain lane. ·Mark Randall Collier, Griffin, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. ·David Wayne Oldham, Monticello—driving under the influence of alcohol or…
The theme of the Jackson Lake Homeowner’s Association’s (JLHA) quarterly meeting last Friday at the FFA Camp in Newton County was safety and law enforcement on the lake. A capacity crowd of 193 people was in attendance when President Lou DeFresne brought the meeting to order. After promptly dispensing with old and new business and…
Piedmont Academy recognized its 2006 baseball team with its annual awards banquet last week.Randy Reagin earned All-State honors this spring for his role in helping the Diamond Cougars advance to the second round of the Class AA state playoffs. In addition, Reagin was named All-Region along with teammates Cris Jackson, Clint Fields, Joey Schroeder and…
I become a little nervous when clergy delve into political matters. All too often we in the church have become captive to the values of culture when we have done this. Rather than the church being a shaper of culture the church has ended up being shaped by culture.This is most dangerous as the church…
Memorial services for Charles Ray Lusk, 71, of Monticello, are scheduled for Tuesday, May 16, at 7 p.m. at the chapel of Jordan Funeral Home in Monticello.Mr. Lusk died Thursday, May 11, at his residence.Chuck Lusk was a native of Rosman, N.C. He moved to Turtle Cove in 1974 after living in Decatur for a…
Orian Underwood Moore, Jr., 79, of Monticello died Wednesday, May 17. He was born on March 30, 1927 in DeKalb County to the late Orian and Ophelia Moore. He worked as an electrician with Bagby Elevator and Electric Co. for more than 30 years and was a 55-year member of IBEW 613. He served in…
I’m fixing to double-dog-dare you. That’s what we used to say to get someone to do something they would never do otherwise. If somebody double-dog-dared you, why then you had to do it, or be branded a coward and be the target of finger pointing and snickering. A person could pass up a regular dare…
Thirteen students were inducted into the National Honor Society on Monday. These members are the charter class of Piedmont Academy’s chapter. Students in this organization must have an overall average of 90 or above in their core high school classes, make application to the society, and undergo faculty and staff interviews.All new members recited the…