Monticello Police Chief Dan Norris has settled his case with Jasper County in regards to curbside garbage services, having paid in full nearly two months ago.Chief Norris agreed to a settlement early this year. He was scheduled for trial the week of February 13, but County Attorney John Nix advised the court he was in…
An effort by long time legislator Curtis Jenkins to win back his old seat assures Jasper voters of a choice of state lawmakers in both houses in November, but the focus of the July 18 primaries still will be on statewide races.Mr. Jenkins, a Democrat, held what is now the 125th District in the State…
Jasper County property owners should be on the lookout for assessment notices in their mailbox next week.During the regular meeting of the Board of Assessors Tuesday afternoon, newly appointed chief appraiser Lynn Bentley said that she had reviewed approximately 2,211 real property assessments with an increased value of $90,679,304 as well as 255 personal property…
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I forgot what I was fixing to do.I knew I had come into this room for some specific reason, but for the life of me I couldn’t remember what the devil it was.I figured if I just stood there long enough it would come to me, except I didn’t want someone else to walk in…
Dorothy McElheney has been named 2005 Employee of the Year for the Monticello location of McIntosh State Bank.Nominated by her fellow employees, Mrs. McElheney has been a familiar face in the local bank since 1969 when she joined the small staff of the Farmers National Bank. She has worked as a bookkeeper, loan payment processor,…
Officials with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have not completed their investigations of two boating accidents on Jackson Lake Easter weekend which resulted in two fatalities.“Both cases are currently still under investigation. Upon completion and review of the reports, they will be delivered to the District Attorney’s office. Since both accidents resulted in…
The Jasper County Grand Jury convened last Wednesday, April 19, and returned 12 bills of indictment. The indictments were sealed until Tuesday, April 25.True bills were returned in the following cases: ·Dwayne Williams—incest, enticing a child for indecent purposes, three counts of child molestation, two counts of rape. ·Joseph Paul Williamson—aggravated child molestation, two counts…
Monticello Police Chief Danny Norris was a no-show in the case of Jasper County Curbside against him when it was called during Jasper Superior Court Civil Motion day Tuesday, with Judge James L. Cline, Jr., presiding.When the case first went to Superior Court, Chief Norris requested a jury trial. However, he later agreed to a…
William Yell, retired and living in Jasper County since 1997, and his cousin, David Yell from Michigan, were researching their family history when they found out their great-great-great Uncle Archibald Yell still owed the city of Yellville, Arkansas, $50 for naming the town after him. About 170 years ago, their ancestor told the leaders of…