Introduction: Have you ever been sunburned? Oouch! How can you prevent being sunburned? The answer is… put on Sonscreen! Have you applied the One and Only Sonscreen?Are things “heating up”? This summer’s record temperatures will pale in comparison to what is yet to come. There appears to be a horrendous “Heat Wave” on the horizon.…
Heather Andrews enjoyed a trip with her parents Linda and John Andrews to Savannah. They enjoyed a two hour dinner tour on The Georgia Queen down the Savannah River. There was great scenery, music, and food! Heather enjoyed all the shops and the food at the restaurants was scrumptious. The family then spent a few…
Neil McElroy with sons Wyatt and Reid took The Monticello News on a hike to the highest waterfall in North America in Yosemite National Park. The photo was taken at 7,000 feet elevation just above the brink of the waterfall! Are you going on vacation? Take a copy of The Monticello News with you, snap…
Located just outside the city limits of Monticello, the City of Monticello’s Post Road complex is home to the city’s water treatment plant and the city’s streets building complete with its pick up trucks, trailers, mowers, the city’s chipper truck and various other equipment. “It’s old but it still makes good water,” said Waymon Cody,…
Election time is approaching for City Council in Monticello. The general election for the City of Monticello will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7. Three seats will be open for election this coming time around. District 1 Post 2 Council Member Cynthia Miller, District 2 Post 2 Council Member Jenny Murphy, and Mayor Pro Tem Doug…
In anticipation of the upcoming District 4 election, citizens of Jasper County are invited to attend two public forums to learn more about candidates Asher Gray and Jimmy Vance. The first public forum will take place on Monday August 21 at 7 p.m. at the courthouse in the small courtroom. The forum will be mediated…
Several people were booked into the Jasper County Jail in the last week on various charges. They include: •Amber Nicole King, 30, Jonesboro—deposit account fraud •Isaac Cole Purvis Lewis, 22, Mansfield— probation violation •Richard Blake Chatham, 34, Monroe—hold for Walton County •Christopher Lee Hughes, 43, Monticello—probation violation •Camber Nicole White, 36, Woodland—failure to appear for…
The August Term of the Jasper County Grand Jury reviewed 79 criminal indictments of 18 defendants when the jurors convened last week. Twenty-three jurors, led by District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale, voted to true bill all the charges presented to them in Jasper Superior Court. Alex Lam was true billed on 12 counts including six…
Do you have a pet? Are you a cat or dog person? Or have any other kind of animal that you share your home with? Over the years we have had cats, dogs, birds, and a guinea pig. Currently, we are animal-less. I visit people with pets and they are better for having a pet…