FALCONS PRACTICE HARD AT TRAINING CAMP Close to home, Georgia’s own NFL team the Atlanta Falcons is kicking off their season with training camp in Flowery Branch. Around a thousand patrons were in attendance for last Friday’s practice as the Falcons look to bounce back from consecutive 7-10 seasons and will look for their first…
The Monticello Outlaws 9U baseball team had the opportunity to play at the Shipyard Park in Charleston, S.C. to compete in a four-day tournament. The Outlaws are not even a year old team made up of all Monticello boys. For the spring/summer season their record is 24-16 winning three championships rings and two runner up…
The Lady Hurricane softball team opened up their season on a bright note last Saturday, splitting a doubleheader with the Lady Trojans of Lamar County. Due to a tragic death of a student at Upson-Lee last Friday, the tournament in which the Lady Canes were playing in Thomaston was cancelled by the Upson County superintendent.…
AGENCIES COLLABORATE TO STABILIZE THE BUILDING “All clear” are the words one would like to hear during any emergency situation which may involve an active shooter…or active anything. Last Wednesday, the Jasper County Sheriff‘s Office (JCSO) in partner with five other organizations, four local and one state, to stage an active shooter drill at Jasper…
HOSPITAL BOARD MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPORTERS BREAK GROUND Ground was broken Monday for a new medical facility in the county. Jasper Health Services is opening Primary Care Center North (PCCN) on Jackson Lake Road across from Larry’s 4-Way just past its intersection with Hwy. 212 west. Taking part in the groundbreaking ceremony Monday were members of…
Jasper Superior Court conducted multiple plea days over the last two weeks with the following sentences handed down. Cases settled July 27 included: Destiny L. Rollins, sentenced to 10 years with the first two in confinement for identity fraud, possession of methamphetamine, following too closely and failure to maintain lane. She was credited with time…
The Monticello City Council voted unanimously to bring in an outside firm to assist in their audits. The council elected to move forward with CKH Consulting LLC, a firm from Atlanta to assist the city in order to be in compliance. The proposal stated that the firm would begin in assisting with the FY2023 audit…
The Jasper County Commissioners agreed to subcontract the work to replace four culverts on roads that have been impassable since storms earlier this year…some dating back to April’s flooding. Culverts will be replaced on Aldridge Road at Robinson Creek, Gay Road at Blackwell Creek, Cook Road at Persons Creek, and Greer Road at King Branch.…
