Official Summer just began yesterday, but it seems we have been having summer weather for a long time this year.Warm weather brings out some delicious food at summer cookouts, hamburgers, potato salad, watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries, and unfortunately plenty of unwanted guests, insects. . Don’t forget the sunscreen. If only we had all known about it…
Yesterday was the Summer Solstice marking the official first day of summer June 21. I have been enjoying my less frantic mornings, longer daylight hours, and afternoon rain showers. The slower pace of life soothes me as summer is nearly halfway over for the kids and thus me. Robyn got thrown a curve ball just…
The third annual Monticello Hurricane Baseball Camp was held this week for children from grades three through five The camp was held Monday through Wednesday at the Hurricane baseball field at Jasper County High School (JCHS). Next week, grades six through eight will take part in the camp. JCHS baseball head coach Brady McMichael spoke…
Rachel Torrance and Sybil Bentley visited Bobby and Amberly Ferris in Lovington, New Mexico. They all had their photo made at the Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Museum in a nearby town of Hobbs, N.M. Are you going on vacation? Take a copy of The Monticello News with you, snap a photo, and submit…
Veteran Johnson & Grandson Greet The Juneteenth Parade Crowds It was an absolute pleasure learning a little about World War II Veteran Robert Johnson and a lot about Jasper County history on a rainy Juneteenth evening sitting on his front porch. Mr. Johnson, age 97, is the county’s oldest living WWII veteran. He joined the…
“Smoke over Monticello,” a barbecue challenge, was held last weekend on the grounds of Blaque Butterfly at Reese Hall. The family friendly event was well attended by citizens of Jackson, Eatonton, and Monticello. The festivities kicked off with a prayer from Rev. Jimmy Horton of Springfield Baptist Church followed by a scripture reading from Pastor…
After my heart attack, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage enacted a dietary regimen in accordance with improving my health. The theme of this dietary regimen is vegetables, vegetables, vegetables. I did not know there were so many vegetables in the entire world. Her primary vegetable, much to my disdain, is broccoli. Even though she…
Official Summer just began yesterday, but it seems we have been having summer weather for a long time this year. Warm weather brings out some delicious food at summer cookouts, hamburgers, potato salad, watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries, and unfortunately plenty of unwanted guests, insects. . Don’t forget the sunscreen. If only we had all known about…
Yesterday was the Summer Solstice marking the official first day of summer June 21. I have been enjoying my less frantic mornings, longer daylight hours, and afternoon rain showers. The slower pace of life soothes me as summer is nearly halfway over for the kids and thus me. Robyn got thrown a curve ball just…
The third annual Monticello Hurricane Baseball Camp was held this week for children from grades three through five The camp was held Monday through Wednesday at the Hurricane baseball field at Jasper County High School (JCHS). Next week, grades six through eight will take part in the camp. JCHS baseball head coach Brady McMichael spoke…