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…
“It is a little gem,” said part-time library team member Dixie Rogers describing the Jasper County Library. And gem it is. A critical hub for the community, the library o?ers regular and large text print books and audio books, magazines, the local newspaper, computers, movies, games, lego building, story time, summer reading activities, 24/7 internet…
The following people were booked into the Jasper County Jail in the last week for the reasons beside them. They include: •Jamonta Deon Mathis, 23, Eatonton—holding for Putnam •Archangg Deon Joseph, 33, Monticello—Failure to Maintain Lane, Probation Violation, Tampering with Evidence, Possession of Marijuana/less than an ounce, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer,…
Another accident occurred on Friday, June 16 on West Washington Street at Church Street. A blue Honda Accord was traveling south on Church Street when upon crossing through West Washington Street, a tractor trailer collided with the Accord. The driver of the Honda Accord was under the assumption the intersection was a four way stop,…
A county budget has yet to be approved despite a special meeting by the Jasper County Board of Commissioners on Friday, June 16, with four of the commissioners in attendance. Commissioner Steven Ledford phoned in to the meeting. County Manager Mike Benton spoke at length about some of the changes that were made to the…
A ruling has been handed down in the recall application against Commissioner Chairman Don Jernigan. Judge H. Gibbs Flanders Jr. has ruled in favor of Mr. Jernigan, effectively ending the chances of a recall for the commission chairman. As first reported digitally on The Monticello News website on June 16, Judge Flanders cited “insufficient probable…
Controversy erupted during the special City Council called meeting Tuesday evening, leading to the budget not being passed for the second consecutive week. The special meeting/work session on Tuesday was designed to approve an initial budget for the city for FY2024. The budget was preliminary passed in a 2-1 vote with Council Member Jenny Murphy…
Introduction: Three little boys were bragging about their fathers; One said, “My daddy can run faster than your daddy!” Another said, “My daddy is stronger than your daddy!!” The third boy said, “My daddy can beat up your daddy!!!” To which the other boy said, “So What… My Mama can beat up my Daddy!!!!” A…