I get so confused sometimes. People around here are fond of saying, ”there’s nothing to do here.” I don’t know what rock they are under, but I can’t keep up sometimes. Just an example…there were local graduations two weekends in May, followed by a patriotic Memorial Day concert on Monday, Memorial Day. And, the huge…
Piedmont Academy is proud to announce its 2023 Teacher of the Year as Dr. Lennye Hestad. Currently, she is the middle school English Langauge Arts (ELA) teacher. Her teaching career has spanned a total of 40 plus years. Along with her husband, Dan, they are the parents of three Piedmont Alumni, Dr. Drew Hestad (‘03),…
Donna Spriggs, Morgen Green, Dominique Ford, Janice Arnold, Lyric Arnold and Ashley DeVane cruised to Cozumel and Progresso, Yucatan with The Monticello News on Carnival Valor. (Not pictured are Lyric Arnold and Ashley DeVane). First stop was a few days in New Orleans. Then to the ship—they snorkeled in Cozumel on Wednesday and visited the…
PICTURE SHOWN IS FROM MARKET ON THE SQUARE 2019 The Monticello Market on the Square is in full swing, open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors sell fresh produce, home canned goods, specialty items, candles, jewelry, artwork, home baked goods, fried pies, fried pork skins, honey, flowers…more than you can imagine. Visit…
PHOTO BY THE MARY BLACK FOUNDATION The second annual Juneteenth Festival and Parade in Monticello commemorates the effective ending of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas with an executive order freeing the people enslaved there. The local event will be held this Saturday, June 10,…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) made 125 traffic stops in the last week, which resulted in numerous arrests. They also made 28 premises checks, and numerous other types of calls. In addition, they provided a security presence at the Shady Dale Rodeo and the Rodeo Parade. A number of people were also…
C. MASON, L. LITTLE, A. NICHOLS, S. EVANS (L-R) (Editor’s Note: This is another in a series of meeting the community’s public service employees who take care of the residents and businesses in Jasper County and the city of Monticello. This week, Kim Joris introduces us to the staff in the Clerk of Courts office.)…
The Shady Dale Rodeo attracted record crowds Friday and Saturday nights, with the gates actually being closed at 9 p.m., as there was no more room for spectators. However, some people who wanted to see the action just climbed the fence. The rodeo is sponsored by Jasper Lodge #50 F.&A.M. and Walton Lodge #200. The…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) have been busy, responding to numerous accidents during the past week. The top left photo shows an accident on West Washington Street at Church Street last Friday. Ayslan Tanisha Farmer of Covington was driving a 2015 Honda CR-V on Church Street and the traffic on West Washington…
The Jasper County Commissioners at their regular meeting Monday evening voted to lower taxes for Jasperites. Commissioners discussed setting the millage at 11.114 mills which would be the rollback rate for the tax rate to remain the same. However, commissioners clearly wanted to give residents a break, and lowered the millage another three-fourths of a…