Jasper County native Dewayne Sorrells, who grew up in Shady Dale, will be a part of the king’s coronation this Saturday May 6, when King Charles takes the throne in England.Major Sorrells has been stationed in England since January 2022, training British pilots how to fly the F-35. He and his family live in DownHam…
The first hour-plus of the Jasper County Commission meeting Monday was taken up with public hearings. The commissioners approved all three property division requests, although one of them only got Phase 1 approved. The first division was for a residential plat off Cook Road. The property is zoned agricultural, and there will be 19 lots…
City officials, workers and others gathered Monday for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Public Works building being built by the city of Monticello to house its electric, gas, and street departments. Former Mayor Bryan Standifer spoke about the momentous first steps in making the plan come to fruition, along with former Mayor Gail Harrell…
Jasper County High School hosted its first-ever 5A Region Tournament Meet last week since the construction of the new athletic complex was completed. The local track must have been a good luck charm because the Hurricanes have several Region Champions and even more state sectionals qualifiers. Region 5A Champions include Geralynn Benton in the boys…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity baseball team is entering the postseason on a six-game winning streak. The Cougars will host Westwood in a best-of-three quarterfinal matchup in the GIAA Class AA state tournament. Piedmont received a bye in the opening round while the Wildcats (13-7 overall) defeated Covenant Academy 6-5 on Monday to advance. The series will…
The Monticello Baseball team traveled to Mableton last Thursday and Friday for the first round of the GHSA Playoffs for Class A, Division 1. Their opponent, Whitefield Academy, was the 2023 Region 6-A Champ and finished with a 22-5 record, 15-1 in region play. Their status as region champ came down to the last week…
Members of the Jasper County Charter System board heard several presentations and approved a number of personnel changes during their regular business meeting last Tuesday. To kick off the meeting the board recognized students that were chosen as representatives of the Young Georgia Author’s award. There were several students in attendance to receive a certificate…
Judge Brenda Trammell presided over the April 11 session of the Jasper Superior Court’s arraignment calendar which resulted in the following sentences. Fielding J. Thompson was sentenced to five years with the first two years to be served in confinement for possession of methamphetamine. He was credited with time served from February 2021 to March…
The Jasper County Commissioners met for their first budget work session Monday evening, and County Manager Mike Benton reviewed the current tax digest and revenues, then took a quick cursory look at department heads budget requests. After an hour and a half, the commissioners went into closed session, at the request of the County Manager.…
Last Saturday, April 22 at approximately 8:09 p.m. deputies responded to a call for service that involved a person being stabbed in the area of Spruce Street in the city limits of Monticello. Deputies arrived on scene at approximately 8:12 p.m. and located a victim with three apparent stab wounds. The suspect fled the scene…