Hilda Jane Hughes Benton, age 90, of Gray, formerly of Monticello, passed away Friday, October 7, 2022, at Lynn Haven Nursing Home. Hilda Benton was born on November 13, 1931 in Milledgeville, Georgia to the late William Bunyan Hughes and Bertha Jane Martin Hughes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by…
Several people were caught with drugs during last week, and several moving violations were also cited during the week by Jasper County deputies. Those offenses led to numerous alleged offenders being booked into the Jasper County Detention Center. Those individuals, and their charges, include: •Marlon Howard Owens-Austin, 22, Decatur—purchase, possession, manufacture, distribution or sale of…
The Jasper County Charter System graduation rate for the Class of 2022 is 91.37 percent. The State of Georgia graduation rate for the Class of 2022 is 84.1 percent. Jasper County Charter System announced Thursday the system’s overall graduation rate for the class of 2022 is at 91.37 percent. The rate increased by 3.03 percent…
Kevin Gaston was one of 10 players to correctly guess the winners of as many as 11 games in last week’s football contest, and he guessed 49 points would be scored in Georgia’s 42-10 win over Auburn Saturday. No other contest player guessed as close on the tiebreaker, and no one got more than 11…
Monticello City Council members handled some routine business matters Tuesday evening in regard to operating the city office while approving several items and tabling others. County Manager Mike Benton presented the council with a request to transfer the title of Fire Station #3 to the county for purposes of the Insurance Services Offices, Inc. (ISO)…
The Monticello City Council met last Thursday evening to further review the Electric Cities of Georgia (ECG) rate study which was presented recently by ECG officials, and it is now up to the city to determine what changes it wants to make in light of the results. Steve Edwards, the city’s consultant on natural gas,…
Picking up from last week…after having left my son on the dance floor at his first middle school dance, I was off to prepare Robyn for her first high school homecoming experience. Due to Hurricane Ian, the homecoming football game had been moved to Thursday in hopes of avoiding side effects from the hurricane that…
That country gem, Loretta Lynn, has found her peace at last, and left us with some of the most truly American songs brimming over with truth. reality of love and lost love, with many songs about the power of women in relationships. A five foot, two inch powerhouse who stood up against the music and…
Jasper County High School film students attended the Macon Film Festival as an inspiring start to a new year of filmmaking. This year the JCHS Film program was competing in the “Student Shorts” track with their 2021 film “Boxy” as an official selection along with seven other short high school and college student films. Following…