A celebration of life for Deacon Charlie Lee Williams, Sr., who died August 30, 2021, was held Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Madison. Rev. Derrick Reid was eulogist.Mr. Williams was born on January 16, 1947 to the late Deacon L.Z. Williams, Jr. and the late Annie Pearl (Rainey) Williams.After graduating…
Hattie McMurry beat out about 100 players in the first week of The Monticello News football contest to be the winner, correctly guessing the winners of 12 of the 15 games listed in last week’s Monticello News. And, since she was the only one to get as many as 12 right, her name is the…
In an accident on Friday, Sept. 3, Kerri Bonner of Monticello was driving a 2020 black Ford Fusion, and Jared Seals of Covington was in Monticello driving a 2006 red Jeep Cherokee, according to the report from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). Mr. Seals stated he was traveling north on Church Street when he…
Roger Murray of Murray, Barnes Finister LLP was hired by the Jasper County Public Facilities Authority (PFA) Tuesday evening in a 3-2 vote that employs him as the bond attorney for the Jasper County Jail expansion. Authority members discussed at length during last month’s meeting the jail expansion project which has been explored by the…
Twenty years ago today, only a handful would know what was to come in two days. Our world, the United States of America, would change forever on September 11, 2001. Lady Liberty stood in the shadow of the World Trade Center as the towers fell to the ground. She has stood in the harbor since…
The Jasper County Water & Sewer Authority (JCWSA) Tuesday discussed the fact they had added four customers in August, and system operator Jason Nord said they also did 10 connections in existing subdivisions. Those customers are not yet online, but it still generated revenue for the JCWSA. Mr. Nord said that the county is going…
Daniel Todd Dailey, age 36, of Shady Dale, passed away Friday, August 27, 2021, at his residence. Todd Dailey was born in Covington, on October 5, 1984. His father was the late Glenn Rogers Williamson. He was raised in Monticello and graduated from Jasper County High School. Todd loved to fish, drag race and deer…
Florence McCord Pope, age 101, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021, at The Retreat Nursing Home. Florence Pope was born on July 18, 1920 in Danielsville, Ga. to the late Marvin O. McCord and Felicia Morrison McCord. She graduated from Jackson High School in Jackson and moved to Monticello after marrying the late James Lovic…
Lillian Renee Johnston-Ferguson of Monticello went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Thursday August 19, 2021. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Lydia Johnston, her father, Clarence James Ferguson, and mother Mary Ruth Cleveland. She leaves behind her sister, Regina Elmore, her brother, C.J. Ferguson; daughters, Shelby Dunninger and Heather…