Or its more familiar Latin translation, E pluribus unum, as most of us know this phrase since it has appeared on over 86 billion of our minted coins, flags and seals of Congress and most recently the title of former President George Bush book, “Out of Many, One: Portraits of American Immigrants.”Recently, The Monticello News…
Jasper County Historical Foundation (JCHF) invites the public to its 2021 “Kickoff Event” in the auditorium of Thomas Persons Hall. The event will begin with a brief business and presentation session for JCHF and followed by the featured event with speaker, Nathan Jordan from the National Archives at Atlanta. This will be the first educational…
A celebration of life for Mrs. Angia Lee Rooks, who died May 1, 2021, was held May 5 at St. John C.M.E. Church in Monticello. Rev. Ricky Hammond, pastor, officiated. Mrs. Rooks was born on August 1, 1956 in Monticello to the parentage of Tommie Lee and Anna Byron. In her final days she was…
Jasper Superior Court conducted two motion day sessions over as many weeks under the jurisdiction of Judges William Prior, Jr., Amanda Petty, Stephen Bradley and Terry Massey. The sentences from the criminal sessions include the following: •Randy Delacerda, sentenced to 20 years with the first four years to be served in confinement for possession of…
The Monticello City Council met for its second budget meeting Thursday evening, and discussed several individual budgets. At their first meeting, they heard from Michael Boykin with the electric department, Monte Roper for maintenance, Robby Colvin with the gas department, and Waymon Cody with the water plant, sewer plant, water distribution and the street department.…
The Monticello City Council at its regular meeting Tuesday agreed to go with a new website developer to host the city’s website. Since the press was not given any information, it is unclear who the host is. The city has postponed this vote for three months, and this month went with the company City Manager…
Jasper County has received a $3.039 million investment for major highway resurfacing set to improve State Route 83 from the Monroe County line to downtown Monticello at Washington Street. This 13.63-mile project will be completed before March 31, 2022 by prime contractor C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Georgia. DOT will announce lane closures in advance of…
Monticello Kart Racing would like to thank everyone who made the Bubba Pope Memorial Race day Saturday such a big success. The race, held on May 1, had the largest attendance of any raceday since moving to MKR’s new home at 500 Ted Sauls Road. Congratulations to all of the winners from more than a…
Donald Walter Parrott, Jr., age 78, of Shady Dale, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle after a long struggle with prostate cancer. Don Parrott was born in Macon, on July 3, 1942, to the late Priscilla Cone Todd and Donald Walter Parrott, Sr. His beloved step-parents were the late…
Political leanings in our country have never been more firmly rooted in as they are in 2021. The only era in our past when we have been more divided as a country was during the Civil War. It seems those who lean right have little room for compromise. The same goes for those who lean…