Monticello City Council members kept business relatively brief Tuesday evening in their first meeting of the new year as much of the time was spent hearing commentary from local residents.During the government entity’s regular business meeting, attended by all council members, six residents publicly put forth their input on a range of issues including the…
Jennifer Allen has qualified for District 1 County Commissioner. Mrs. Allen grew up in Loganville. She and her husband, Anthony have been married for 19 years. They moved to Jasper County 13 years ago from Newton County. They have two children. One is a senior at Jasper County High School and the other is in…
Jasper Foothills Charter High School will be hosting its public Open House today, Jan. 14. Serving students in Jasper County entering 9th – 12th grade, classes will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Foothills Education Charter High School is a public charter school which offers students an opportunity to earn a diploma in a non-traditional setting,…
The Jasper County Board of Education voted at a work session Tuesday for Bill Schilling to remain chairman of the board, and Erin Lynch to be vice-chair. The board members also volunteered for committees on which to serve when needed. Dr. Shannon Barton and Erin Lynch will serve on the personnel committee; Towander Dennis and…
The next scheduled election for Jasper County voters will be for District 1 voters only, and will take place on March 16, says Chief Registrar Carole Norris. Registration deadline for that election is Tuesday, Feb. 16. Early voting, for District 1 voters only, will take place from February 22 to March 12. Early voting takes…
A graveside celebration of life for Larry D. Dennis, who died January 10, 2021, will be on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 at Community Cemetery in Shady Dale. Mr. Dennis was born May 14, 1960. Smith and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A grave side celebration of life for Ola Mae Glawson who died January 10, 2021, is planned for Saturday, Jan. 16, at noon at Smith-Thomas Cemetery, 1000 Goolsby Road in Monticello. Ms. Glawson was born July 26, 1945. Smith and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
By ADELYN WALLS Team Manager JCHS Sophomore Jasper County High School senior Chandler Dunning signed to play soccer at Point University on Monday. Mr. Dunning has played soccer for the Monticello Hurricanes for the past four years and will start at Point in the fall. Point University is a private, Christian college in West Point,…
The Jasper County-Monticello High School Lady Canes basketball team was finally able to take to the court again on Saturday. The Lady Hurricanes (1-4 overall) fell to visiting Oglethorpe County 45-26 in a non-region contest. It was the first time since Dec. 22 the Jasper County-Monticello varsity girls were able to play a game. Several…
The recent passing of Hall of Famer Phil Niekro brought back a ton of childhood memories including those on the recreation ball field. Niekro, who began playing for the Braves well before I was born and before the team starting calling Atlanta home, had a lengthy and just as successful career with his knuckleball which…