In another fairly easy week for the football contest, five people correctly guessed the winners of 12 of the 13 games listed, with the two most troublesome games being the Georgia/Florida match-up and the Clemson/Notre Dame match-up. Gary Anglin was the winner with a tie-breaker guess of 61 for the Georgia/Florida game which Georgia lost…
“God is SO good!” says Marty Fuller, as he talks about taking his grandson hunting. He shares what it was like: “Saturday morning, October 24, Briggs Ledford killed his first buck, a nine-pointer, with the same gun, from the same spot as Uncle Nathan (right, with daughter, Carolina) and I! “Three generations now and blessed…
The Shoppes of Monticello opened Saturday to a warm welcome from the community but now Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board members have issues to settle regarding vendor business licenses and sales tax, according to discussions during Monday’s meeting of the board. The Shoppes is a diverse collection of booths and kiosks housed in the DDA…
We have come to the closing article of our “NEW START” series, and at the same time we are coming to the close of another year. The time of year joyfully known as the holiday season. A season of family gatherings and holiday banquets that showcase our favorite dishes and desserts. With all the upheaval…
A majority of Monticello City Council members voted Tuesday to approve City Manager Angela Redding’s request for the newly created position of finance director within the city government. The action comes after the city manager had approached the council about instituting two new positions including that of a human resource (HR)/benefits director in addition to…
Georgia’s graduation rate increased again in 2020, rising to 83.8 percent—an all-time high since the state began using the adjusted cohort calculation now required by federal law, and up from 82 percent in 2019, according to an announcement from the Georgia Department of Education. Georgia’s graduation rate has increased by 14.1 percentage points since 2012,…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office have been busy. They investigated several identity thefts and/or forgeries during the last week. In addition, a charges of entering auto have been levied after a deputy caught someone breaking into vehicles on Jackson Lake Road. The city of Monticello discovered a theft of services incident on Martin…
The Jasper County-Monticello High School boys and girls cross country teams had the opportunity to compete on the state’s big stage last Saturday in Carrollton. Both teams qualified for the GHSA Class AA state meet. It was the first time in program history that both the Canes and Lady Canes competed at the state meet…
Now that we have eaten all the leftover Halloween candy, we have a mere two weeks to shed all those pounds before the big eatin’ day, Thanksgiving. According to authorities, we typically eat 3,000 to 4,500 calories that day. “Consumer Report” magazine, born to analyze and report just about everything, spares no mercy on Thanksgiving…
Guess what? Christmas is right around the corner. And I was reading an article the other day that it may be therapeutic to begin Christmas preparations early. It said most of us associate good feelings with Christmas, and in this 2020 election year of Covid-19, Lord knows we need to feel good! At exercise this…