Millions of individuals across the country have experienced—or are currently experiencing—the skin condition known as eczema. This common ailment, categorized by the raised, itchy, and red rash it inflicts, develops from multiple different factors and presents itself in various ways. Because of this, eczema itself comes in several types that range from how it looks…
Tennis is the perfect outdoor sport to play during the summer. What makes it such an ideal summer activity for newcomers and veterans of the sport alike is that the basic guidelines are so easy to pick up. Although the rules are easy to learn, though, the terminology can be a bit confusing at first.…
The Jasper County Commission, at its regular meeting Monday evening, adopted the Fiscal Year 2021 budget of $11,389,629. The millage rate is set at 14.533 mills, which is slightly lower than the rollback rate. The commission also heard a report on the 2019 audit, which had a clean opinion. There were several findings in the…
Monticello Baptist Church will host the annual Community Baccalaureate Service on Sunday, July 12, at 7:30 p.m. at Rose Bowl Field. The service will feature worship music from Parker Wyatt, and several local pastors and lay people will share words of encouragement to the seniors. Graduates are invited to wear their graduation cap and bring…
The two individuals who were shown in last week’s Monticello News after they broke into Washington Park Elementary School have been identified and charges are pending, according to an announcement from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). In other crime news this week, as the result of a joint investigation with the Sheriff’s Office in…
I do a type of long-distance, self-supported cycling called randonneuring. For many years I have enjoyed group rides called brevets, organized by Randonneurs USA (RUSA). Like so many other activities, official RUSA events have been cancelled for the past few months because of COVID-19 and currently are suspended indefinitely. Randonneuring is not racing; the only…
The Monticello City Council met in a called meeting last Thursday, and voted to hire Angela H. Redding as the new city manager. Tim Young, previous city manager resigned as of June 30. Ms. Redding began work Tuesday at Monticello City Hall. Angela H. Redding is a native of Cordele. She is a woman of…
Tyler Wages, Jasper County High School (JCHS) Class of 2020, brother to Taylor Wages, JCHS Class of 2018 who now attends the University of North Georgia (UNG), and son of Maylon and Magen Wages has always lived in Monticello. His mom Magen works locally at Perma Therm and Tyler’s father Maylon works in nearby Eatonton…
(Editor’s Note: Lyle Allen, a former pastor, contributed to this space regularly for a time, but stopped nearly three years ago. This spring, he was inspired and wrote more columns for The News to use. Here is his first one for 2020. Anyone else interested in writing in this space may contact the newspaper editor,…
The upcoming “jungle primary” which will help determine one of two U.S. Senate seats for the state of Georgia is unique for multiple reasons. First, a “jungle primary” will have all candidates, regardless of party, listed together at one time. There are no separate primaries similar to the one which saw Republican incumbent David Perdue…