The Jasper County Commissioners spent considerable time at their regular meeting Monday discussing the 2021 budget, and the discussion got quite heated at times.After they reviewed the revenues, and discussed how much fund balance is available and how much they should use, they looked at several scenarios with a budget very similar to that of…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) have been busy with traffic stops, and have also investigated several incidents. They recovered a stolen vehicle on Saturday. Deputies also took several reports of theft. There was a theft from a motor vehicle on Dallas Trail, and air conditioning units were taken from an address on…
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive in the Fellowship Hall of the Monticello First United Methodist Church on Monday, June 8, from 3 to 7 p.m. Appointments can be scheduled online through the Red Cross at www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS. Temperatures will be taken, and social distancing practiced. The church is…
A celebration of life for Ella Joyce Whiting was held on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at South View Cemetery in Monticello. Ms. Whiting was born to the late Neal Freeman, Jr. and Margaret Clark on February 27, 1942 in Monticello. Ms. Whiting received her education from Jasper County Training School and graduated in 1960. After…
Jasper County is up to 39 Covid-19 cases as of Tuesday evening, according to daily report from the North Central Health District (NCHD), part of the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH). The current number is nearly a 20 percent increase from last week’s reported 32 cases. The NCHD, which serves individuals residing in 13…
As Mama used to say, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” As witnessed in the past week, cities across the United States are again going up in smoke with protesters marching in the streets for the same reason as 52 years ago in 1968, another senseless killing. “If you don’t learn…
When working our way through this pandemic that is causing us to practice an unprecedented “shelter-in-place” mentality, I have wondered what Jesus would say these days. If He were preaching, what would Jesus preach now? Then, I remembered that Jesus did say some things. He did preach an incredible message that we call “The Sermon…
Besides the medical and social changes brought on by COVID-19, the legal landscape has changed as well. In addition to the well-known federal CARES Act, the Governor has issued several executive orders that impact local citizens and businesses. Here are just a few key points from the most recent laws: Social Distancing and Mask Wearing…
Our country and our world seem to grow crazier and more stressful with each passing day. From a virus which has caused all sorts of disruption and chaos in our lives to protests across the country which turned destructive and, in turn, did nothing productive to help the cause which inspired them. The chaos we…
Today I am inspired and uplifted by the story of Safia Munye, who, upon discovering the burned-out shell of her Somali restaurant in Minneapolis, said, “Alhamdulillah,” which, in Arabic means Praise God. “Everyone is safe,” she said. She continued, “I know I can’t come back from this. But this can be replaced. George’s life cannot.…