CARNETHIA PENNAMON Carnethia Pennamon, often referred to by her middle moniker Dieone, has a face and a name most will recognize though she often keeps a low profile. The millenial is employed by the City of Monticello as the staff accountant and utility & billing clerk. The Monticello native graduated from Jasper County High School…
Jasper County High School (JCHS) Principal Buddy Cain and Instructional Coach Peyton Proctor attended the U.S. Marine Educators Workshop in Parris Island a few weeks ago. Four times per year the 6th Marine Corps District sends approximately 80 high school and college educators, counselors and administrators to Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, S.C.…
HOWARD BROTHERS WIN AWARD Approximately 65 people attended the “Conservationists of the Year” banquet held at the Georgia FFA-FCCLA Camp in Newton County, on February 25. The banquet is held by the Upper Ocmulgee River Soil and Water Conservation Commission in partnership with local businesses and organizations that provide financial contributions to fund the event.…
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The Monticello Civic Club held its annual Les Steele Art and Talent Showcase last Friday evening, and those attending got a treat. Some nine acts competed in kindergarten through fifth grades; three acts only in the middle school talent, and seven acts entertained the crowd in the senior division. In addition, art winners who were…
It was a light week for arrests in Jasper County, with only three people arrested in the last week. However, it was a rough week for vehicles, with one being reported burned, and two being reported stolen. A Chevrolet Silverado truck is missing from a Smithboro Road address, and an Acura is missing from a…
Qualifying for a number of local and regional positions continues through noon Friday, March 6, but many people seeking election or re-election had qualified by Wednesday morning. Local qualifiers include Donnie Pope for Sheriff; Angela Walsh for Tax Commissioner; Andrea Brown for Judge of Probate Court; LeeAnn Airington for Clerk of Superior Court, and Chrissy…
For the past three weeks I have been Athens bound for a myriad of reasons, all of which meant journeying to the epicenter of life in the northeastern city—the University of Georgia. It’s a college town for real. I have always liked the city and its atmosphere but it has never much been on my…
Things go extinct. Dinosaurs, extinct. Woolly mammoths, sabertooth tigers, the dodo bird, all extinct. Realizing that animals can indeed go extinct, scientists keep a list of animals that are in danger of going extinct. They are trying to keep from having more animals go extinct, especially because of the invasive practices of humanity. Before going…