Quinton Standifer is a “Monticello Millennial” with the world at his fingertips just like the basketball he is sporting in his Know Your Neighbor photo. Young Mr. Standifer is a Monticello native born to Jeannette and Bryan Standifer, both community notables. His mother has worked many years in the school system and with after school…
Travel has changed a lot through the years (since early times), and in our family since Emily moved to Colorado, trips to the airport have been much more frequent. Jimmy and I rarely fly…it’s such a pain, but we did a year ago when Emily graduated from nursing school, and turned 30 in the same…
Every part of the United States is at some sort of risk for winter flooding. Though during this chilly season we most often fixate upon the dangers of ice and heavy snowfall, it’s important to stay wary of winter floods. This is because floods are the number one natural disaster in the United States. So,…
On December 17, Judge William Prior, Jr. presided over the Jasper Superior Court’s motion day and criminal calendar dockets. Daniel James Kelly, sentenced to three years with the first 180 days in Jasper County jail (JCJ) which was suspended upon entry into a long-term in-patient substance abuse treatment program. He was charged with possession of…
A celebration of life for Jessie Christian, who died December 5, 2019, was held December 14, 2019 at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church in Monticello. Rev. Dr. Jimmy Horton is pastor. Rev. Rufus Whitlock officiated. Jessie Christian known by many as “Mank” was born August 20, 1957 to the parentage of the late Mrs. Hazel C.…
Janie Blackwell Kinard, 97, died on December 11, 2019, at Sunrise Senior Living (Lilburn). Born May 10, 1922 in Monticello, Janie was the youngest of six children of the late Henry Walker Blackwell and Mary Farrar Blackwell. She attended Hopewell Baptist Church where she remembered her oldest sister teaching the Sunday School Class, enjoying many…
The Jasper County Commissioners last Thursday voted to authorize County Attorney David Ozburn to work with legislative attorneys to take the first steps to create a Public Facilities Authority which would require an act of the Legislature. The authority would be able to bind the county for longer periods of time than the Board of…
The Monticello City Council at its meeting on December 10, declared December 11 as Arbor Day in Monticello so that the city may remain a tree city. On that day, trees were planted in West View Park and Funderburg Park. Council members also discussed the excess electricity the city has been able to sell through…
Things go extinct. Dinosaurs, extinct. Woolly mammoths, saber-tooth 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. Other things…
Weather predictors say Monticello will be snowless this Christmas Day with temperatures up to 65 degrees and best of all no rain, just some wonderful sunshine. That is not to say that weather can’t change in a snap. Back in 2010, we had snow on Christmas Day. But the snow everyone remembers was not in…