As we look forward to the traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institute which will be in Monticello soon, maybe the exhibit will clear up some historical facts. Researching the name of our county, Jasper, is very interesting. Just who was this Sgt. Jasper and why did our county name change from Randolph to Jasper?One, Parson…
We are now less than a handful of months from the 2020 presidential race being upon us. While numerous candidates have been on the campaign trail for months it seems only the most die-hard of political junkies have been paying much attention. That will likely change by the time the January 2020 arrives. The Democratic…
A new homecoming queen and Miss Hurricane will be crowned Friday during halftime of the Monticello Hurricanes’ game against Oglethorpe at Rose Bowl Field. Jasper County High School has been celebrating homecoming all week with various activities being held every day as grade level students compete against each other. The annual homecoming parade featuring the…
HEADMASTER CLINT WELCH (L), DEANNE GREENWAY It was a battle of the tie-breakers. The top three contenders in The Monticello News football contest last week had 13 right, and were within three points of each other on their tie-breaker guess. A fourth person had 13 right, but was further off the tie-breaker. Only one player…
In the early morning hours of last Friday, Oct. 4, deputies and investigators responded to a burglary at 22044 Hwy. 11 North, Tyson’s Country Store. An undisclosed amount of cash and other items were taken from the location. The Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating leads and the case remains active. Anyone who has any information…
Members of the Monticello City Council heard from several citizens regarding their utility bills during its regular business meeting Tuesday. Citizens were concerned primarily with the increase in the fees for their utilities from last month’s bill to this month’s bill, with one citizen stating that the most recent bill was the highest that she…
Absentee ballots for the city of Monticello Mayor Pro-tem election set for Tuesday, Nov. 5 are now available in the Registrar’s office in the Courthouse. Early voting begins Tuesday, Oct. 15, and continues until Friday, Nov. 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each weekday. Two council posts will also be on the ballot, but…
If you are a regular reader of this newspaper, or just bought today’s, no doubt you have seen “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” and “The Smithsonian Is Coming.” Do you know what it’s talking about? It’s quite exciting. The Smithsonian Institute has a traveling exhibit which will visit six cities in Georgia, and one of…
Philippians 4:6-7 Worry is dangerous. It is connected to stress. In 2011, the Mayo Clinic conducted a study that showed a whopping 80 percent of their caseload had illnesses that were directly related to stress. A doctor was quoted during the research as saying, “if more people would stress less, then more diseases would be…
It’s Fall y’all. But where’s our Fall foliage? Leaves are dropping at a frantic rate. Soon we will hear that most wonderful sound of the season, the leaf blower. Some years we are told that we had too much rain, so no foliage. This year we haven’t had any rain, so what happened? In the…