Everyone has dropped their smartphone at some point, because let’s face it, it’s inevitable. Once dropped, the glass on it could either break into a fabulous spiderweb of cracks, or if you’re lucky, just one or two fine cracks. The technology behind smartphone glass has progressed along with the tech inside the phones. The newer…
Taking your restaurant to the next level may seem like an elusive and impossible task. If you feel your sales are stagnant, then it may be time to take it up a notch. With dedication and hard work, you can see some major differences. Check out these simple ways to elevate your restaurant to create…
William Bobby Sutton, Sr., age 76, of Monticello passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at his residence. Bobby Sutton was born in Abbeville, on May 6, 1943. His parents were the late William Elbert Sutton and Gladys Teen Dunagan Sutton. Bobby served in the U.S. Navy. Bobby retired from Georgia Pacific Corporation. He enjoyed reading…
Leota Faye Casebolt Evans, 79, of Mansfield, Ga., formerly of Udall, Kansas, passed away on August 7, 2019 in Social Circle, Ga. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Evans, parents Wayne and Edna Casebolt, and brother, Max Casebolt. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carroll Allen and Lyle Allen of…
Joe Chalton Bates, age 86, of Jasper County, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Piedmont Newton Medical Center in Covington. Chalton Bates was born in Covington, Ga. on May 6, 1933, to the late J. C. Bates and Annie Laura Jordan Bates. Joe Chalton Bates was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. He was…
The Monticello City Council Tuesday heard from Jasper County Chief Appraiser Lynn Bentley about revaluations in the city and throughout the county. Mayor Pro tem Stone Workman has been quite vocal about the revaluation that took place in the city last year causing values to increase an ultimately tax bills to increase. Mrs. Bentley was…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office spent much of the day Saturday dealing with a runaway child, who took a car and drove it even though the teen was unlicensed. The teen and the car were located Saturday afternoon. Deputies also responded to a burglary on West Washington Street in the last week, and…
Gail Harrell truly seeks to be a good neighbor in Monticello when she is not out globe trotting and seeing the sights! Gail (right), holding the famed Golden Eagle in Budapest, Hungary, recently completed an eight day Viking cruise along the Danube River entitled the “Romantic Danube” which she embarked on with her lifelong friend…
Sixteen Jasper County High School (JCHS) students and members of Sisters for a Cause, along with seven adult chaperones, visited the campus of Notre Dame University in Indiana last week. The three-day campus visit was sponsored by Visions in Action (VIA), a non-profit organization comprised of graduates of Jasper County schools and select professionals with…
I can’t believe it. It’s amazing. What, you ask? I just returned from walking to the post office in this 100 degree heat. Not smart, I know….I just didn’t think about going earlier, so the heat of the day it was. When I was walking back, a car stopped at the stop sign the same…