A phone was taken from an address on North Alcovy, and a home was borken into on Wehunt Road, but no other thefts were reported in the last week to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office.Persons arrested in the last week, and their charges, include:•Roger Len Wilkerson, 50, Monticello—probation violation.•Maury Demetrius Golden, 37, Woodville—possession of marijuana…
A ribbon cutting and grand opening was held at the newly renovated Jasper County Senior Center Friday with festivities lasting all day. For the ribbon cutting, several dignitaries spoke, including County Commission Chairman Carl Pennamon, and State Rep. Susan Holmes. Rev. Jimmy Horton gave the invocation. Afterwards visitors toured the center and a program outlining…
Beyond being an educator and librarian by trade, Amy Wade is a wife and mother with a passion for many things in life. Raised in Rockdale County, her parents imparted many life lessons upon her that she now practices as an adult. Her mother worked as a baker and her father was a Delta Airlines…
Monticello native Chris Bridges was recently recognized by the Georgia Press Association during the group’s annual Better Newspaper Contest awards banquet. Mr. Bridges won second place for Best Sports Column for his work submitted to the Barrow News-Journal in Winder. The columns were written during the 2018 calendar year. The three columns which comprised the…
The month of June will be a time for learning and hopefully improvement in all phases of the game when it comes to the Monticello High School baseball team. New head coach Brady McMichael has several games lined up for the Canes. The team fell last week 8-6 to Putnam County and will travel to…
Will Johnson is all about enthusiasm. The first-year Piedmont Academy football coach has been working non-stop to rebuild the Cougar tradition. That task is nothing new for the young coach as he has been undertaking a similar process with the school’s varsity boys basketball team the past couple of years. “Building in basketball is tougher…
The Monticello High School football team qualified for the state playoffs last fall after finishing fourth in the region. Second-year head coach Rydell Jackson has said throughout the offseason one of his top goals is to have the team “move up” in 2019. Jackson said the region will remain extremely competitive and knows it will…
The Monticello City Council Tuesday welcomed a new clerk to the city. Karen Pennamon began work Monday and was at Tuesday’s council meeting along with interim City Manager Peggy Billerman. The council voted to approve several items, including the tax levy of 5.66 mills, and the $7.746 million budget, but the vote to approve the…
Erin Shumate was sentenced to 15 years with the first four to be served in confinement during Tuesday’s motion day calendar review in Jasper Superior Court under the jurisdiction of Judge William Prior, Jr. She was sentenced for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute while charges of violation of Georgia Controlled Substances Act and…
Romans 12:2 “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect” (NLT) Religiously doing something with no purpose is the bedrock of insanity.…