MANDI TANNER Mandi Tanner will take over as president/executive director for the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce next week. Mrs. Tanner will replace Pam Mayer who has served in that position for several years. Mrs. Mayer will stay on and work with Mrs. Tanner during the transition period, with Mrs. Tanner being on her own…
PRESBYTERIANS HELP WITH HURRICANE CLEAN-UP A band of brothers called the Monticello Power Crew answered the call for help from our neighbors in the Albany area recently. They are composed of men and women from the Monticello Presbyterian Church, Lighthouse Mennonite Church, Hopewell Presbyterian Church of Carnesville, Ga, and Faith Presbyterian Church of Blue Ridge,…
MEMBERS OF JDA WITH GOVERNOR NATHAN DEAL The Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) recognized the Joint Development Authority of Jasper, Morgan, Newton and Walton Counties for an “outstanding achievement in the location/expansion of business in Georgia” at its annual awards luncheon. The JDA was recognized because of the Facebook project, which Governor Nathan Deal announced…
The Monticello City Council voted Tuesday evening to put $1.5 million into a Certificate of Deposit at Newton Federal for 12 months. The decision came at the recommendation of new City Manager Roger Harrison who said that the account the money will be taken from, at Ameris Bank here in Monticello, has not fallen below…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) received six different reports of financial transaction card fraud during the last week. They also responded to a report of burglary on Jasper Street where a black dirt bike was reported stolen. Hooper Trailer Sales also reported a theft. An entering auto charge resulted from activity at…
CAROL ANN McMICHAEL (L), SUSAN BOWER Ady Dahod, a student at Georgia Southern and a regular football contest player, was the lucky winner of last week’s Monticello News football contest, correctly guessing the winner of 13 games listed. He was the only one with 13 right. His mom, Susan Bowers, picked up the prize for…
MONTICELLO COMMUNITY BAND CONCERT 2017 The Monticello Community Band will perform Winter Weather at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14, in the main Courtroom of the historic Jasper County Courthouse. The concert celebrates the winter season, including sleigh rides, snowy days, hot chocolate and snowmen. The band includes instrumentalists from all walks of life, including…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 73 of Southern Justice: Shanna Martin breathed a long sigh of defeat as she was being led toward Joey Sitka’s office. She knew very well that if Joey called, you went. She just hoped and prayed it wasn’t some special assignment. She was too busy to have to fly off…
In order to get better at anything, you must evaluate. Need to improve your business? Evaluate the efficiency and the effectiveness of your systems in place. Need to improve your marriage? Evaluate ways in which you are not doing well enough and see what changes need to be made. (A marriage retreat will often help…
Black Friday was looming when this year we got Pre-Black Friday, then Black Friday Week which was extended into Extended Black Friday. Gone was the sight on the news of eager shoppers pressing against the doors of the department stores or customers fighting over the two sale items actually available. What’s the use? Stores were…