With more than 40 camps, more than 150 students participated in the second annual Jasper County Charter System’s Summer STEAM camps. Summer STEAM is made available to students enrolled in JCCS to provide the opportunity to experience hands-on teacher led camps. Students selected the interest area of choice and were able to explore, design and…
If you remember your bringin’ up in the South, one thing you learned was how to spit watermelon seeds while still enjoying the red, delicious, ice cold melon. It is Watermelon Eating Time. Oh, there are many ways to eat watermelon, but the most satisfying is when you come of age and learn how to…
A number of weeks ago I shared my thoughts on how we cannot always see the difficulties in the life of another person (They Don’t LOOK Handicapped). I have taken some time off for vacation and while I was relaxing, I remembered a story I had been told quite some time ago, but informative nonetheless.…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 53 of Southern Justice: It was late the following Monday afternoon when B. Wendell Hormel and his stooge, Ray McKinley, were having a drink of whiskey out of Styrofoam cups in his office when one of the clerks walked in and handed B. Wendell a message. He looked at it,…
There is still some unfinished business in the Republican primary but this year’s general election battle for governor could end up being extremely competitive. That fact remains true whether Casey Cagle or Brian Kemp ultimately win the GOP nomination. Early voting for that runoff (and a handful of other statewide races) began last week with…
Summer is in full swing and the heat and humidity are vicious! Hard to believe it really wasn’t that long ago that we were all freezing and wondering when winter was going to make its exit. So in dealing with the summer sun, we all need to adequately hydrate in order to help our bodies…
A quorum of Monticello City Council members approved a number of measures during their regular meeting Tuesday including the reaffirmation of three percent pay raises for city employees. Though the raises were approved previously, City Clerk Lathaydra Sands sought clarification on the matter as to whether the raises would be retrograded to July 1 to…
Jasper County Superior Court Judge William Prior, Jr. oversaw a number of motion day and arraignment cases on June 26. Kody Ray Rake was sentenced to 10 years with the first 180 days in the state probation detention center for three counts of burglary in the first degree. In addition to court fees of $1,000,…
Ashton Whitener is in Victory Circle after winning week 5 of Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Thursday Thunder series in the Young Lions division. In Ashton’s third season racing in the series, this is her debut year behind the wheel of a Legends car. This race made track history since this is the first time in the…
The Jasper County Commission last Thursday voted unanimously to adopt the rollback millage rate of 15.904 mills for Jasper Countywide Maintenance and Operation budget. They also adopted the solid waste curbside fee of $150 for the year for all households in the unincorporated areas of the county and Shady Dale, and approved the rollback millage…