Qualifying for all mid-term elections is this week, and in Jasper County that means Districts 1, 3, and 5 for the school board and Districts 2 and 4 for the County Commission.As of mid-morning Wednesday, one person had qualified for each Board of Education seat. As previously announced, Towonder Dennis qualified for the District 1…
There was an article in The Monticello News last March 30, talking about the television show, Crime Watch Daily, filming some action here with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. Chris Hanson (above left) is the show’s anchor, and is also known for his previous show, To Catch a Predator. A scene they filmed in Jasper…
Diane Patricia Jones, age 67, of Monticello, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, at her residence. Ms. Jones was born in Atlanta to the late Thomas Bartow Jones and Florence Patricia McHan Jones. She lived in Riverdale, Ga. before moving to Jasper County in 1972. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death…
.A homegoing celebration for Gregory Leon Green, who died February 18, 2018, was held February 24 at Greenwood Baptist Church in Shady Dale. Bishop Nicolas Curry, pastor, officiated. Burial was in Shady Dale Community Cemetery. Mr. Green was born in Shady Dale on April 4, 1958 to Annie Florence Green and raised by Martha and…
Thomas Loyd Burrell, age 69, passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, at his residence. Loyd Burrell was born December 2, 1948 in Monticello, Ga. He was very involved in Boy Scouts, and taught himself to play guitar using The Beatles albums. He graduated from Monticello High School in 1967, and then from Georgia College with…
Judge William A. Prior, Jr. had some lengthy days in Jasper Superior Court last week as the criminal trial calendar was reviewed with several cases on the docket. Ryan O’Rourke, sentenced to 10 years with the first 180 days in a state probation detention center for criminal attempt to commit a felony and computer pornography.…
Charlotte was named for a German princess, but settled in 1755 by Northern Irish. To further confuse the issue, the city flag is the Saint Andrews flag of Scotland. Today, you still find remnants of early settlers as the Great Wagon Road on the east-west trading route across North Carolina has evolved into Trade Street.…
Jesus often had confrontations with the Pharisees. These men were the religious elite of his day. They were the movers and shakers in the temple. And, they were the power brokers in the community as well. In Matthew 15:1-20, the Pharisees accuse Jesus of not keeping the traditions of man by not making His disciples…
Call some of us cheapskates, but maybe, just maybe, you will identify yourself or take some of the advice. Usually the cheapskate is a chip off the old block as many of us were raised by parents or grandparents who lived through the Great Depression and adopted some of their habits. On the television show,…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 34 of Southern Justice: After Chris Adams finished his late breakfast and had a shower he dressed and sent a request to Uber for a ride to the Ritz Carlton Hotel where he retrieved his car. Then he drove straight toward his intended target for tonight because he wanted to…