The Jasper County Commission met briefly Monday evening for its first review of the Service Delivery Strategy Agreements that are due to be re-done. According to House Bill 489, counties and municipalities must review services every 10 years, determining who should pay for the services, and who is actually paying. The commissioners took a first…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) investigated a number of incidents in the last week, including several reports of fraud, a shoplifting incident, and another count of entering an auto. That one occurred on East Washington Street Saturday. Persons arrested in the last week, and their charges, include: •Didi Joann Parker, 41, Monticello—receipt,…
Qualifying for the May 22 primaries will begin Monday, March 5, at 9 am. and continue until Friday, March 9 at noon. Those up for election include all statewide and typical mid-term elections and locally both the Jasper County Commission and Jasper County School Board could see new faces. School Board members in Districts 1,…
Members of the Monticello City Council opened their February meeting by verbally thanking Sheriff Donnie Pope and Captain Edward Walker for aiding in the repainting and organizing of the Council Chambers. City Manager Doug White said that the inmates sent over to do the work “did a super job, were neat,” and he wanted to…
KEVIN DAVIS (L), RALPH HICKMAN Kevin Davis of Piedmont Academy and his STAR teacher Ralph Hickman, along with Alina Jablonski and her STAR teacher, Christie McAlum of Jasper County High School were honored with a luncheon sponsored by the Monticello Kiwanis Club Monday. Mr. Davis was named county wide STAR. STAR stands for Student-Teacher Achievement…
Monticello meet Charlie Todd, Jasper County’s newest Agriculture Agent. With exactly one week on the job, he is excited about being here and is ready serve with all of Jasper’s agricultural/wildlife needs. “I am ready to bring my knowledge of wildlife and forestry to the community…to help anyway I can,” said the recent graduate of…
(Editor’s Note:The following is an excerpt from Museum Notes, a compilation of stories written and put together by J.S. “Chick” Wilson, first published June 25, 2009. Copies of Volumes 1 and 2 of Museum Notes are available for sale at the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce and by the Jasper County Historical Foundation at Thomas…
Every four years we hear the famous Olympic Fanfare, da-DA-da-da-da-DA-da, and know we are going to see one of those WOW moments. This year, predicted to be the coldest, the Olympics are in Pyeongchang, pronounced pong-ta, Korea. Regardless of your knowledge of curling, skeleton, halfpipe and slope style skiing, slalom, and this one has to…
One year after the biggest meltdown in Super Bowl history, at the hands of our beloved Atlanta Falcons, we can now say that Super Bowl 52 is in the history books. I don’t know where you were or who you were rooting for on Sunday, but that game was a classic. It earned that coined…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 31 of Southern Justice. Once Chris Adams recovered from his shock and surprise he slid off the stool and insisted that Patty take it since there were no others available. Then after he ordered drinks he asked, “So, do you make this change in your appearance every night, or is…