More than two dozen Jasper County senior citizens took part in a technology learning session Monday with eight 4-H’ers present to aid the group with hands on lessons.As part of AT&T’s continuing efforts to boost internet adoption, the company sponsored the technology class which sought to teach Jasper County senior citizens how to safely navigate…
A Jasper County deputy shot and killed a resident on Grandview Drive in west Jasper County Monday around lunchtime. Preliminary information indicates that at 11:21 a.m., a 911 call was made from a female complainant who stated that while walking on Grandview Road in Jasper County, she was approached by a male subject who pointed…
Merrilynn Price Elliott, age 93, passed away on November 26, 2017, in Lawrenceville. Mrs. Elliott was born in Monticello, on January 30, 1924, to the late Frank D. and Hesper Whitten Price of Monticello. She was born in the house that she owned on South Street for 64 years. Mrs. Elliott was a lifetime member…
A celebration of life for Mrs. Sarah Mae Bell was held on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 at St. James A.M.E. Church, 514 Funderburg Drive in Monticello. Rev Donna Marie Calix, Pastor. Rev. Jimmy Horton delivered the eulogy. Burial was at Kings Chapel Church Cemetery in Hillsboro. Sarah Mae Bell was born July 4, 1927 to…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 21 of Southern Justice. Friday morning, the day scheduled for the reading of Rick Senior’s will arrived, and the boys were huddled in another meeting prior to their departure to B. Wendell Hormel’s office. Since Wednesday’s meeting Jones had continued his attitude of pessimism to the point where Rick Junior…
Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving. Leftovers from the dinner are a challenge. What you can’t get your guests to take home or freeze ends up in the refrigerator. That poor sad bird. Just the other day the star of the show. Fame is fleeting indeed. We have had Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Giving…
Possibly my favorite key on the keyboard is the delete key. I use it often. Even now, as I look at my keyboard, the word “Delete” is almost completely worn off of the key. When I type, I make lots of mistakes. Wrong letters, inverted letters, misspelled words with the dreaded red line under them.…
The Monticello Kiwanis Club, Les Steele, president, (left), honored the students and teachers of the month for Jasper County High School and Piedmont Academy at the regular Kiwanis meeting Monday. Eli Ewing is Jasper County High School’s Student of the Month, and he chose Michael Cooper as his teacher. A senior at Jasper County High…
The Jasper County High School Lady Hurricanes defeated the Greene County Tigers 47-31 for the second time this season Tuesday while on the road. Junior Madison Abbott had a big game beyond the victory by reaching the 1,000th point scoring milestone in her high school career. En route to victory, Madison was the high point…
Deputies were called to the Dollar General store in Monticello this week as someone tried to pass a $100 counterfeit bill. When questioned, the person denied knowledge of it. She was subsequently charged with trying to pass the bill and false statements. Counterfeit $20 bills were discovered at the Bank of Monticello. It is not…