Virtually all Jasper County roads were reopened by Wednesday morning, and there was hope that those homes without electricity may get it on Wednesday.Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation was still showing about 1,200 meters in Jasper County out, Wednesday morning, and persons in the city of Monticello along Hillsboro/Hilton Street were without power Wednesday.Two crews…
Lunita (Nita) Briscoe Jones, 89, oldest daughter of the late R.S. Briscoe, Johnnie Stevens Briscoe, and Josephine Jones Briscoe, died at Pine Pointe Hospice on Friday, September 1, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Will Jones, her sister, Nell Hendrix, and her daughters-in-love, Mary Gottschall Jones and Bev Hamlin.…
Joyanna “Janna” Salembier of Monticello, passed away September 3, 2017, at 67 years of age. One of her favorite pastimes was reading. Janna will be remembered as gentle with a loving spirit who was a “mom to all.” She loved her children and grandchildren unconditionally and will be greatly missed by all who knew and…
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office only reported four incidents this week, and two of them—a burglary and a theft by taking—occurred the same address on Liberty Church Road some three days apart. In another incident from earlier in the month, a complainant on Hwy. 142 in Newborn said she bought mattresses that were sold as…
Jasper County learned late last week that it will receive a $750,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to fund an expansion and renovation of the Jasper County Senior Center. Sen. Burt Jones (R – Jackson) announced that Senate District 25 will be receiving four awards through the CDBG program. The CDBG program is funded by…
Veteran football contest player Ed Hall claims the honor of being the first football contest winner for 2017. He collected a $25 prize from Ben Perry at the Bank of Monticello Tuesday for his effort. He also gets his name on the grand prize honor roll for four tickets to the Chick-Fil-A/Peach Bowl. Mr. Hall…
The 2017 Leadership Jasper class graduated at the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce’s First Friday Breakfast on Friday, September 1. The quarterly breakfast was sponsored by AT&T. Paul Chambers, Regional Director, External Affairs spoke to a room filled with community guests. Mr. Chambers talked about the new broadband services available in the county. Leadership Jasper…
There’s nothing like good people getting together to enjoy each other’s company, especially in our older years. In September the Jasper County Senior Center has already gone to Conyers to see the new movie “All Saints,” had ice cream and visited a member in the hospital on the first; will travel to Indian Springs for…
Monticello First United Methodist Church is joining the north Georgia Conference in collecting for victims of Hurricane Harvey. Monticello First UMC will receive donations of muck-out materials, Relief kits and financial donations until September 10. After that time, they can still process financial gifts, and other donations as they arrive. Some items that are needed…
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