The Jasper County School Board last Wednesday, July 12, adopted the Fiscal Year 2018 budget, and millage rate of 18.140 to receive the funds to make the budget work. No members of the public attended the budget hearing to speak on the budget.After the hearing, the school board went right into its meeting, discussing numerous…
A senior expo health fair will be held Saturday, July 29, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Jasper County High School, 14477 Hwy. 11 North in Monticello in conjunction with the Back to School rally. The expo is a partnership with Jasper County Family Connection’s Back-to-School Rally, Jasper Memorial Hospital’s Health Fair, and Jasper County…
I’m Fixin’ to present part two of Southern Justice: Attorney B. Wendell Hormel and Jackie Payne’s sexual harassment scam went on for several years until Jackie’s reputation finally caught up with her and she couldn’t land a job in Atlanta with any company with the means to pay off lawsuits, so she left town and…
I love nature. It is a great gift from God. I especially enjoy watching nature at work. The other night I watched a spider spinning a web on our swing. It was unbelievable how quickly he or she worked. Also, think how tiny of a brain that spider must have and still do such wonderful…
Growing up I was always fascinated by politics. I’m not exactly sure what planted the political bug inside of me. Perhaps it was the fact that Jimmy Carter became president when I was a young age. While I don’t necessarily remember it, I’m sure the Macon and Atlanta television stations carried countless hours of coverage…
Is anyone else ready for the milder temps with drier air? The recent heat with high humidity has been taking a serious toll on the population. Call volume is up for heat-related illnesses that include shortness of breath, dehydration, heart palpitations, dizziness, and others. Even the most hydrated person can succumb to heat exhaustion and…
The New York Times states that cheerleading is the fastest growing girls’ sport. On that note there is a distinction between sideline cheerleaders and competitive cheerleaders. The sideline cheerleaders’ goal is to entertain the crowd and lead them with team cheers while competitive cheerleading is a challenge between teams to perform best with jumps, flips,…
Piedmont Academy’s softball team will have plenty of game experience for the upcoming 2017 season. The Lady Cougars begin the new softball campaign on August 8 at Briarwood Academy. New head coach Colt Spivey said the majority of last season’s Final Four squad returns. “We lost two seniors from last year’s team and only have…
TURTLE MOSAIC IS ONE CREATION Most of us look at a piece of broken tile, a pebble, or a marble and see just that, but Paul White began to see a future for this toss away garbage. His vision has become his devoted hobby as he practices one of the oldest art forms known to…
The historic Monticello Post Office on East Washington Street is getting a facelift. The building will be completely remade, but retain its historical nature, looking much the same, with fresh paint, windows, sheet rock, everything. The renovation began in April, and the contractor has a year to complete the job, but if they continue at…