Just outside of Athens, Greece, child welfare experts from across the world gathered together by the shores of Marathon, Greece, taking part in an historical international adoption and foster care conference. Led by the Roots Research Center in Greece, these global experts focused upon one issue; the human rights of children around the globe during…
Gabe Khouli with Shire International at Stanton Springs, near the intersection of Newton, Morgan and Walton Counties just off I-20 spoke to community leaders and others at the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce First Friday breakfast last week. Mr. Khouli talked about how the plant had begun and how the site is growing. The manufacturing…
Monticello Market on the Square will feature a Health and Wellness fair this Saturday, June 10. There will also be music by Les Steele from 10 a.m. until noon. The Market has over 45 vendors signed up this year with an average of 20 + vendors each week. When you visit the market you will…
The month of June some believe was named for the Roman goddess, Juno, associated with marriage and childbirth. June, the most popular month for marriages in the United States, gets its popularity from being a month when the weather is not too hot and not to cold. Can’t say it’s not too rainy from the…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 92 of The Second Doublewide on the Right: After signing his extradition papers and signing his property rights over on Wednesday, Reverend Ricky Lee Jones only had to spend one more night in the Ocmulgee County Jail. Early Thursday morning he was roused up, put into chains and transferred into…
Butts County Amateur Radio Club will host an area ARRL Field Day at the Butts County Emergency Communications Auxiliary, Tim Kersey Pavilion, on Satuarday, June 24, at 2 p.m., until Sunday, June 25 at 2 p.m. The location is Recreation Drive in Jackson, and more information is available at www.bcgaares.org ARRL Field Day is the…
Spring practice is history and a variety of preseason magazines are now available for purchase. Both of those items can only mean one thing: a new college football season is getting closer with each passing day. For me, college football is divided into several parts, which have made it a year around sport. You have…
Each week we’ll be presenting topics of interest and concern to the community we serve. If you have any questions or a topic you’d like to see covered, please submit your inquiries to the editor! Our first topic is Help us…find you! When it comes to any emergency, time is the enemy. Shortness of breath,…
Douglas Gotel LICSW, of Washington D.C., formerly of Monticello, earned the prestigious Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S) credential conferred by the Association for Play Therapy (APT), according to its CEO Kathryn Lebby. Mr. Gotel is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. To become a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, applicants must have earned a traditional master’s or higher…
For the ultimate vacation, go to New York City and yes, it can be done on the Cheap. The key to finding thrifty airfares and budget hotels is to enlist the help of countless websites that enable you to name your destination and get alerts when there is a flash sale. Be prepared, flash sales…