Carol Schiff West, age 87, passed away Friday, May 12, 2017, at her residence.Carol Schiff West was born Nov. 7, 1929 in New York City and lived in the surrounding areas until 1945. Her parents were the late Howard “Hal” Schiff and Rhetta Nussbaum Robbins. They moved to Florida in the summer of 1945, where…
Mary Esther Harvey McGinty Hays, age 95, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017, at Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington. Mrs. Hays was born June 2, 1921, in Monticello, to the late David Nesbit Harvey, Sr. and Mary Louise Chiles Harvey. She spent her childhood in Monticello and graduated from Monticello High School. She then attended…
AT&T announces that select rural areas in Jasper County (north of Shady Dale) now have access to high-speed Internet through AT&T’s Fixed Wireless service. Jasper County is one of the first locations nationwide where AT&T is providing this service. AT&T announced it completed a first wave of Fixed Wireless Internet2 availability for rural and underserved…
On Tuesday, June 6, at 7 p.m., Vietnam veterans in Jasper and surrounding counties will have an opportunity to take part in a long overdue public recognition of their military service at a certificate and lapel pin presentation ceremony being held at the Historic Thomas Persons Hall, 319 College Street, in Monticello. The program is…
Approximately 150 residences in Monticello were without power most of the day last Wednesday after this tree fell on Eatonton Street. Those residences were in the areas of Blue Ruin, Eatonton Street, Hwy. 16 east, old Hwy. 212, and part of Five Points. The property owner had hired a tree service to cut down the…
The Jasper County Commission voted 3-2 Monday evening to adopt a budget of $10,068,310 for Fiscal Year 2018. The two dissenting votes were Bruce Henry and Doug Luke, who wanted to wait until the county has firm numbers on health insurance. Kelly Fox is scheduled to speak to the commissioners Monday, May 22, with firm…
The Jasper County School Board learned Wednesday that the Jasper County Charter System was again accredited by AdvancedEd, an accreditation that lasts five years. AdvancedEd is the global leader in providing continuous improvement and accreditation services to over 32,000 institutions worldwide. Accreditation is an international protocol for institutions committed to systemic, systematic, and sustainable improvement.…
The Monticello City Council voted Tuesday to approve the fiscal year 2018 (FY18) balanced budget coming in at $9,169,545. A majority of the budget is utilized through the Electric Fund. The budgeted amount for revenues and expenditures for FY 18 is $3,669,818. Electricity sales through February 28, 2017 were $2,431,212. The Gas Fund was approved…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 89 of The Second Doublewide on the Right: After Judge Thurston J. Garfield, III, inquired of Attorney D. Walter Waddell (Slick), if he had any evidence whether or not the state of Arkansas desired to have Reverend Ricky Lee Jones returned to their jurisdiction, Slick turned to the Ocmulgee County…
First, congratulations to all our high school and college graduates! Best wishes for a successful future, just don’t forget us. Second, let’s give credit where credit is due and that is not referring to credit for classes, it is for our teachers and staff who give so much every day. Teachers are mentors. From the…