Jasper County Primary School (JCPS) will host its third annual Spring Fling on Saturday, April 29 at the Jasper County Recreation Department. The events of the day will begin at 8 a.m. with a “Dough-Not Make Me Run Another Lap” run. Each participant will run a lap, eat a doughnut, and repeat. The cost is…
Members of the Piedmont Academy Elementary School soccer program had a chance to learn the basics of the sport this spring and improve on their fundamentals in the process. “We wanted to introduce the love of soccer and teach the fundamentals of the sport so that Piedmont might have both strong boys and girls junior…
On Wednesday, May 10, the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce (COC) will sponsor its annual Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held at Hunter Pope Country Club and is open to the first 68 golfers. The four man scramble tournament begins at 1 p.m. Entry fee is $55 per person and includes three mulligans, dinner,…
Members of the Jasper County Board of Education voted to approve a 180 day calendar for the 2017-2018 school year at their business meeting Tuesday night. This is the first complete calendar with no furlough days since the 2010-2011 school year. With the approved calendar school will begin for students on August 11, 2017 and…
LARRY L. HUDSON On March 5, working in an undercover capacity targeting internet child predators, an investigator with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office created an online profile posing as a 14-year-old female. The investigator received messages by an account holder with the name of “Brian Johnson.” His picture was that of a white male, claiming…
Monticello Market on the Square opens for the season Saturday, May 6. The Market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday through September. The Monticello Market is a proud member of Georgia Grown. Each weekend will bring something different, with music and themed events each week. Shoppers will be able to shop…
Douglas Wayne Clayton, age 61, of Monticello, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017, at the Sacred Journey Hospice in McDonough. Doug Clayton was born in Myrtle Point, Oregon, and lived in Coquille, Oregon, until moving to Monticello on June 15, 1972. He graduated from Monticello High School and attended West Georgia College. Doug worked for…
Raymond F. Newman, III passed away on December 13, 2016 in Phoenix, Ariz. Being born in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,, on June 28, 1967, made him an avid Alabama fan. He graduated from Fort Walton Beach High School and attended Gulf Coast Community College. As a young man in Destin, Fla., he worked as a first mate…
Visions in Action (VIA) will host a “Community Conversation” dialogue on Saturday, April 8 beginning at 1 p.m. at St. James A.M.E. Church. VIA in partnership with local individuals and organizations is sponsoring the meeting which is designed to increase the participation of parents, relatives and members of the community in the education of local…
The last week of Jesus’ life on earth was a roller coaster of events. The week begins on what we call Palm Sunday as Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey while the crowds followed Him shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna…