A quorum of Monticello City Council members met briefly Tuesday to approve the permitting fee schedule and lift the moratorium on building permits.J. Brett Haynes of Falcon Design suggested revisions to the permitting fee schedule in accordance to current building standards. Council members had a few questions to ask of the consultant. The current building…
Jasper County deputies are still looking for Cortney Bell who is wanted on drug charges. Authorities in more than one county have been seeking her for a couple of weeks now. Anyone who is aware of her whereabouts is asked to contact the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), 706-468-4912, or call anonymously at 706-468-JCSO. In…
David and Margaret Sheppard took back-to-back cruises recently and took a copy of The Monticello News with them to Half Moon Cay. The Sheppards report they love to cruise. Are you going on vacation? If so, take a copy of The News with you, snap a photo, and submit to editor@themonticellonews.com to be featured in…
Stephen Ray Coyne was sentenced to 20 years of confinement with the first 10 years to serve for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and possession of drug related objects during Jasper Superior Court last week. Dylan Shawn Mann was also sentenced 12 years with the first two to serve in confinement for…
There were two accidents last Friday afternoon on Hwy. 16 east near Bullard Road at shortly after 5 p.m. during a torrential downpour. An officer with the Georgia State Patrol worked both accidents, however, only one accident report was ready Wednesday morning. In the photo above, the front vehicle in the ditch was driven by…
Each year, the Business and Citizen of the Year contest is hosted by the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce. The deadline for nominations was December 31. Eleven citizens and three businesses were nominated for these awards. The COC has provided a synopsis of each nomination. The winners will be announced at the COC annual dinner…
I’ve had an interesting last week or so. They say to find the joy in the little things, and I have found much joy! Last Thursday I had the opportunity to go see ballroom dancing at the University of Georgia. Julia Aldridge of Monticello, the daughter of David and Linda Aldridge, took ballroom dancing as…
I have heard people say they like the God of the New Testament. They say He’s a God of love, but they don’t like the God of the Old Testament because He’s a God of hate and often had innocent little babies killed. The Bible says God does not change, He is the same God…
Years ago I experienced a near miss on a Air France flight from Paris to Atlanta. When hearing about the crash of the American Airlines flight in Washington it brought back memories of my own experience years ago. We had an uneventful flight until the last few minutes of the flight during the descent into…