The regular season for the Shiloh Christian Academy Knights varsity baseball team saw competition hosting the John Hancock Rebels on April 28 and on the road at the Covington Academy Bulldogs on April 29.Against John Hancock, the Knights and the Rebels both threatened with rallies but it was the Knights that eventually took advantage of…
The Jasper County School District (JCSD) last week was approved by the State Board of Education as a Georgia Charter System. As part of a multi-year charter plan, JCSD will institute numerous programs designed to increase student achievement. Charter Systems have been instrumental in advancing innovative polices to realize new educational opportunities in Jasper County.…
Jack Wesley Henderson was sentenced to five years of probation for two counts including possession of schedule II controlled substance and crossing the guard line with contraband during Tuesday’s motion day session of Jasper Superior Court presided over by Judge Alison Burleson. Mr. Henderson had three charges nolle prossed included possession of methamphetamine, possession of…
Two vehicles collided at Hwys. 212 and 380 east Monday morning when one failed to yield at the stop sign at 380 and was hit by the other one despite the driver’s efforts to avoid the collision. According to the Georgia State Patrol, Courtney Hilton was traveling south on Hwy. 380 in a 2003 Chevrolet…
ROBERT IACOPELLI Robert Mackenzie Iacopelli, 23, of Covington, was arrested Tuesday in Monticello because he drove to Jasper County with the intention of meeting a 14-year-old girl for sexual contact, according to information from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). The JCSO is part of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the 14…
Early voting for the May 24 primaries and non-partisan election began Monday, at the Jasper County Courthouse, and nearly 100 voters had cast ballots by Wednesday. Early voting continues from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday through May 20. Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, the…
The Monticello News will produce its annual graduation section, saluting the Class of 2016, on Thursday, May 19. Parents, grandparents and friends who want an ad saluting their special grad can submit it by tomorrow, May 6, at 5 p.m., for a discount. After that regular rates will be in effect. Ads may be placed…
A celebration of life for Shondra Demetrail Hunter, who died April 24, 2016, was held Saturday, April 30, at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Jimmy Horton, pastor, officiated. Burial was in South View Cemetery. Ms. Hunter was born January 28, 1973 to the late Mattie Hunter Awumee and David Tinsley, Sr. She was the granddaughter…
Carolyn Faye Gordon Kimble, age 77, of Round Oak, passed away Friday, April 29, 2016, at her residence. Faye Kimble was born on October 28, 1937, in Round Oak, Ga. Her parents were the late Mercer Granville “Kit” Gordon and Emma Lee Goodman Gordon. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her…
Jennifer Elaine Mann, age 34, of Monticello, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at her residence. Ms. Mann was born in Decatur, Ga., to Beverly Ann Harris Mann and the late Robert Felton Mann. She lived in Decatur and Stone Mountain before moving to Monticello in 1998. Jennifer was a free spirited, kind hearted woman,…