Magistrate Court Judge Tim Lam reviewed several criminal and civil cases this month. The following sentences were the results of those hearings. Criminal Dwayne Jones was charged with failure to provide humane care, failure to vaccinate animal against rabies (three counts) and cruelty to animals (two counts). Count two was dismissed and Mr. Jones was…
Jasper County Superior Court Judge Terry Massey reviewed several criminal and civil cases last week that yielded the following sentences. Timothy Brian Strickland, sentenced to 15 years with the first 180 days in Jasper County jail suspended upon entry into a long term in-patient substance abuse treatment program for a minimum of six months for…
Central Georgia EMC (CGEMC) Board Member Linda Jordan (center) recently presented the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce, the Development Authority of Jasper County, and the Jasper Board of Education with checks totaling $28,800 to go toward education, community, and economic development activities. Others pictured include (left to right) CGEMC Key Accounts Executive Brandon Stooksbury, Jasper…
Kaylee Shea Slocumb, 14 years-old, of Monticello, has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the Eagle Scout Award. Miss Slocumb was recognized in a Court of Honor ceremony on November 9. She is the second female scout to earn the rank of Eagle from Troop 331G in Monticello.…
More than 50 people attended a town hall meeting that was held last Thursday in the small Courtroom at the Jasper County Courthouse, sponsored by the Taxpayer’s Watchdog Group (TWG), about a proposed solar farm in rural Jasper County. “Shy Place Solar Park” is a proposed solar power generation site that would provide affordable, reliable…
Deputies had a busy week responding to over 300 calls, including 59 traffic stops, 36 calls to serve papers. 31 calls to direct traffic, and 12 alarms throughout the county, plus a variety of other crimes and complaints. Some of these calls resulted in the arrests listed here. Keaton Lamont Smith, 31, Warner Robins —…
The Monticello Hurricanes broke one streak last Friday, a streak that could have been referred more to as a curse. Considered underdogs in their own house (the Georgia High School Football Daily had ACE Charter as three point favorites), the Hurricane football team came through with an exciting 41-31 victory to secure their spot in…
For the last two months, students at Washington Park Elementary School (WPES) have had the opportunity to compete in a school wide competition. There were many different categories students could choose from including: digital photography, graphic design, 3D modeling, multimedia applications, productivity, animation, video production, audio production, and robotics. Last week, the school had grade…
Jasper County Primary School held its annual book character parade last month. Parents and the community were invited to attend the parade. A large number of visitors were on campus to see the parade of book characters coming to life. Jasper County PreK students also participated in the event. The creativity, imagination and participation with…
Even though it has been 61 years ago tomorrow. I still remember the gut feeling I had upon learning of President John Kennedy’s assassination that day. Today, schools would send for counselors for the students. Then, they loaded us on our school buses and we were sent home. There was never an explanation, a President…