Early voting began Monday, April 28, and continues through Friday, May 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily in the registrar’s office on the ground floor of the Jasper County Courthouse.In addition, the registrar’s office will be open on Saturday, May 10, from 9 a m. to 4 p.m. for people who want to…
The Monticello Community Band, a group of local and regional musicians, will present “Voyage Into Space” on Friday, May 2, at 7 p.m. in the Jasper County High School auditorium. The concert band will perform several space-themed pieces, including Lullaby From a Distant Star, The Planets, Star Wars – The Marches, Symphonic Suite from Star…
Curtis Lee Norwood was born December 5, 1952, in Shady Dale, to the late Willie Frank Norwood, Sr., and Emma Florine Ross. He died April 25, 2014. A celebration of life was held April 30 at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Shady Dale. Rev. Joseph McKibbon is pastor; Willie Frank Norwood was eulogist. Curtis was…
Quite a few local citizens attended the April 29 Alcovy Shores Water and Sewage Authority board meeting held at their office. System operator, Juanita Gazaway, led the quorum meeting where new business included approval of the 2014 budget, announcing that there were no violations of water quality as reported by the EPD, approving the yearly…
If you take my advice from previous articles and begin spending more time in the sun, please do so with caution. The days of iodine infused baby oil for a deep dark tropical tan ended when NBC dropped the Baywatch series. Fortunately I didn’t totally damage my skin from perpetual and abusive sunbathing as a…
Over 250 student musicians shared their talents last Saturday during two Kaleidoscope Concerts held at the Jasper County High School (JCHS) auditorium. The money raised from the event (over $5,000) will be divided among the system music departments to help purchase instruments and equipment. The evening provided a constant variety of music and types of…
I’m fixing to make a dash for it. I had plenty of time after I got to my departure gate at the Pensacola Airport, so I called Elroy at the Waffle House to let him know my status. He advised me to see if I couldn’t bribe the gate agent or some other passenger to…
As I prepared to give Christmas gifts in 1994, I realized that a lot of time, money, and effort goes into the buying of wrapping paper and the wrapping of gifts. In less than a minute, this accomplishment is destroyed by the recipient of the gift. In 1994, I decided to turn my brown-paper grocery…
They call it the “Greatest two minutes in sports,” and this Saturday at 6:24 p.m. don’t blink or you will miss the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby. Twenty horses will fly around the mile and a quarter track this year. Every year there is a favorite horse and this year’s pick is California Chrome,…
The Monticello High School Lady ’Cane Track 4x100m Relay Team finished first at the State Track Sectionals Saturday, with the ladies qualifying for the state meet that will be held May 1-3 in Albany. The relay team finished with a time of 49.53 and is made up of Destiny Glawson, Janee Chapman, Tierra Whitlock, and…