The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) responded to a call from a property owner of a house on Runner Road in Turtle Cove on December 26, who reported that all the copper electrical wiring and copper tubing for plumbing had been stolen, at an estimated cost of $4,500.Anyone with any information concerning this or the…
Happy New Year to Jasper County and the world! 2014 has arrived and for those reading this so have we, in a sense. We’ve stared down another year of whatever life has thrown at us and survived to conquer another. Welcoming the new year tends to cause many to reflect on the years past particularly…
A celebration of life for Henry Vance Goolsby, Jr. will be held on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 at 1 p.m. at Concord Primitive Baptist Church, 170 Concord Road, Monticello, with interment in Concord Church Cemetery. Elder H.G. Terry, will officiate. Mr. Goolsby, known to many as “Lil Jr.” was born to the late Henry Vance…
James Cecil Wingate, 74, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle. Mr. Wingate was born in Moultrie, to the late James Warren Wingate and Inez Busbin Wingate. He served three years in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict and 17 years in the Army National Guard. He was a member…
Dr. Benjamin Childs Barrow, 85, died Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2013. He passed away at his home in Athens, surrounded by his beloved wife of 63 years, Emily, two of his daughters, and several other family members. Dr. Barrow was born May 25, 1928 at Athens General Hospital. He was the son of David Frances…
Mary Joyce Nelson Cooper, 85, of Monticello, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, at Newton Medical Center in Covington. Joyce Cooper was born in Monticello to the late Robert Lee Nelson and Elizabeth Alma McMichael Nelson. She lived in Fulton County and Clayton County for a number of years before returning to Monticello in 1977. She…
We at The Monticello News wish each and every one of you a very merry Christmas, and the happiest of new years. As we struggle to get this last paper before Christmas out, I was thinking of Christmas traditions and Christmas memories. When we are young, it’s all about the presents. Well, not really. I…
I’m fixing to celebrate. To celebrate is to do something special or enjoyable during a special time, occasion or event. We traditionally celebrate birthdays, weddings, promotions, anniversaries, holidays and many other happenings or times in our lives. At this time of the year, only six days from this writing, we celebrate the most important event…
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3.5,6 Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter it…
In our mad rush to get everyone exactly what they wanted for gifts. This comment made with tongue in cheek. Do take time to remember a few people who you probably don’t even know who are giving you a gift. Each holiday across our county someone is on call or on the job ready to…