The Monticello News office, 237 West Washington Street, will be a busy place for the next couple weeks, as we put together our weekly editions of the paper, as well as a special Deer Festival for publication next week, and a veteran’s section for publication November 7. These are in addition to the regular paper,…
The Open Enrollment for Medicare Part D and Advantage Plans for 2014 began October 15 and continues through December 7. Athens Community Council on Aging and the local GeorgiaCares program will be hosting free seminars and question sessions at local senior centers to help guide seniors through this process as well as offer answers to…
This summer I attended an organ recital at a very old church. The recital was very impressive. I can’t read music or sing very well, but I do enjoy listening to music in the church. As I listened to this recital, I also looked around the church taking in the sights of this historical place…
I’m fixing to eat myself a bowl of Froot Loops. It’s not “Fruit,” it’s “Froot.” I got hooked on them in 1963 when they were introduced via a cartoon commercial featuring Toucan Sam, a goofy looking parrot with a huge multi-colored beak and wearing a Carmen Miranda fruit hat. Toucan Sam’s rhyme, “Follow my nose!…
What’s happening at the Chamber? This question is partnered with “What’s happening in Monticello” because the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce is a hub of events in our community. I have a wall now in the Visitor’s Center that is dedicated to community events so everyone can see there is an array of opportunities to…
“Oh, you know kids, they just say whatever,” according to the red-faced mother of the child who had just blurted out some family gossip. Yep, we know the feeling. Recently, the grandchild of a friend told me that his grandmother had fake teeth. The grandmother and I were talking to each other at the time.…
Like a building structure, it is important for the body to have a firm foundation. Unlike a house, however, the core, or center of the body is what creates this stability necessary to support the rest of its parts. Because of the many benefits, a core workout should be incorporated into your weekly exercise routine.…
Members of the Jasper County School Board heard at their regular meeting Tuesday evening, from Shawne Holder, Principal of Washington Park Elementary School on the improvements of the school. Mrs. Holder informed the board that there are many ways to evaluate a system and what she has found as Washington Park’s “greatest strength is the…
Thirty-seven Class A, AA and AAA schools, bringing close to 500 junior varsity cross country runners, converged on the Stratford Academy campus in Macon last week for the GISA state meet. The annual championship run is a highly anticipated race where young runners test their skills against both long-standing regional rivals and distant teams they…
The ‘Canes played their third region game of the season versus Lamar County, the Number 1 team in Region AA, last Friday, and came up short, 47-7. The ‘Canes traveled there and competed in a very tough game. However, the ‘Canes were unable to pull out the win. The ‘Canes gained possession of the ball…