‘LITTLE MISS FAWN’ CONTESTANTS LINE UP ON STAGE AT PAGEANT Isabel White (second from left) was named Little Miss Fawn at the conclusion of the pageant held Sunday at Jasper County High School. First runner-up was Adrienne Jeffries; second runner-up was Krista Leigh Steele, and third runner-up was Skylar Michelle Farley.Contestants are pictured above (left…
Virginia “Jenny” Price Durden, 87, of Covington, died October 5, 2013. Mrs. Durden was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Covington. She was a native of Monticello, where she was a star basketball player in high school. She lived in Covington for the past 58 years. She attended Mercer University, and retired from…
Mozelle Pope Wilbur, 95, of Decatur and Monroe died at home on September 24, 2013 with her daughter and a hospice worker by her side. Mrs. Wilbur was a member of Martha Brown United Methodist Church. A celebration of life service was held September 27 with interment at Melwood Cemetery in Stone Mountain. Rev. David…
Linwood Callaway, 79, of Griffin, died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013 at Piedmont Fayette Hospital. Mr. Callaway was born in Woodville, on May 21, 1934. He lived in Monticello from 1934 until 1952 when he left to join the Navy. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert I. Callaway and Fannie Penn Callaway, who…
Sparky, handled by his owner, Melanie Soulen, took the “best of show” award Saturday at the Tenth Annual Mutt Show sponsored by the Jasper County Humane Society. Sparky also placed first with best trick, and second in both the obstacle course and the best personality categories. All the fun took place Saturday morning on the…
Prior to writing this article I was preparing for a revival that I will be preaching next week in Watkinsville. I recently conducted a revival in a church and the special singer was 93 years old. He shared with me about revival services that he had been involved with in the past. I asked him…
I’m fixing to be barking up the wrong tree. I’ve caught myself barking up the wrong tree on many occasions, and the humiliation of it always caused me to be reluctant to admit it, but these experiences in life taught me that when it happens one should just pack up and go home. A person…
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office recently received a HMMWV (Humvee as it’s commonly known) under the 1033 program. This vehicle came to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at no cost to the taxpayers of Jasper County, explained the sheriff. The vehicle is a 2000 year model, but only had 44 actual miles on it when…
Last week proved to be a tough contest week in The Monticello News football contest, as only seven people correctly guessed the winners in as many as 12 of the 15 games listed, and only one person correctly picked the winner of 13 contests listed. Dallas Card, a middle school student and football player at…
It was an exciting game between the two teams last Friday night, but the ‘Canes were unable to pull out the victory, leaving the score 21-19 Vikings after a hard-fought contest. The Vikings won the toss and decided to receive the ball. Nevertheless, the ‘Canes great defense caused the Vikings to fumble the ball on…