GARRETT KIRKSEY (L) ACCEPTS PRIZE FROM WALKER JORDAN Jenifer Kirksey, a long-time contestant in The Monticello News football contest won big this week. She was the only contestant, in more than 125 entries, to get a perfect score on the initial 2013 football contest. That’s right, Mrs. Kirksey correctly guessed the winner of every game…
After a slow start over a weekend, months after initial reports of the store being built, construction on the new Family Dollar store to be located on the corner of East Greene Street and Frobel Street is moving apace. Monticello City Council approved the building near the beginning of the year, and expected work to…
Deborah Celeste Livers, who was on probation for the charge of manufacture of marijuana from this past March, was back in Jasper Superior Court Tuesday, with Judge Hulane E. George, presiding. Ms. Livers pled guilty to the current charges of manufacture of marijuana, possession of marijuana more than one ounce, possession of methamphetamine and…
Qualifying for two seats on the Monticello City Council, and the mayoral post ended last Thursday with no surprises, and only one contested race. Incumbent Randy Strozier who currently occupies the District 2, Post 1 council seat qualified for re-election, making the District 2, Post 1 seat the only contested election expected. David Wease, as…
During a road block conducted by the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) on Jackson Lake Road last Friday, Aug. 30, Chad Ervin Lowery, 24, of a Milledgeville address, was arrested after having been found to be driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and to be in possession of methamphetamine, Xanax, an illegal weapon and…
The Labor Day holiday weekend and traffic woes that accompany holidays started a little early in Monticello when Gail Sealy failed to yield when crossing West Washington Street on Church Street, always a busy intersection on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Sealy’s car was badly damaged, but she said she was not hurt, just had an abrasion…
I’m fixing to tell a fib. On certain rare and dangerous occasions it could be more to your advantage to tell a lie than tell the truth. Now I’m not advocating lying, because everybody knows the whole world hates a liar about as much as they do a thief. They say the truth will set…
This coming Sunday, Sept. 8, is Grandparents Day. Do you send a card? Do you take them out to dinner or eat at their house? Or, as I will, just remember my grandparents. I never knew my father’s parents. His mother died when he was 12 and his father, well, let’s just say, family drama…
A reader writes about her concern regarding young children and their participation in sports and activities. She advocates activities that require endurance, can be enjoyed into adulthood, are easily accessible and prove to have lifelong health benefits. Unfortunately, in her observations, this isn’t common practice or much of a priority for families today. I understand…
The Lady ‘Canes improved their record to 7-2 after shutting out Lamar County 9-0 last week. It was their fifth win in a row and their second region win, placing them atop Region 4-AA with a record of 2-0. Athletic Director and Head Softball Coach Chris Jenkins said, “Taylor Garrett threw a complete game and…