ROGER HARRISON (SECOND FROM LEFT) WANTS TO FIX DEBT By CRYSTAL TATUMThe Newton CitizenReprinted with PermissionRoger Harrison of Monticello, the former head of the Covington-Newton County Economic Development Office, recently visited Washington, D.C., to call on members of Congress to fix the national debt crisis and discuss how it is affecting private businesses.Mr. Harrison, who…
I’m not a math teacher, but I am married to one. If you multiply two negatives, you get a positive. I am living proof of this. I was diagnosed in graduate school with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). This eye-opening discovery explained why reading and retaining what I read was so…
Last Friday, July 19, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) hosted the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) monthly meeting. Jasper County is in the Central Region of the Traffic Enforcement Network, which is composed of Rockdale, Newton, Green, Baldwin, Jones, Morgan, Walton and Putnam Counties, with 25 agencies within these nine counties. Last Friday,…
Charles William Allen, 95, of Monticello, died Sunday, July 14, 2013, at the Eatonton Health and Rehab in Eatonton. Mr. Allen was born in Oconee County to the late William Thomas Allen and Donia Mae Anthony Allen. He lived in Walton County before moving to Monticello 60 years ago. At the age of 11, Charles…
So here I am, a week and two days into my new job just some 15 miles from here. Week before last was a blur as I prepared for my new position as the advertising executive at the Jackson Progress Argus (JPA). I had a wonderful weekend full of work and celebrated Sunday with friends…
During the past 25 years as a pastor, I have met some unique people. This past week I received a Facebook friendship request from an old friend. This man was a church member at a former church where I served as pastor for eight years. I never called him by his name Gene; I called…
I’m fixing to take a look into the future. For the sake of exactness I’ll be specific and mention the particular time in the future which I’m referring to as the year of 2020. For the sake of the folks who live on Apt-to-Miss Road, that’s seven years from right now. Some particulars in the…
These guys who advertise during the nightly news sure know their audience. The ads are mostly aimed at the age group that apparently has many needs among them keeping regular, avoiding shingles, maladies that have so many symptoms such as headache, fatigue, problems sleeping, increased hunger, and thirst. I identify with all those symptoms. What…
Yes it’s true, I do lack adventure—but I am still formulating a bucket list that may include some activities that some may consider unusually daring. One sport that I have been intrigued with is stand up paddle boarding—or SUP. If you were hoping for sky diving or bungee jumping, sorry to disappoint. I’m not that…
On last week’s arrest report the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) reported the arrest of Timothy Lynwood, Jr, 24, of Monticello, on the charge of burglary. The burglary in question took place on July 8, from a residence in Monticello, on Magnolia Street, where the victim reported the theft of over a dozen pieces…