JASPER COUNTY LIBRARY ON EAST GREENE STREET The Jasper County Library Board is pleased to announce expanded hours for the Jasper County Library beginning July 1, 2013. The additional service hours are due to the actions of the Jasper County Board of Commissioners, Monticello City Council, and Jasper County Board of Education. Each agency has…
MARIJUANA PLANTS ARE SEIZED While assisting deputies from Newton County to serve an arrest warrant on Holman Road on June 13, deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) observed evidence of a marijuana growing operation. A search warrant was obtained and while executing it the deputies found marijuana plants being grown inside and…
KAREN DEGGES The Jasper County Commission voted unanimously Monday to hire Karen Degges as the new Jasper County Manager, and she will begin work today, June 20. Ms. Degges takes over from Lorri Smith who was named county manager earlier this year, then resigned after being offered a job at the secretary of state’s office.…
I have had so many of my past clients, friends and family members that complain of knee injuries old and new. Sometimes it is difficult for me to sympathize because the problems occur or get worse from neglect. If you have pain that is preventing you from moving, it is time to fix it. Any…
Summer officially begins tomorrow. Fruits are ripening. My husband brought in the bounty of our two blueberry bushes, six berries. Never fear, the raspberries are plentiful this year. Each evening, the wood frogs croak back and forth at each other as the mosquitoes buzz circling for a hit. The smell of the very large gardenia…
Happy belated Father’s Day! I love being a father. I have three children, and all three call me by a different name. To my oldest Debbie, I am Daddy. To Dewayne, I am Deddy, and then to David I am Dad. Why each one calls me by a different name I do not know. The…
I’m fixing to make a confession. They say confession is good for the soul, and Lord knows, my soul could use some help. The trouble was, I just didn’t know where to start, or to whom I was going to confess to, and which of my many sins I was going to fess up to.…
So here we are stepping our way into summer with the official beginning of summer (according to some forecasters and possible meteorologists) being tomorrow. This is a bit formal as most see the official start of summer when school ends for the year or when the weather gets too hot. We have had some crazy…
Piedmont Academy’s summer league baseball squad entered this week at 4-0 overall following three victories last week. The Cougars recorded wins last week against Monticello (12-3), Central Fellowship (4-3) and Brentwood (7-2). Coach Danny Camp said he has been pleased with how his players have performed in June. “We are playing well,” the coach said.…
Charlene Davis, 60, of Monticello, died Thursday, June 6, 2013. Mrs. Davis was born to the late Charles R. and Mamie L. Lawrence in Monticello, on June 5, 1953. She was the second born of six siblings in which only one, Jacquelyn Alexander preceded her in death. Mrs. Davis joined Springfield Baptist Church at an…