Different vendors may arrive each week at the Market on the Square, held Saturdays in Monticello from 8 a.m. to noon. This Saturday, when visitors leave there, they may want to head to the round-up festival, part of the Shady Dale rodeo celebration just eight miles north on Hwy. 83. Get your fresh produce and…
The Jasper County Commissioners voted Monday to advertise the proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2014, and have three public hearings on the proposal. The hearings will be held at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Monday June 17, and the third hearing will be held on Thursday, June 27, at 6 p.m. A summary…
BAREBACK BRONC RIDING IS ONE HIGHLIGHT OF RODEO Mark your calendar for Friday and Saturday night June 7 and 8 at 8 p.m. for you will not want to miss the #1 outdoor rodeo in the southeast occurring right here in Jasper County—in Shady Dale. The award winning Shady Dale Rodeo is sanctioned by the…
A full moon, a high and low tide, crickets, and bagpipers were all ingredients for the success of the Longest Day, June 6th, 1944, the Battle of Normandy, D-Day. James Stagg, a military meteorologist, convinced General Dwight D. Eisenhower to delay the battle for one day to take advantage of better weather, a full moon…
This is definitely a monumental year in my life. In January, I celebrated 30 years of marriage to the love of my life. February arrived with another celebratory moment. February marked 25 years as a pastor. Now it’s time for the big one. Today June 6, I turn 50 years old. I remember a time…
The city of Monticello voted some time ago, at the urging of a few residents, to help its citizens recycle. Even though the city has to pay every time the dumpster holding recyclable materials is picked up, it was considered a service to the citizens. Some of us realize that there is a finite amount…
I’m fixin to recuse myself. That’s what I told my wife when she noticed the grass hadn’t been cut and the weeds hadn’t been pulled and the shrubs hadn’t been trimmed—that I had recused myself from performing yard work. Recuse comes from the Latin word recusare and means to disqualify or remove oneself from participation…
Last night, the City Council of Monticello held a called meeting (a meeting at a time other than the usual schedule) as a public hearing for local citizens’ opinions on next year’s budget. This is the third year that I have covered City Council and have yet to see more than four Monticello citizens at…
Not unlike Sue on the sitcom The Middle, I agree that breaking out of your shell can be scary. I prefer life and all that is in it, to be simple and attainable. Sounds kind of shallow, especially when I compare myself to my husband – but that is an article of another kind. When…
In a somewhat unique match-up, Piedmont Academy’s summer league baseball team defeated Monticello 8-2 Tuesday afternoon. Mac Brittain earned the win after pitching the first three innings with Zach Beggs handling the final four frames. “Both of them did a really good job,” Piedmont coach Danny Camp said. Zack Wilson had a two-run double while…