Members of the Jasper County School Board named Dr. Shannon Barton as the Chairman for the upcoming year in what was their first business meeting of the year Tuesday. Dr. Barton will take over the role previously held by Phyllis Norwood for a number of years. Paul Kelly was approved again as vice-chairman. Erin Lynch…
Dennis Hardy Laslay, 71, of Griffin was injured when he lost control of his 1995 Honda motorcycle in a curve on Hwy. 16 west of Monticello, just east of Davis Carter Road, last Saturday afternoon. While negotiating the curve, the bike left the road and traveled into a ditch then overturned and Mr. Lasley was…
Two homeowners reported the theft of weapons last week, according to information received from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). A resident on Barnes Mountain Road reported the theft of a .45 caliber western style Ruger along with a box of .45 caliber ammunition. Another resident, on Van Morrison Road, reported the theft of a…
Mr. Leo Schoenith, Sr., 93, of Monticello died January 6, 2013. He was born in Canada on August 25, 1919 to the late Emil and Juley Schoenith. Mr. Schoenith was retired from the United States Army where he served his country proudly for 23 years and then retired from the civil service after servicing 15…
Peter Jones and the car wash and ice machine that he owns on Hwy. 16 west were the hot topic at Tuesday’s regular Monticello City Council meeting, as to whether he should be allowed to pay different metered amounts of water and sewer for his business. The conflict stems from Mr. Jones putting in a…
Jerry Lewis Crowe and Michael Randy Blake, both of Newborn, have been charged with aggravated assault after having been involved in a fight with each other on the roadside of Hwy. 142 near Deer Run Road on Monday, Jan. 7, according to information received from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). Mr. Crowe, who received…
The new Board of Commissioners (BOC) for Jasper County voted unanimously on all items presented at the first meeting of the BOC on Monday. Veteran Commissioner Carl Pennamon was elected chair, and Distirct 3 Commissioner Gene Trammell was elected vice-chair. The meeting was opened with an invocation given by Ed Westbrook, pastor of Providence Baptist…
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The other afternoon I heard a light tapping at the front door. When I looked out the peephole, I didn’t see anyone at first then noticed a little girl looking up at me. She was dressed in a green Girl Scout uniform with a sash full of badges. Her mother and another scout stood at…
I’m fixing to reflect on a few things. I know–I know, I should have written this back during the holidays, but I’m not as punctual to conditions and situations in life as might have been expected of me in the past. That’s correct, I’ve slowed down a bit. Instead of riding my hoss and shooting…