By KATHY MUDDThe Jasper County School Board, after a closed session to discuss personnel Tuesday evening, voted to extend Supt. Kenny Garland’s contract through September 15, 2027.The action came at the end of the regular school board meeting during which the board learned much about proposed expansions at Jasper County Pre-K, Washington Park Elementary and…
Four of the five members of the Jasper County Commission met Monday evening to discuss the Capital Improvement Element (CIE) of the Comprehensive Plan, and the Impact Fee program, as well as short term rentals. District 4 Commissoiner Asher Gray was absent from the work session where the board heard from County Manager Mike Benton…
The third week of the Monticello News football contest proved to be difficult for many players…especially when it came to the professional games. Elliana Yoder missed only two games in the contest, correctly guessing the winners of 13 games listed. She only missed Piedmont’s win over Loganville and the New Orleans Saints defeat of the…
A celebration of life for Barron Cosby Farrar was held Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Eatonton. Rev. Tracy Adams, eulogist; Rev./Dr. Cynthia Jones, officiating. Barron Cosby Farrar was born December 17, 1947 in Jasper County. He was the eldest of six children born to the late Mrs. Vera H. Pitts.…
George C. Thornton, 99, of Gray, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Funeral services were at Bradley Baptist Church, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 with the Rev. Steve Johnson officiating. The family greeted friends at Bradley Baptist Church Friday, September 6, 2024. Burial at Bradley Baptist Church Cemetery followed the service. George was born to the…
During August of this year, the Jasper County Community Food Bank celebrated the 15th anniversary of its very first food distribution for the Jasper County community. During 2009 Jason Parr and Juanita Davis collaborated to develop a community-based food bank designed to meet the needs of the local residents. Parr and Davis contacted a wide…
The full panel of Monticello City Council members convened in their regular business meeting Tuesday evening approving several agenda items while tabling others. Council approved the fiscal year 2025 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) 2018 & 2024 budget approval which are required per audit instructions. However, the fiscal year 2025 debt service budget…
The Jasper County Commission in a three hour long meeting Monday night denied one rezoning request and tabled another before approving three land splits, and there was some contention in the discussions. Jessica Abercrombie was looking to rezone .92 acres from agricultural to C-2 General Commercial for a used car lot. The location is adjacent…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office have spent considerable time in the last week at the local schools, after a school shooting in nearby Winder last week. There is a heightened awareness at all schools in the area. Several threats in the area followed last week’s shooting, including locally. Persons arrested in the last…
The second week of the football contest proved a little tougher than week one, with only one person getting 13 right to win, and only seven names being added to the honor roll this week. Wayne Rye was the only player to pick the winner in 13 of the 15 games listed, so he collected…