PAIR IS CAUGHT ON CAMERA A camper was burglarized on Friday, July 20 on Felton McMichael Road in South Jasper County and several household goods and consumable goods were taken., according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office.Images of the suspects were captured on a trail camera which is activated by motion. The JCSO also reported…
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) only had one criminal report worthy of sharing this week, apparently, as it was a slow week for crime with few reports of break-ins and few arrests. On July 15 a resident on Flamingo Drive in Turtle Cove reported the theft of four $50 bills and 30 twenty-dollar bills,…
Firefighters were summoned to Armour Road at Wehunt Road Saturday afternoon when an old barn which had already been torn down caught fire, and they wasted no time in extinguishing the blaze. The fire apparently began where a barrel of trash was burning and had been left unattended, said Jasper County Fire Chief Jarrett Slocumb.…
The Monticello News will send every address in Jasper County a copy of the July 26 newspaper. Subscribers and new readers alike will receive a copy of the paper which will be the last one before the July 31 primaries. The News is offering this service so that people in the county who are not…
You can almost set your watch to the rain storms we have been having for the past couple of weeks in the afternoon. When I worked in Atlanta, we called the afternoon rains, “Rush Hour Rains” and the traffic would become a creeping mess. Of course, we need the rain. Lawns were beginning to look…
My sister and her husband recently moved to Georgia settling in the Augusta area. My sister grew up in Macon, attended college at Young Harris in the mountains of North Georgia and at Valdosta State amongst the pine trees and gnats of South Georgia. For many years she practiced the art and science of teaching…
When I had The 8 Count exercise studio, I had many well-intentioned individuals wanting to start a fitness plan. The challenge for me was convincing those that were “on the fence” to schedule time to start moving. It didn’t have to be at the 8 Count. My motto was, if you can’t get help here,…
(Editor’s Note: A candidate forum was held last Thursday at the Jasper County Courthouse. A report of the first half of that forum begins on the front page and continues on page 2. The following is a report on the second half of the forum, the portion which featured county commission candidates.) The county commission…
Robert “Bo” Moist, 62, of Monticello, died July 15, 2012. He enjoyed driving his red truck, and loved everyone he met. Bo never met a stranger. He loved his canine family as much as his own. He was preceded in death by his parents, Linwood Rucker, Sr., and Altha May (Poole) Moist. Survivors include his…
Terry P. Viator, Jr., 44 of Lawrenceville, died July 14, 2012. He was preceded in death by his father, Terry P. Viator, Sr., and grandparents; Dophie and Lillian Viator and Leed and Felie Boudreaux. He is survived by his wife; Lisa England Viator, formerly of Monticello; daughter; Taryn Viator, granddaughter; Lillian Viator, grandson; Tatum Viator,…