According to information received from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) a resident on Nelson Road in South Jasper County reported their home had been broken into and burglarized on July 5.Reported stolen were a Winchester rifle model 1893, a Remmington 22 automatic rifle, a Savage 22 bolt action rifle and a single shot 22…
ATTENTION The Monticello News will be delivered to every Jasper County mailbox on Thursday, July 26. This will be the last newspaper before the primary election. This is an excellent opportunity to get the word out about your event, business or service. All rates will remain as usual, but in order to complete this mass…
I’m fixing to not do any more rain dances for a while. After the paper came out last Thursday morning announcing my intention to do one, late in the afternoon my action came to fruition. There were still beams of sunshine coming down when I heard the first light patter on my deck. Shortly thereafter…
I just checked my e-mail box. I don’t get as many personal e-mails as I did a few years ago. I suppose text messages and facebook have negated the need for a lot of e-mails. Very few of the messages I receive are of the personal variety. I receive e-mails on two accounts one for…
My husband has a need for speed. This need does not apply when there are household chores to be done. He has the timing of a highly trained Olympic athlete knowing exactly to 1/1000 of a second when to arrive “to help” after the last dish is washed and put away. This past Christmas morning…
How many times have you or someone you know purposely lost weight before vacation, only to go on vacation to purposely gain it back? Do you or someone you know, regularly pack on extra unwanted pounds during vacation? Upon returning home, these vacationeaters, or people that vacation so that they can eat perpetually, are not…
EQUESTRIAN MATILDA SEGAL ON GUINNESS X Matilda Segal of Monticello and her mount, Guinness X, have been named to the South Eastern Jr. Olympic Equestrian Three-Day Event Team to compete in the North American Junior Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC). Miss Segal is the the 16-year-old daughter of Jenny Tucker of Monticello and Chris Segal of…
Pairzelle Gosdin Rushing, 85, of Monticello, died Friday, June 29, 2012, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle. Ms. Rushing was born in Fronlong, Ga. to the late Joe Nathan Gosdin and Lizzie Parmer Gosdin. She lived in Valley, Ala. for a number of years before moving to Monticello four years ago. She was a member…
Leah Braswell Dumas displays her “Old Time” baked goods from her Momma Rosa Mae’s recipes of pecan pie, sweet potato pie, apple pie and blackberry juice cobbler. Mrs. Dumas is one of several vendors that bring their wares to sell at the Market on the Square each Saturday from 8:30 a.m.-noon. For information about selling…
DAVID BRYANT David Bryant has announced his intention to seek the District 2 County Commission seat. Mr. Bryant said he and his wife, Karen (former Jasper County Animal Control Director 2009-2011) moved to Jasper County two years ago. “We wanted to make a home in a place that was outside the everyday hustle and bustle…