County Commission Chair Alan Cox, Commissioner Mary Patrick, County Manger Greg Wood and the county’s Chief Financial Officer Lorri Smith met with Monticello City Manager Bob Schwartz and Mayor Bryan Standifer last Friday to begin Local Option Sales Tax negotiations.The LOST is a one percent sales tax that is used to offset property taxes, and…
A. C. “Pee Wee” and Bobbye Ray display their fresh shelled crowder peas, white peas, butter beans, tomatoes, green beans, new potatoes, squash, corn, tomatoes and blueberries. Pee Wee said he doesn’t sell anything he doesn’t grow, and that he got his tomatoes ripe early by babying them and covering them up at night. The…
Gregory William Holland, 27, of Monticello, died Monday, June 11, 2012, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Holland was born in Covington, and was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. He worked as a mechanic for Coupe Performance, Inc. and for an auto repossession company for a couple of years. He loved drag racing,…
STEPHEN SIMPSON Stephen Simpson qualified to run in the Republican Primary for the new 10th Congressional District in Georgia. Mr. Simpson is a native of Milledgeville, a 20-year Army officer and a small business owner who has been actively engaged in his church and community following his Army retirement. “I qualified today to help bring…
DOUG LUKE Doug Luke of Newborn has qualified for the District 5 County Commission seat on the Republican ticket. Mr. Luke is a 10-year resident of Jasper County and is a graduate of Rockdale County High School. He has worked with Action Electrical and Mechanical Contractors as a Millwright Foreman for 15 years. He and…
MICHELLE HADDOCK Michelle Haddock has announced her candidacy for Jasper County Coroner. “Being coroner is more than just a job. It’s a job that requires special qualifications such as compassion, dedication, and dependability,” says Mrs. Haddock. Mrs. Haddock, and her husband, Joel “Keith” Haddock, currently attend Providence Baptist Church of Shady Dale. She has been…
Adam McGinnis, who a few years ago spearheaded the effort to put Jasper County back on the map as The Deer Capital of Georgia, holds one of the signs which will be placed at the entrances to the county. The signs were made at no cost to taxpayers, and will be placed below the “Jasper…
Members of the Monticello City Council heatedly discussed the proposed 2013 budget that was to be adopted Tuesday, then decided to hold a special called meeting on Tuesday, June 26 at 6 p.m. for that purpose. City Manager Bob Schwartz said that the millage rate for the city would not change with the current budget,…
(Editor’s Note: Ted Dunagan is taking a break from writing his column. For the next few weeks, The Monticello News will feature some columns that ran previously.) I’m fixing to keep on living. Much to my relief the world didn’t end on Tuesday when the date was six-six-six, nor did it end on 12-31-1999, at…
Father’s Day is upon us. The cliché is that on Father’s Day dads usually receive a new tie as a Father’s Day present. I do recall buying my dad a few ties over the years but since I’ve been a father I don’t recall ever receiving a Father’s Day tie. I do recall receiving some…