ERIN LYNCH Erin Lynch qualified last Thursday to run for the District 2 Board of Education seat.Ms. Lynch has been an active volunteer in Jasper County schools since 2005 when her first child entered the primary school. In the past seven years, she has been a member of the Oarebt-Teach Organizations (PTOs) at Jasper County…
Qualifying for the July 31 Republican and Democratic primaries, and non-partisan races closed at noon Friday with a few surprises and many contested races. However, a few races are not contested, so unless someone qualifies as an independent, those people will be re-elected without a battle. Probate Judge Linda Mock Keller has no opposition. In…
JASPER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2012 A large crowd attended graduation exercises at Rose Bowl Field Saturday night, and 116 students received their diplomas. Steven Bradley, the top student in the class, gave the valedictory address. Mr. Bradley was also the recipient of the Band Boosters and Hurricane Booster clubs scholarship awards. Both those…
“Mom, I’m bored,” cries Jasper County students. It is only the first week of summer vacation and already students have tired of their endless days of fun. The students have dreamed of the day when they could sleep late, snack all day, play games on the television, computer and cell phones, and visit with friends.…
(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 get back to the world. Thirty-seven years ago, on April 30, 1975, Saigon, the South Vietnamese capital fell to communist North Vietnam. This was after…
It is Monday night around 10:30 as I write this column. As I write I have one eye on the television as I am watching Monday Night Raw. For those of you unfamiliar with professional wrestling Monday Night Raw is the weekly television extravaganza of World Wrestling Entertainment which is the most prominent organization for…
As the end of another school year comes to a close, I still get excited about Summer. I have been out of high school for 10 years this May, yes, 10 years and they seem to fly by faster by the day. I look forward to lighter traffic as I work, a vacation with my…
The last day of school each child gets his or her fitness gram along with standardized test scores and their last report card. Those with a fitness gram are the students who did not have academic deficiencies in math or reading and opted to take physical education as an elective. A fitness gram gives the…
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AT JCMS ARE OUTSTANDING ATHLETES Jasper County Middle School held its Spring sports awards banquet recently at the school. First recognizing outstanding baseball athletes, Tyler Seawright won an award for Best Pitching. The Best Offense award went to Brelan Crowe, and Best Defense went to Jacob Cavender. Wyatt Currie was recognized with…
Jerry Willard Davidson, Sr., 62, of Monticello, died Friday, May 18, 2012, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Mr. Davidson was born in Gainesboro, TN. He lived in Atlanta for a number of years before moving to Monticello in 1986. His parents were the late Hiram Alaska Davidson and Ethel Avo Stafford Davidson. Before retirement, Mr. Davidson…