On Thursday, March 29th, the 2012 legislative session came to an end when the House and Senate completed the 40th and final legislative day. This last day of session is known as “Sine Die,” a Latin term meaning “without assigning a day for further meeting,” which is how we adjourned session. As we went into…
The Georgia State Patrol is asking for the public’s help in locating the driver and vehicle that killed an Eatonton man on August 5, 2011. The victim, Eddie Broadus, Jr., age 62, of Eatonton was found around 7:30 a.m. on Glenwood Springs Road off U.S. 441 By-Pass in Putnam County. Investigators believe the man was…
Donald Joe Brown, 62, of Hillsboro, died on March 25, 2012. He was born in Sandersville on February 7, 1950 to the late Doris Renfroe Brown Sheppard and the late Cecil Horace Brown. He was preceded in death by his brother, Chris Sheppard. Surviving are his wife, Jane Brown of Hillsboro; sons and daughters-in-law, Joe…
KRISTA MERCER Saturday was a beautiful day for the second Jasper County 4-H Horse Show. The show, which was held at the Shady Dale Rodeo Arena, started promptly at 9 a.m., and ended about 8:30 p.m. Jasper County 4-H’er Amber Scarbrough sang the National Anthem while Casey Elias, Krista Mercer, and Nathaniel Hinton carried the…
THE BUCKETHEADS PERFORM AT TALENT SHOW More than 40 acts took to the stage for the Kiwanis Talent Showcase last Friday in the Jasper County High School auditorium. In Class C (Grades K-5), Drew Schilling, playing “Turbocatta” on the piano, won first place. Evan Newton, performing with a Chinese yo-yo to “Let’s Get Ready to…
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) secured arrest warrants on March 21 for William Biddy, Sr., Dana Michelle Pickett and Spencer David Pickett, all of an address on Herring Gull Court in Rolling Wood Cove. All three were arrested last Thursday, March 22, and charged with theft by receiving stolen property. The arrests came after…
The former Tillman House Restaurant on West Washington Street was offered at a recent “Sheriff’s Sale” for approximately $16,000, but there were no takers. As a result, at the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Assessors (BOA) last Thursday, March 22, the board approved the reduction of the Fair Market Value of the property…
The home of Linda Branyan and Connie Pope was seriously damaged by fire Sunday afternoon when a fire started in the electrical box in the house. Heavy smoke was showing at the home located a 920 Apt-to-Miss Road when firefighters arrived. Miss Pope is disabled, and Ms. Branyan said the smoke was really heavy as…
Whew, what a busy weekend! Anybody who says there is nothing to do in Monticello and Jasper County must be living under a rock….or be real particular about what they think is something to do. The newspaper staff is often spread thin because of meetings and events we try to cover, but many of the…