Deputies with the Jasper County Sherif’s Office (JCSO) made nearly 100 traffic stops in the last week, and responded to all types of calls. In the process, the following people were arrested and booked into the Jasper County Detention Center. Those persons, and their charges, include:•Michael Dexter Steffey, 41, Suwanee—awaiting PDC•James Ronnie Sadler, 38, Monticello—probation…
Jasper County High School Film recently had four student-produced science journalism features published by NOVA, the American popular science television program broadcast on PBS for over 50 years. During the 2023-24 school year as part of the NOVA Science Studio program, 14 second and third year JCHS Film students investigated the relationship between “big data”…
“Therefore you shall be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. (Deuteronomy 5:32 NKJV) “Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it. (Deuteronomy 12:32 NKJV) So…
They’re here! The 2024 summer Olympic games are under way, and I, along with a lot of others it seems, couldn’t be happier. What a thrill it is to watch! I don’t care which sport it is…it’s the Olympics and they’re fascinating. It’s the best of the best competing with other bests. Sunday night I…
Jasper County Historical Foundation (JCHF) has announced fall events at Thomas Persons Hall (TPH). August will begin with open registration for the Deer Festival Scholarship Pageant to be held prior to the Deer Festival. In September, the quarterly JCHF Bridge Luncheon kicks off the month on Wednesday, Sept. 4, combining table games with a homestyle…
With 175 total employees, Jasper Health Services, which includes Jasper Memorial Hospital (JMH), The Retreat Nursing Home and the two Primary Care Centers, is one of the largest employers in Jasper County. The back bone of Jasper Health Services lies in the back corridors and the back building of the complex and in those people…
Monticello First United Methodist Church will host the annual Fall Sports Tailgate Service & Cookout on Sunday, August 11 beginning at 6 p.m. The guest speaker will be Dr. Alton Standifer, Chief of Staff to the Provost at University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens. A native of Monticello, Dr. Standifer is a 2007 graduate of…
An old saying of a past Olympic announcer which still applies today. These thousands of athletes who are participating in this years Olympics have spent their lives, in some cases, working for this Olympics. We are having more chances this year to see the various events. We also have a chance to see some new…
Hayden Grace Herndon, age 6, of Shady Dale, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family. Hayden Herndon was born on October 29, 2017, in Conyers, to James Robert Herndon and Chelsea Anne Billings. She attended Kindergarten at the Jasper County Primary School. Hayden was preceded in death by her…
Bettie Bowron Pound, age 84, of Valdosta passed away Monday, July 8, 2024, at her residence. Bettie Pound was born in Jackson, Miss. on January 26, 1940, to the late Clifford Kirby Bowron and Ina Jean Pace Bowron. She graduated from Forest Hill School in 1958 and met the love of her life shortly thereafter.…