The Jasper County Commissioners Tuesday heard from a number of residents of the Alcovy Shores/Rollingwood Cove areas on Jackson Lake, and the residents said, “We need help.”They talked about the lack of law enforcement and the lack of code enforcement in the area. The dozen or so residents who attended Tuesday’s meeting were just a…
A second installment of Babies of 2011 may be published next Thursday, Jan. 26. There is a catch, though, we have to have enough babies to cover the cost of color. So, if you forgot to put your baby’s photograph in last week’s paper or you were sick, or you didn’t realize it was time…hurry,…
(Editor’s Note: Ted Dunagan is on Sabbatical from writing his column. For the next few weeks, The Monticello News will feature some columns that ran previously.) I’m fixing to cook me some grits. Jim Dandy is my favorite brand, but if I can’t find them I’ll settle for some Martha White or Quaker. Some unfortunate…
Here it is, my first column of the new year. Some who read this paper regularly know I don’t write many columns—not nearly enough according to many I hear from, particularly in my profession. I know, I should have one weekly. But…it just doesn’t happen. Each year, I vow to do better. I don’t think…
Tomorrow is Friday! Yes! What are you going to do this weekend? What will I be doing? Hmmmmm, let me see. Jason and I will do something awesome tomorrow night. I’ll be at the thrift store on Saturday. Saturday night, we’ll probably do a movie at home including popcorn and M&M’s with the peeps. Sunday…
There are times, especially in the newspaper business that you wonder if anything you do gets read. Yes, there are several weeks when you cover, write, type, edit, rewrite, and print something that you personally think is amazing, to have someone ask, if Kathy (the owner, editor, and my mother, the one that is always…
Back in my day, the Miss America pageant telecast on national television was eagerly awaited. Our family would sit down watching as the girls representing each state would strut their stuff across the Atlantic City stage. We were filled with pride and even some envy as our state girl crossed the stage. And then the…
Last time we met I was sharing with you the mishap we were having at the rest area in Alabama, which consisted of puke, a broken antique jar, and dog food strewn all over the parking lot. We were only two hours into our 12-hour journey to Louisiana, and the children were already restless. After…
I have to laugh—to keep from crying—at those exercisers that think 20 minutes a day is all it takes to be active. I’m not talking about the 20 minute a day exercisers that otherwise live an active lifestyle. The ones that are on their feet most of the day, have a career that keeps them…
We started the 2012 legislative session Monday, Jan. 9, on the heels of positive news. The U.S. Department of Justice approved three new district maps on December 23, 2011. The need for new district maps came after the 2010 Census, which showed that Georgia’s population has increased by about 1.5 million people in the last…