Jasper County Superior Court convened Tuesday with Judge James L. Cline, Jr., presiding. The following cases were processed with details as shown: •Roderick Dean Dumas had his probation revoked for the new offenses of criminal damage to property in the second degree, aggravated assault, reckless conduct and failure to pay fines and fees. Mr. Dumas…
Dr. Vicki Rogers presented the Jasper County School Board members with some impressive Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) news at their business meeting Tuesday. Dr. Rogers announced that Jasper County schools met all AYP standards in grades kindergarten through twelve. Jasper County Middle School met this standard for the second year in a row, thus bringing…
After receiving a call concerning suspicious persons at an unoccupied home in Newborn late last week, a deputy with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) arrived on the scene at Edwards Way and arrested Vincent Kyle Dudley, 20, of Newborn, and charged him with theft by taking. Mr. Dudley had been authorized to remove specific…
Jake Michael “Mike” Brown, Jr., 23, of Monticello, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Brown was born in Covington, on January 5, 1988 and raised by his paternal grandparents, the late Hilda Stapp Brown and Jake Monroe Brown. Mr. Brown’s dad, Jake Michael Brown Sr. and uncle, Scott Brown…
BARRY IVEY WITH JACK AND LACY JOHNSTON Mike Johnston picked the winners of 13 games out of the possible 15 right for last week’s football contest, winning a $25 prize from sponsor Lewis and Malone Heating & Air. Mr. Johnston’s entire family plays the contest each week. He also made the comment to one of…
All hunters, old and young, can take to the woods this weekend with firearms in anticipation of killing that big buck they have always dreamed of or maybe take a doe to put some meat in the freezer. However, these young ladies have already had success. Lacy Wood (above) killed this buck with a bow…
Clinton Currie is seeking the District 1, Post 1, City Council seat. Mr. Currie grew up in Snellville. He joined the Marine Corps after graduating from high school. After he left the Marines, he moved to Houston, Texas where he attended trade school for commercial diving, underwater welding, industrial radiography and non destructive testing. {{more}}…
By KAREN JACOBS In a move that could save the county thousands of dollars, the Jasper County Commission on Monday cleared the way for officials to approve refinancing for revenue bonds being used to develop Stanton Springs, a project of the Joint Development Authority that includes Jasper and three other counties. The move is needed…
W.T. 'Bill' Hughes William Thomas “Bill” Hughes, 81, of Monticello, long-time newspaper man and former publisher of The Monticello News died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. Born in Albany, N.Y., he was the son of W.T. Hughes of Rock Hill, S.C. and Mildred Kinnett Hughes of Dayton, Ohio. He was educated…
I’m fixing to issue another warning. According to radio preacher Harold Camping, tomorrow, October 21, is supposed to be the end of the world. If you remember, I reported back in the spring that Camping was predicting that May 21 would mark the beginning of the end marked by hourly earthquakes to be followed by…