It was way back in 1988 when I walked into the small building which operates as the office for my hometown newspaper for the first time.By a twist of fate, I had begun writing articles about my high school football team and would drop the articles off at the newspaper office each week. Many times…
I must confess I either killed Bambi or Rudolph last week. After all these years of my admonishing, “look out for white tails”, a white tail got me last week right in the kisser, not really, more in the side panel. It is a well known fact that if a moving object runs into a…
There we were, the five of us, me, Sophie, Gabby, Mackenzie, and the exam tech, held up in the examination room, looking for any reasonable indication that our time there had culminated, when Sophie’s dilation drops began to take effect; this was just as the lady was finishing up Mackenzie’s testing. It was then that…
A reader writes about her concern regarding the participation in sports and activities for children. She advocates activities that require endurance, can be enjoyed into adulthood, are easily accessible and prove to have lifelong health benefits. I think one of the biggest challenges for overweight and out of shape parents, is finding the balance between…
The Monticello City Council, during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, unanimously passed a resolution with the state Department of Transportation (DOT) stipulating the DOT would bear 100 percent of the estimated cost of $159,973 covering the cost for the city’s water, sewer, gas and electrical facilities relocations in the widening of a section of Hwy…
Nine different storage units were burglarized on Monday, October 10, according to information received from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). The storage facility which was hit is located on Jackson Lake Road adjacent to the fire station, and according to the JCSO is not equipped with an alarm or surveillance system. Also, an accounting…
JUANITA DAVIS AND DAVID PERRY PACK BOXES OF FOOD The Jasper County Community Food Bank (JCCFB) received a $2,000 grant from Central GA EMC recently, with the contingency of the grant being that funds would be matched, if not exceeded by local donations. The plan for the funds is to provide climate control, heating and…
Mrs. Drucilla B. Mathis, 64, of Eatonton, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens. Mrs. Mathis was born March 7, 1947 in Monticello, to the late Willie Joe Bland and Mamie B. Ross. She was a loving, devoted wife and mother, always putting her family first. Her kindness extended throughout…
DAVID LEACH (L), AUSTIN PIERCE Samantha Pierce was one of eight entrants in last week’s Monticello News football contest to correctly guess the winners in 13 of the 15 games listed. Her son, Austin, a starter for the Monticello Hurricanes accepted the $25 prize from David Leach, Pharm.D. at Monticello Drugs. One of the 13…
A ground breaking ceremony was held last Friday at the site of the Doctor’s Hospice on Eatonton Street, a new business which will open in Monticello in about a year. Taking part in the ceremonial ground breaking were several of the international investors for the group and local politicians. They included (left to right) David…