RONNIE PAYNE, REP. SUSAN HOLMES Veteran football contest player Ronnie Payne collected a prize of $25 from state Rep. Susan Holmes after winning last week’s football contest. Rep. Holmes was the contest sponsor for the week. Mr. Payne was one of only two entrants to correctly guess the winner of 13 of the games listed…
TIM BORN (L) GIVES PRIZE TO DEE CHAPMAN Dee Chapman, a student at Jasper County High School and a member of the Monticello Hurricanes football team was this week’s winner of The Monticello News football contest. For his efforts he collected $25 from Tim Born at Monticello Pawn Shop, last week’s prize sponsor. Dee, along…
Dr. Vicki Rogers, executive director of teaching, learning and instruction, gave an overview to the Jasper County School Board at their regular meeting Tuesday about the Professional Learning Day that was held September 6. All teachers, paraprofessionals, and clerical staff attended, and the collaborative introduction began with an introduction to the new bullying legislation. Those…
According to information received from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) another outside air conditioning unit was reported stolen last Friday, Sept. 16. A resident on Pelican Circle in Turtle Cove was the victim this time. Thieves steal the units to salvage the copper in them, as well as just for the metal itself due…
The Jasper County Commissioners worked through a long agenda Monday evening meeting for the first time in a month. The commissioners skipped their regular first of month meeting because of the Labor day holiday. They planned to skip the first October meeting, also, but are working on scheduling a work session before the next regular…
HILLSBORO POST OFFICE ON HWY. 11 SOUTH Angela Collier, manager of Post Office operations, with the U.S. Postal Service hosted a meeting in Hillsboro Tuesday evening to hear community concerns about the possible closing of the Hillsboro Post Office. Ms. Collier explained that the Postal Service is considering closing 3,700 offices nationwide. Community meetings are…
Beverly Collette “Bell” Gibson Cannon 56, died September 2, 2011. She was born to Bessie J. Davis of Monticello and Johnnie Gibson of Lumber City in Monticello on August 22, 1954. She attended Jasper County public schools and later earned her GED in Cobb County. She had lived and worked in several metro Atlanta areas.…
I awoke one morning last week with a real sore throat. It felt as if a cat had used my throat as a scratching post overnight. Every swallow was painful even after the required amount of coffee had been ingested. Achoo! Squinty, sandy eyes started next. My eyes felt like I had been wandering through…
Can there be anything more intimidating than visiting a church for the first time? I think that the walk from the car door to the front door of a church is one of the scariest strolls that there can be, and for many reasons. I remember when I was younger, and had the desire in…