Robert NeSmith, 42, of Jasper County died at his home Monday.Mr. NeSmith was working as a deputy with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at the time of his death.A memorial service is planned for Sunday, July 10, at 5 p.m. at Lake Oconee Baptist Chapel at 2411 Reids Ferry Road in Buckhead in Morgan County.…
The Jasper County commissioners met in a “work session” Monday morning before their regular meeting to discuss priorities for an upcoming Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) that will be placed on the ballot for a November special election.Jasperites currently pay 7 percent sales tax, but one penny of that is a SPLOST passed…
Jonas Nigel Smith pled guilty to possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana Tuesday in Jasper County Superior Court with Judge Hulane E. George, presiding. These charges were a violation of Mr. Smith’s probation, and Judge George ordered six years of his probation be revoked and served in the state penal system, and upon completion…
DOT REP JIM COLE State. Rep Susan Holmes, State Sen. Johnny Grant, and Department of Transportation board member Jim Cole met with interested persons at a “Meet and Greet” that was held at Deptula’s Restaurant Monday eveningThe meeting was organized by the Jasper County Republican Party, and served as its monthly meeting. Jasper County Republican…
Kurt James Koprucu, 20, Kelvin Quintavius Whidby, 20, and Charles Justin Grier, 19, all of Monticello, have been charged with possession, manufacture and distribution of a controlled substance. While on a routine patrol last week, a deputy with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) reported he noticed a vehicle traveling without any headlights or tail…
A tree on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Monticello fell across a power line during a storm last Thursday in the early afternoon hours. The fallen tree and power lines blocked both MLK Drive and Sands Drive which remained blocked for about four hours. It also knocked out electricity to 75-100 households in the…
Independence Day, July 4, is next Monday, and although there’s been no report of a local fireworks display, there will be the traditional patriotic band and choral concert and boat parade here.The concert, featuring the Monticello Community Band and Chorus, will be held at the headquarters of the Jasper County Historical Foundation, 319 College Street,…
The incomplete report by the Georgia State Patrol of this accident Friday lists injuries as two, but many children and their parents would say differently. A Monticello Baptist Church bus was returning from Jekyll Island, where the youth had participated in Super WOW events during the previous week. The bus was traveling north on Hwy.…
I’m fixing to pick one.Been watching it for several days. It’s going to be the first one. It has a little pink tint to it, a sure sign that it’s fixing to get ripe.The first one is always special, particularly in the case of a home grown tomatoes. I’ve got 13 plants, several more than…
Two hundred and thirty-five years ago this coming Monday, the Declaration of Independence had been written with 50 delegates from the 13 states preparing to sign. It would be seven years until that act culminated in the colonies becoming a separate country. Thomas Jefferson is attributed with composing the eloquent words of the Declaration. Of…