October Chamber News
Scarecrow Contest is Underway...

Have your seen the scarecrows around Downtown Monticello??
Monticello Jasper County Scarecrow Contest has began!! Stop in at the Visitors' Center to vote on your favorite display!!
Be sure to take pictures with the scarecrows and post your favorite.
2020 Golf Tournament Success...
Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament was held on Wednesday, October 7th at Hunter Pope Country Club. The weather was perfect for a day of golf. There were 14 teams in the competition. The Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the volunteers and Chamber Board of Directors that helped make this day run smoothly. Our golfers went home with great swag buckets from our sponsors. Cash Prizes were given to our First, Second, Third Place Winners, along with Straightest Drive, Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin on 4 holes. Winner Pictures will be posted in The Monticello News.


Thank you to our 2020 Cornerstone Members Signs were along the course: Abbey Hospice, Agent-Judy Yielding-State Farm, Ameris Bank, Bank of Monticello, Bulldog Gym, Central Georgia EMC, Dairy Queen, Diesel Performance Converters, Edge’ys Icecream & Such, Heartland Clinic of Chiropractic, Hooper Trailer Sales, , Lewis and Malone Heating & Air Conditioning, Paul and State Representative Susan Holmes, Qualis Lawn Service, Snapping Shoals EMC, State Farm: Agent John Fisher, The Monticello News, Tricia Armistead, CPA, PC., Tytek Inc.


A portion of the proceeds to benefit the Jasper County Food Bank
Market on the Square...

Fill The Window: Community Food Bank

Jasper County Food Bank
October is here and with that comes a great opportunity to help eradicate food insecurities throughout Jasper County. Ameris Bank’s Helping Fight Hunger initiative unites us all to one common cause: to collect as many nonperishable food items as possible during the month of October. This year, the Ameris Bank Monticello Branch is partnering with Jasper County Community Food Bank and the Chamber of Commerce to “Fill the Window”.
You can help! Helping Fight Hunger wouldn’t be successful without the support from our customers, local businesses and members of the community. We ask for your support as we continue to expand our efforts throughout the community. Please consider donating and delivering your donated food items to Ameris Bank, Chamber of Commerce, The Thrift Store and Bulldog Gym during the month of October. Monetary donations may be dropped off at the local branch or mailed to the Food Bank at PO Box 254, Monticello, GA 31064.
Together we can make a difference in our community!! #helpfighthunger
Ameris Bank Branch Employees
Deer Dash Virtual 5K...



















We are happy to announce that the 23rd Annual Deer Dash 5K/1M Fun Run is still on and will be a virtual (run anywhere) run/walk.

You may run on a track, a treadmill, in your neighborhood, or anywhere provided the distance is appropriate (i.e., 3.1 miles or 1 mile).

Run your distance any day between Saturday October 31st and Saturday November 7th at 5:00pm and submit your finish time using this link: http://results.deerdash5k.com.
Finish times must be submitted no later than Saturday November 7th at 6:00PM. Finish times submitted after this time will not be included in the results.

T-shirts: All pre-registered participants are guaranteed to receive a long-sleeve tri-blend t-shirt. A drive-thru t-shirt pickup event will be held at Bulldog Gym at 533 Venture Court, Monticello on Friday October 30th from NOON until 7:00PM and Saturday October 31st from 8:00AM until NOON. T-shirts will be mailed to out of town participants.

Pre-registration ends on Saturday October 31st at 4:00PM.

Register today at Deer Dash 5k or at the Chamber Office or at Bulldog Gym.

The unveiling of this year's t-shirt will be posted on the Deer Dash 5k and Fun Run Facebook Page
Community Happenings...
Early Voting...
Early voting for the November 3 General Election begins next Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Jasper County Courthouse.

The Courthouse is closed Monday in observance of Columbus Day.
The News plans to publish sample ballots and proposed constitutional amendments in next week’s newspaper.

Voters will select a President, U.S. Senator to succeed Johnny Isakson who is retiring, and David Perdue (incumbent), Public Service Commission, 10th District Congressman, U.S. Senate to succeed David Perdue, and State Representative and State Senator.

Early voting takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Saturday voting will take place on October 24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Chief Registrar Carole Norris reminds voters if they received an absentee ballot and they want to vote in person, to return the ballot unopened when they go to the polls, and it will be canceled, and the voter may vote in person.
2020 Cornerstone Members To Date...