Women of History
Get ready, it is about time for that spring forward time change. This year it is March 14th. So you still have time to get in some extra winks to make up for the lost time. March is designated as Women’s History Month. President Carter was the first to recognize United States women accomplishments in…
Read MoreInteresting Names Set To Enter 2022 U.S. Senate Race
David Perdue is out but numerous other big-name Republicans are set to jump into the ring for the 2022 U.S. Senate race. While Democrat Raphael Warnock was just elected in 2020, we should remember that he is actually completing the term of former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson. After Isakson was re-elected in 2016, he later…
Read MoreDiamond Cougars Work for New Season
With the disappointment of the 2020 season still fresh on its mind, the Piedmont Academy baseball team is set to begin the trip down the road of the 2021 schedule. Players and coaches are hoping COVID-19, which is still an ongoing issue, does not wreck this season like it did the previous one. Matt Britt…
Read MoreCanes Fall in State Tournament
The unusual basketball season that was 2020-2021 came to an end for the Jasper County-Monticello High School team in the opening round of the GHSA Class AA state tournament. The Canes (7-12 overall) fell to Toombs County High School 64-43 last week on the road in Lyons. It was the conclusion to a season filled…
Read MoreLady Cougars Into Final Four
The 2020-21 season has already been one for the history books for the Piedmont Academy varsity girls basketball team. The Lady Cougars (21-3 overall) have a regular season region title and a region tournament championship to their credit. And now, for the first time in school history, the program is in the Final Four. Piedmont…
Read MoreCougars Fall in Quarterfinals
The Piedmont Academy varsity boys basketball team was determined to make program history during the 2020-21 season. Unfortunately, that goal ended with a 71-49 GISA Class AA state quarterfinal loss to Brentwood on Saturday in a game played in Macon. The Cougars finished the season at 18-8 overall. “Brentwood came out and just didn’t miss,”…
Read MoreMiddle School Canes Win in Extra Innings
The Jasper County Middle School baseball team started its 2021 season on a winning note last week defeating rival Putnam County 16-13 in eight innings on the road. It was a game that featured three lead changes, three ties, home-runs and standout pitching. The scoring started with the Canes taking a 1-0 lead in the…
Read MoreCommissioners Hear from CGEMC
The Jasper County Commissioners met in a work session Monday evening to interview the last two candidates for the Public Facilities Authority (PFA), and hear from Herschel Arant with Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (CGEMC). The commissioners have been interviewing people for the PFA for some time now, and the last two candidates were at…
Read MoreGiving Thanks and Honor
St. John 3:3 says Jesus answered all of our questions and said, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. To the Monticello News staff, To God be the glory. I can always find a season to give thanks and honor. Just this morning…
Read MoreNice Weather
Aren’t we the lucky ducks? Mother Nature liked us for a change. If you watched the weather broadcasts for the past week, the weatherman kept showing a drawing of the way the Polar Vortex swooped down very close to us, but rained, sleeted, and snowed on most states out West and North. One scientist described…
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