Diamond Cougars See Season End
The Piedmont Academy baseball team was so close to advancing in the GIAA AAA state playoffs but was not quite able to get past Dominion in a quarterfinal series last week. The Cougars dropped two one-run games on the road to finish the 2025 season at 14-13. In a 5-4 loss, Piedmont trailed 4-2 going…
Read More4-H’ers Flock to Poultry Judging
By Kasey Hall Jasper Co. 4-H Agent Jasper County 4-H had another “egg-citing” record setting year with our Poultry Judging teams! Several were recently recognized for their high achievements at the district level, and the local club has continued to have an outstanding number of participants. A total of 28 competed including two high school…
Read MoreJackson Welch Is New Piedmont Basketball Boys Head Coach
Piedmont Academy has announced a new varsity boys basketball coach and the name is a familiar one to Cougar fans. School officials announced the hiring of Jackson Welch as the new head boys basketball coach for the upcoming 2025-26 season. A strong educator and coach, Welch brings a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm to the…
Read MoreGCSU Names Spring Honorees
Georgia College & State University (GCSU) in Milledgeville has named those students who earned academic honors for the 2025 Spring Semester. Three local students were named to the President’s List. Sara Roberts of Mansfield was named to the President’s List for the College of Health Sciences; Savannah Curtis of Monticello was named to the President’s…
Read MoreSNHU President’s List
Caleb Jackson of Monticello has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s (SNHU) Spring 2025 President’s List. The spring terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List. SNHU is a private, nonprofit, accredited…
Read MoreGraduate, Academic Honorees Recognized
The University of North Georgia (UNG) names those students that were honored for academic success during the Spring 2025 semester. Bailey Love of Monticello was one of almost 1,700 students who earned degrees and certificates to graduate. Bailey graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing. UNG President Michael P. Shannon…
Read MorePiedmont University Honors
Two local students earn honors from Piedmont University for the 2025 Spring semester. Madisyn Spieks of Monticello was among 285-plus students named Dean’s Scholars. Students earn the Dean’s Scholar designation by achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the semester. Collyn Piedra of Monticello was among the more than 240 students who earned a…
Read MoreMarshall Jackson Tillman
Marshall Jackson Tillman, age 84, of Hillsboro passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025, at his residence. Jack Tillman was born on June 29, 1940, in Hillsboro, to the late Luther Marshall Tillman and Minnie Estelle Jackson Tillman. After graduating from Monticello High School, Jack joined the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict and was an…
Read MoreElizabeth Antoinette ‘Toni’ Sims Brown
Elizabeth Antoinette “Toni” Sims Brown, 61 of Monticello, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2025 in Conyers. Toni was born in Atlanta, to Kathryne Robertson Sims and the late Charles E. Sims, Sr. She graduated Summa cum laude from the Art Institute of Atlanta in 2005, with a bachelor’s degree in Architectural Interior Design. Shortly after…
Read MoreBoring Negotiates Guilty Plea, To Serve Seven Years
Matthew Alan Boring, 35, negotiated a guilty plea deal Tuesday resulting in seven years of confinement for his role in a vehicle accident that killed Daylan Norwood in December 2023. The sentence was the result of a hearing held during a criminal court session in the Putnam County Courtroom under the jurisdiction of Judge Stephen…
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