Cougars Lose to Monsignor Donovan
In many ways it was a typical first game of the season for the Piedmont Academy football team. First-year head coach Will Johnson said there were some positives but also some areas which will need improvement as the team continues through the 2019 season. The 40-28 loss at Monsignor Donovan in Athens last Friday was…
Read MoreWRECKS
Neither driver was injured Tuesday when Andrew Keith Thomaston of Monticello driving a 2010 Toyota Camry, failed to yield at the stop sign on Church Street, and drove into the path of Billy Ray Vick of Monticello driving a 1993 Ford Ranger. Both cars suffered significant damage, and were towed. Last Thursday, Patience Warren, 19,…
Read MoreTrisha Yearwood Visits
“Monticello is Heaven,” says Monticello’s favorite daughter, Trisha Yearwood. “It’s a really special place…restores your faith in humanity. When you get to the heart of it, people are good.” Trisha Yearwood has nothing but good things to say about her hometown, and she really appreciates the welcome home she got when she visited last Friday.…
Read MoreReinventing Space | Garage Remodeling Trends
Garages no longer serve as just a place to park the car and lawnmower, and gone are the days the garage is only used to store rusty tools and collect spiderwebs. The modern garage is a place to get things done, and those things depend on you. Only your imagination can limit the possibilities. The…
Read MoreTom Patrick
Tom Patrick, age 74, passed away Thursday, Aug. 22 at the Naviscent Medical Center in Macon. Mr. Patrick was born in Geneva, N.Y. and grew up in the Finger Lakes region of New York. He graduated from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University, and completed ROTC training. He served two years…
Read MorePatricia Ann ‘Mama’ Hunter
A celebration of life for Patricia Ann “Mama” Hunter, 73, is set for today, August 29, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church, 837 Hillsboro Street, in Monticello. Rev./Dr. Jimmy Horton, pastor, will officiate. Smith and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. smithfunhm@bellsouth.net; www.smithandsonsfuneralhomemonticello.com, 706-468-6625
Read MoreTrisha Yearwood Comes Home
Monticello native and country music star, among numerous other things, Trisha Yearwood, will arrive in Monticello tomorrow, August 30, shortly after 5 p.m. for a CD signing to begin at 5:30 p.m. Elected officials from the city, county, region and state will meet with Trisha first, then Trisha will cross the Square and begin signing…
Read MoreWelcome Home, Trisha
Isn’t it exciting. The whole town is abuzz. Monticello’s favorite daughter—Trisha Yearwood—comes home tomorrow to kick off a three day road trip with an album release party. The Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Development Authority are working together with city and county officials, merchants, and townspeople to welcome Trisha home, and welcome…
Read MoreTrisha Returns
Friday, our girl, Trisha Yearwood, will come home. Once upon a time she was a girl growing up in a small country town probably wondering what was out there for her. From the history that’s been written about her she paid her dues and then one hot night in August, 1996, she sang a Capella…
Read MoreMy Future Here
I am not that good at telling the future. Actually, I really stink at it. My NCAA March Madness Bracket proves that every year. Teams that I think would do very well do not. Teams that I didn’t think had a chance win games. This year, I was correct on one of my Final Four…
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