My Forgiven Debt
Our church recently went through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. The tools are helpful in getting a family’s finances on track to be fixed. But, one of the most memorable parts of the study is the stories of those who have put the plan into practice and have moved from being in financial desperation to…
Read MoreGoodbye, Summer And Other Things
For the students of Jasper County, the countdown to the first school bell of 2019-2020 has begun. Of course, many of us still think summer doesn’t officially end until Labor Day and that school should start after that holiday. Lots of ideas and things have changed over the years, some even for the good. Almost…
Read MoreMonticello and Piedmont Middle School Softball Teams Face Off
Monday afternoon’s Middle School softball scrimmage had a definite local flair to it. Jasper County Middle School hosted Piedmont Academy’s Middle School Lady Cougars in a preseason scrimmage for both teams. Piedmont took a 14-2 win while both coaches saw positives from their teams as well as some areas which need improving. “We played pretty…
Read MoreCougars Begin Preseason Football Practice
Will Johnson said Monday’s first official preseason practice was a “good one” as the Piedmont Academy football team eyes the upcoming season. Players worked in shorts and helmets Monday and Tuesday of this week before adding shoulder pads Wednesday. Full contact work for the Cougars begins today. During the next two weeks players will practice…
Read MoreLady Cougars Begin Season Monday
It will be a new season with a new head coach for the Piedmont Academy fast-pitch softball team. After reaching the state finals last fall the Lady Cougars are hoping to once again compete for a GISA Class AA state championship in 2019 under the direction of new coach Joe Johnson. Players have worked throughout…
Read MoreNew Season Less Than Month Away for Cane Football
The countdown is now inside the final month for the start of a new season for the Monticello High School football team. Players and coaches have remained busy through July and will begin the first of five days of conditions before going full contact August 1. Canes coach Rydell Jackson said players can practice with…
Read MoreNew Season On Deck For the Lady Canes
Monticello High School’s fast-pitch softball embarks on its quest to return to Columbus as the 2019 season arrives Tuesday. Coach Chris Jenkins’ team will open the new season Monday against Ola High School in McDonough at 5:30 p.m. Players have been working throughout the summer in preparation for what all involved hope will be another…
Read MoreLarry Burrell Segers
Larry Burrell Segers, age 79, of Monticello, died Sunday, July 21, 2019. Born in Lithonia to Hubert and Eudez Segers, he was a graduate of Lithonia High School, class of 1958, and spent many years working for the Department of Transportation for the state of Georgia. Larry enjoyed old cars; collecting and selling coins; traveling;…
Read MoreThomas G. Pound
Thomas G. Pound, 80, formerly of Monticello, passed away on July 21, 2019 in Savannah. Tom was born in Macon, and raised in Monticello, the son of Clarence Braxton and Sara Brown Pound. Tom graduated from Monticello High School in 1956 and was a member of the state championship football team. Tom earned his Bachelor’s…
Read MoreBentley Neal Locklear
Bentley Neal Locklear, age one and a half, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins. Bentley Locklear was born in Macon, and lived in Warner Robins. He loved to play in the dirt and water. He is survived by his parents, Alexander Sams and Hannah Elaine Locklear of Warner…
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