Sgt. Kendra Garza Is Grand Marshal for Rodeo
Sgt. Kendra L. Garza, United States Army, retired, will be the Grand Marshal for the Shady Dale rodeo parade scheduled for Saturday, June 8, at 3 p.m. in Shady Dale. Everyone knows Sgt. Garza as Kendra Lou. She was raised by her mother in Monticello. The middle child of three children. Kendra always knew that…
Read MoreCougar Sam Wright To Play College Baseball
After helping the Piedmont Academy baseball team to another standout season Sam Wright is now set to continue his athlete and academic careers. The senior signed to play for Gordon College during a ceremony held Piedmont last week. Wright helped the Cougars to an undefeated region record in 2019 and was a key part of…
Read MoreMike Benton Is Top Administrator
Jasper County Manager Mike Benton received the Local Government Administrator of the Year Award presented annually by the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission. The award was presented in Athens on Thursday, May 16. Raised in Moultrie, Mr. Benton graduated from Valdosta State University and enjoyed a 20 year career with Goldkist, Inc. In 2014, he became…
Read MoreChristopher De’Von Porter
A celebration of life for Christopher De’Von Porter was to be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church, 837 Hillsboro Street, Monticello, GA. Rev. Dr. Jimmy Horton, pastor/Rev. Preston Campbell, eulogist. Christopher De’Von Porter was born March 30, 1996 to the parentage of Courtney and Tina Porter. Christopher gained…
Read More‘What Gear Are You In?’
Exodus 14:15 “Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on’.” (NIV) Anyone with a vehicle with an automatic transmission, you will see the following: P, R, N, D. Even those of you who have been utterly frustrated by the slow moving tractor that holds…
Read MoreThings Change
If you have been downtown lately, you will notice that a couple of houses are being torn down. For years one of the houses, a two-story house, one block off the Square, has been MeMe’s Antique Store. Built during a period of architecture known as the Victorian age, named for Queen Victoria of England who…
Read MoreNational EMS Week
A suicidal man who jumped from a bridge. An elderly couple trapped in their car down a ravine. A group of teenagers at the beach partying too hard and now have a friend with a broken leg. An elderly female battling cancer who can’t eat and her husband is worried about her. A teenager at…
Read MoreMemorial Day
Author’s Note: This column is about Anthony Chandler, the first cousin of my father and Monticello resident Paul Bridges. Chandler died in the line of duty in Vietnam in 1968. I wrote this column in 2015 but wanted to share it again in observance of Memorial Day this year. Slight updates have been made since…
Read MoreCivic Club Honors Student, Teacher
Riley Burton was honored as student of the month, and she chose Amy Scroggs as her teacher who was honored at the Monticello Civic Club last Thursday. Miss Burton is third in the senior class, and plans to attend the University of Georgia and major in biology. She takes part in the work-based learning program…
Read MoreNine Piedmont Baseball Players Named All-Region
Similar to how the Piedmont Academy baseball team dominated region competition on the field in 2019 the Diamond Cougars were the prominent name on the All-Region team. The top 20 players in GISA 1-AA were named All-Region with Piedmont having the first nine selected. Sam Wright, Chase Porter, Tate Marks, Owen Brady, Drake Coody, Rob…
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