City Discusses Personnel
The Monticello City Council has met in called meetings which they immediately closed to discuss personnel twice in the last two weeks. On February 18, council met for about 50 minutes then made a motion to have Mayor [Bryan] Standifer address the personnel issue with the assistance of the city attorney. That was the extent…
Read More4-H Archery Team Competes in Perry
Twenty-two members of the Jasper County 4-H archery team competed at the 11th annual State Indoor 4-H Archery Challenge at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. There were just over 800 4-H’ers participating from all across Georgia. The Cloverleaf (fifth and sixth graders) compound and novice teams included Owen Boatwright, Kate Brooks, Andrew Cumbie, Evan…
Read MoreDiamond Cougars Win Home Baseball Opener
A team effort on the pitcher’s mound helped the Piedmont Academy baseball team defeat visiting Bethlehem Christian Academy 6-2 on Monday. In the home opener for the Cougars, Matthew Griffin earned the win while Chase Porter recorded the save. Sam Wright, Tate Marks and Cameron Mobley also saw pitching time. Porter and Mobley both had…
Read MoreLady Cougars Complete Quality Basketball Season
The Piedmont Academy varsity girls basketball team fell in the state quarterfinals recently but the 2018-2019 season was one filled with important strides. The team opened state play with a 47-33 win against Southwest Georgia before falling to Edmund Burke 49-31. The second round GISA AA state tournament game was tied at 10 after the…
Read MoreJCMS Canes Compete Saturday for MS Title
The Jasper County Middle School Hurricanes advanced to the championship game against Oak Hill Middle School during the Veterans Middle School Basketball tournament. The game set for 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 comes after the squad’s victory over Rex Mill Middle School last Saturday. The 73-50 win didn’t come without controversy and two Hurricane…
Read MoreMonticello GAH Honors 365 Days of Black History
As Black History Month concludes this week several organizations and churches throughout Jasper County are concluding their annual salute to pioneers of Black History. On Saturday the Monticello Get Ahead House (GAH) conducted its annual 365 Days of Black History program at Thomas Persons Hall with featured keynote speaker Rev. Samuel Mostellar. He is president…
Read MoreTalent, Art Are Showcased Saturday
Eleven acts competed in three different divisions Saturday evening at the Monticello Civic Club 38th annual talent showcase. In the senior division, America Strickland (left in photo at right) placed first, Ryan Henderson placed second, and Jared Murray placed third. Miss Strickland played the ukulele and sang, while each of the young men played the…
Read MoreKnow Your Neighbor–Robert Cumbie
THE CUMBIES (Editor’s Note: The following story is about Robert Cumbie, pharmacist at Jasper Memroial Hospital. It is the third installment in a new feature we hope to have weekly, Know Your Neighbor. Please, if you know someone interesting, or you have a story to tell, let us know. Any Jasperite or almost Jasperite can…
Read MoreKathryn Persons Sikes
Kathryn Persons Sikes, 98, passed away Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her family and under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice. She was born in Monticello on April 26, 1920 to Harvey K. and Grace Flournoy Persons living in Hinesville before moving to Glennville in1952. She retired from Civil Service…
Read MoreDistrict 4 Election Set
No county wide election will be held for Probate Court because only Andrea Brown qualified, however, voters in District 4 will go to the polls to elect a commissioner. Gerald Stunkel, who had previously announced his intention to run qualified, as did Willie Lee Simmons. The special election is necessary because of the resignation of…
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