Education Initiatives
Greetings to my friends in District 129! It is hard to believe that summer break has come to close and our Georgia students are heading back to school. As a former educator, I love working hard in protection and support of Georgia’s educational systems. It is imperative that our schools receive the assistance they need…
Read MoreFugitive Is Arrested in Bibb County
James Randall Spensley, 35, of Centerville, who was being sought by authorities for allegedly trying to set fire to the home of a Jones County Deputy and Jasper County Investigator has been caught. He was arrested Friday in Bibb County, according to Investigator Jimmy Black with the Jones County Sheriff’s Office. He was in a…
Read MoreCougars To Scrimmage Pinecrest this Friday
The Piedmont Academy football team will get a test run this week before the start of the 2018 regular season. Coach Mike Parris will lead his team into a scrimmage against Pinecrest Academy Friday at Cougar Field. The scrimmage will begin at 7 p.m. “The biggest thing this will do for us is allow our…
Read MoreLady Canes Defeat Bulldogs
The Monticello Lady Hurricanes varsity squad went 2-2 last week in sotfball competition. Last Thursday, hosting Mary Persons of Forsyth, the ladies earned a solid 8-0 victory. On Saturday the squad traveled to Augusta to compete in the Chik-Fil-A Classic. They fell 3-4 to the Franklin County Lions of Carnesville. The Lady Canes rebounded from…
Read MoreLady Cougars Post Impressive Win at Home
The Piedmont Academy fast-pitch softball team began its news season in recent days falling to Eastside High School before rebounding for a big win against Windsor on Monday. In Monday’s 10-0 home victory the Lady Cougars scored a run in the bottom of the first inning before adding five more in the second and four…
Read MoreMonticello Council Hears from Residents
The Monticello City Council Tuesday heard from residents about work that needs to be done around the city. Doug Currie went to the council with some concerns about water run-off both on Funderburg Drive and on Forsyth Street. Bobby Sutton complained that the street department rides around too much and doesn’t pick up debris when…
Read MoreFormer Deputy Sentenced To 50 Years
MICHAEL BARRETT Michael Lee Barrett, 40, the former evidence custodian for the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office pled guilty to 94 counts of corruption in court Tuesday. He was sentenced to 50 years, 10 to serve in the state penal system. He was also banished from the circuit, and had to give up his POST certification.…
Read MoreCherry L. Mitchell
It is with great sadness we inform you that Cherry L. Mitchell of Monticello entered into eternal rest on Saturday, August 4, 2018. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral service on Saturday, August 11, 2018, at 1 p.m.in Greenwood Baptist Church, 240 Aikenton Road, Monticello. There will be a visitation held…
Read MoreSouthern Justice, Part 57
I’m Fixin’ To present part 57 of Southern Justice: As Roland James exited the building he thought about the instructions from that sleazy man with the incriminating and more than just naughty pictures of himself and that beautiful dancer from The Gentlemen’s Club. He really despised having to deceive those nice people at Pic-Ric Products,…
Read MoreThe Sunday School: Teaching Reverence For God
A man was telling a friend all the troubles which had come into his life. Everything had gone wrong, he said. He was having problems with his health, with his family, with his finances, and with his friends. He was so miserable, in fact, that he felt he could just lie down and die. As…
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