Lady Canes Head to Region Tourney
The Lady Hurricanes softball team has played a stretch of region opponents headed into the start of the AA region tournament tomorrow, Sept. 29. The ladies defeated the Putnam County Lady War Eagles Tuesday evening at home. It was Senior Night for the varsity squad making the 10-2 victory momentous. The game ended at the…
Read MoreMarijuana, Weapons Are Seized
Last Thursday, Sept. 21, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) Crime Suppression Unit and the Georgia Governor’s Task Force conducted a joint operation in Jasper County. The operation consisted of the Governor’s Task Force helicopter flying over Jasper County looking for marijuana cultivation sites. The helicopter pilot and co-pilot spotted marijuana plants from the air…
Read MoreSecond Time’s A Charm for Winner
TONY LEWIS (L) PRESENTS PRIZE TO BELLE PERRY It was only her second time playing, and she took advice from her husband, Ben, but however she did it, Belle Perry correctly guessed the winner of 13 of the 15 games listed in last week’s Monticello News football contest, and she hit the tie-breaker on the…
Read MoreLady Cougars Win Region
LADY COUGARS POSE WITH SIGN SHOWING THEIR THREE-PEAT Piedmont Academy’s varsity softball team dominated region competition this season and officially clinchéd the GISA 1-AA title last week after sweeping Flint River Academy in consecutive days. In four region games, the Lady Cougars outscored their opponents 46-0 including 8-0 and 12-0 victories against the Lady Wildcats…
Read MoreSuperintendent’s Contract Is Extended
Superintendent Mike Newton will remain superintendent until at least June 2019, after he received an evaluation Tuesday evening and a contract extension until June 2019. The action came after a more than two hour closed session where board members worked on the evaluation and considered other personnel issues as well. Personnel who were hired include:…
Read MoreCommission Tables Many Decisions
Only three of the five Jasper County Commissioners attended Monday’s meeting, so many items on the agenda were tabled until a full board was available. The commissioners normally meet the first Monday in the month, but it was postponed this month because of the Labor Day holiday. They were to meet last week, and Tropical…
Read MoreNathan Jordam Speaks at Symposium
The National Archives at Atlanta held its sixth annual scholarly symposium on September 16 at the headquarters in Morrow. The primary purpose of this symposium was to promote research into the 200,000 cubic feet of historic records created by the federal government and federal agencies in the eight southeastern states. This year’s topic focused on…
Read MoreMonticello Council Gets, Gives Praise
The Monticello City Council heard from two very pleased citizens regarding the repair of Rooks Lane in Monticello and its repairs. The two citizens had been before the council several months ago to stress the need of repair to their street. Although the city did not originally have Rooks Lane on its list of roads…
Read MoreThefts Are Reported Here
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) responded to several reports of theft in the last week, as well as two reports of I.D. fraud or theft. On Monday, a resident on Pitts Chapel Road reported guns and a weed eater taken from the home. A burglary was reported on Johnny Fears Road, but…
Read MoreMonticelloan Gets Degree from Balamand University
On August 31, 2017, Balamand University, located near Tripoli and Beirut, Lebanon, conferred a Master of Arts degree in Orthodox Theology on E.R. Lanier, a longtime resident of Monticello. The degree was awarded at a special convocation at the Antiochian House of Studies in Ligonier, Pa., by Metropolitan Joseph (Al-Zehlaoui), the Primate of the Antiochian…
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