National Sewing Month
Happy National Sewing Month all you sewest and seamstresses out there. President Ronald Reagan designated the month of September as National Sewing Month way back in 1982. This year’s motto is “Sew for the Beauty of It.” As a fellow seamstress (notice the two parts of this word, seam and stress), I want to celebrate…
Read MoreSouthern Justice, Part 11
I’m Fixin’ To present part 11 of Southern Justice: That first night Jackie spent with Rick wasn’t wasted on her part. It began with several cocktails before dinner and two bottles of wine during, most of which was plied onto Rick. The killer dinner began with a lot of lumpy blue cheese dressing on the…
Read MoreCleaned Up
Earlier this year in the spring, before the grass had filled in but after the weeds had sprung up, I had to mow. The difficulty of mowing during that time of the year is that I end up mowing as much dirt as I do grass/weeds. Plus, it had not rained for several days so…
Read MoreThanks, Emergency Personnel
As regular readers of The Monticello News know, I don’t use this space very often. I’ve been told I should write a weekly column, but alas, I have never disciplined myself to do so. But after weathering Irma, going to a house fire last week, and listening to the fire calls for the last week,…
Read MoreTaking Things for Granted
It was around 4:30 on Monday afternoon of September 11 when the thing I had been dreading became reality: the power at my house went out. With the wind howling for most of the afternoon I hoped against hope that it would somehow stay on but after several close calls, I was officially without power.…
Read MoreAgriculture Update
As much as our political landscape continues to change year after year, the fact that Georgia agriculture is the largest economic producer in the state has remained a constant in state history. Agriculture is Georgia’s largest industry and contributes over $70 billion annually to our state economy. Currently, one in seven Georgians work in agriculture,…
Read MoreTitle I Meeting Set Tuesday
Parents, guardians, and community stakeholders are invited to attend the Title 1 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at Jasper County Primary School at 6:30 p.m. All schools in the district are Title 1 schools and thus receive benefits from this federal program. This year JCCS is hosting a district wide meeting. That means that…
Read MoreFBLA Collects for Houston Classroom
The Jasper County High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is currently collecting basic school supplies to help students in a Houston, TX high school. The project came about when Mrs. Amy Scroggs, FBLA adviser, saw an opportunity on social media several weeks ago as Hurricane Harvey was making its way through Texas. The…
Read MoreCougars Fall to Rival Gatewood
Piedmont Academy’s trek through one of the toughest football schedules in school history continued last week as the Cougars fell 49-21 to Gatewood on the road in Eatonton. In the matchup against the undefeated Class AAA opponent, Piedmont coach Wes Tanner was once again proud of how his players battled throughout the contest. “The fight…
Read More‘Canes Lose to Red Devils
It was another disappointing week as the Canes fell short in a hard fought 34-7 loss to the Jackson County Red Devils. The game started out wonderfully for the Canes as a big throw on fourth down led to a first and goal for the Canes. With this opportunity, the Canes were able to rush…
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