Amber York Is County STAR Student
Amber York was named Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) student for Jasper County at a luncheon held Monday by the Monticello Kiwanis Club at Monticello First United Methodist Church. Miss York’s teacher, Christie McAlum, is county STAR teacher. Also honored Monday was Wyatt Galloway, a senior at Piedmont Academy and his STAR teacher, Leslie White. Both…
Read MoreSUSPICIOUS FIRE
The cause of this fire Sunday on Brooks Drive in Pennor Hills is still under investigation this week. A camper next to a home was possibly set on fire, and the fire got very close to the house, causing damage to it. Firefighters were called to a report of a camper on fire, but got…
Read MoreCANES ADVANCE TO STATE PLAYOFFS
JAKEIR STONE (#30) MAKES SHOT The varsity Hurricane boys squad will host the Therrell High School Panthers of Atlanta in the first round of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state playoffs Friday, Feb. 17 beginning at 6 p.m. at Jasper County High School, 14477 Hwy. 11 North, Monticello.
Read MoreMargaret Jane Sammons
Margaret Jane Sammons, age 90, of Hillsboro, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at the Retreat Nursing Home in Monticello. Jane was born and raised in Hillsboro, where she lived with her late parents Richard J. Sammons and Margaret Greer Sammons, and sister, the late Sara Lynn “Saralyn” Sammons. Jane graduated from Monticello High School and…
Read MoreJamie Mitchell Is Inducted into Academy
On February 4, 2017 Dr. Jamie A. Mitchell, DMD was inducted into the Pierre Fauchard Academy, an international honorary dental organization. The Pierre Fauchard Academy is currently comprised of over 8,000 Fellows divided into 120 sections, 55 in the United States and another 65 in many other parts of the world, including South America, Europe,…
Read MoreThe Second Doublewide on the Right, part 75
I’m Fixin’ To present part 75 of The Second Doublewide on the Right: Quantavious almost dropped his biscuit when Draylon informed him that there was a wrecker pulling out from the driveway of Shady Grove Trailer Park, and that it was towing his purple ride. “Son-of-a-gun!” he angrily spat out when he looked back through…
Read MoreValentine’s Day
Well…that’s a deep subject, Super Bowl 51 was not in the cards for our Falcons. No one can say it was not a fight to the finish as the two teams played in Super Bowl’s first ever overtime game. Let’s hope the taste of victory will inspire and not be forgotten for another 19 years.…
Read MoreSo Close, Yet So Far
This one will hurt for a while. The Atlanta Falcons were seemingly well on their way to their first Super Bowl victory in franchise history. Leading 28-3 with most of the third quarter in the books, the Falcons seemed set to take the stage as professional football’s best team. Why does that famous Yogi Berra…
Read MoreWeek Four
Greetings from the Gold Dome! Here is the latest report covering the latest from your House of Representatives! On Monday, January 30th, we reconvened for a hectic fourth week of the 2017 session. Committee and subcommittee hearings were in full swing as we considered various bills. We also addressed measures dealing with public safety and…
Read MoreCougars Are Swept
Piedmont Academy’s varsity basketball teams were both swept in action last weekend. The Lady Cougars fell to Brentwood 57-15 in Sandersville last Friday before dropping a 36-28 contest to Covenant Academy in Macon on Saturday. Piedmont’s varsity boys, meanwhile, were defeated by both Brentwood (63-49) and Covenant (63-43.) Haley Ann Frank led the Lady Cougars…
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