Jablonski Sisters Sweep Top Spots in State
There was a bit of a stir during the AA girls race at the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) State Cross Country Championships this year, as baffled coaches and spectators from across the state asked each other where Monticello was, and why its comparatively low-ranked pair of runners were leading the pack over the grueling…
Read MoreBasketball Teams Scrimmage
The Hurricane basketball season will tip off with a scrimmage Friday, Nov. 11 as hosts to Clarkston beginning at 6 p.m. The Lady Canes will be led by head coach Shakeira Middlebrooks for the second consecutive year and assisted by John Hopper and Traci Glawson. The varsity squad includes Madison Abbott, Mackenzie Abbott, Emily Cavender,…
Read MoreClay Crushing Cougars Host Competition
By ANNE MARIE HILDEBRANT The Piedmont Academy Clay Crushing Cougars hosted their first clay target competition on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Old Hudson Plantation. A total of 118 shooters from 13 schools participated. In trap, Mitch Marsh placed first overall at the event. Piedmont’s highest scoring shooters included Marsh (46), Anne Marie Hildebrant (39), Eli…
Read MoreCanes Fall To Rabun; Prep for Playoffs
The Monticello Hurricanes played the Rabun County Wildcats last Friday. The Canes played hard, but lost 55-14. The captains for the game were Jay Johnson (#3), Glendon Graybill (#71), Colton Clay (#25), and Andrew Lee (#66). Rabun County started the game off receiving the ball. The Wildcats pushed quick down the field to score a…
Read MorePersons Arrested; Thefts Investigated
Jasper County deputies investigated three thefts in the last week across the county. In the most recent, a lock box containing cash and important documents was taken from an address on Henderson Mill Road. Previously, an undisclosed burglary took place on Hoffman Drive. Lastly, at an address on Hwy. 212 west, there was a theft…
Read MorePA Robotics Team Places First
Last Saturday, the Piedmont Academy robotics team came in first place in the robot performance portion of the Georgia BEST Robotics Competition. BEST is an acronym for Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology. The 17-team event was held at Georgia State University’s Perimeter College in Clarkston where public, private, and home-school teams were represented. The theme…
Read MoreCommissioners Learn about Shire
Andrea Gray, attorney for the Joint Development Authority of Jasper Morgan, Newton and Walton Counties (JDA) made a presentation to the Jasper County Commissioners Monday evening telling the commissioners that Shire’s investment has exceeded its initial investment, resulting in substantially more tax revenues for the counties and school districts. Ms. Gray presented a handout that…
Read More50th ANNUAL DEER FESTIVAL
The 50th annual Deer Festival Saturday attracted a large crowd of people to the Monticello Square for festivities all day long. The fun began with the Fun Run at 7:30 a.m. followed by the Deer Dsah (top photo) at 8 a.m. By the time the runners finished, entertainment had begun, and booths were open with…
Read MoreMarion Lorene Waits Lynch
Marion Lorene Waits Lynch, age 95, of Monticello, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at Autumn Village in Jackson, Ga. Marion Lynch was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. Her parents were the late Roy Columbus Waits and Mabel Carey Waits. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rogers Lynch;…
Read MoreBrenda Joyce Blankenship Coffield
Brenda Joyce Blankenship Coffield, age 66, of Culpepper, Va., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at Mary Washington Hospital in Charlottesville, Va. Brenda Coffield was born in Clifftop, W.Va. to the late Keith Frame and Eliza Jane Blankenship. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Everett Coffield; grandmother, Etta…
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