JV Cougars End Season with Loss
Piedmont Academy’s junior varsity football team wrapped up its 2016 season last Thursday as the Cougars traveled to Bethlehem Christian Academy. The JV team fell 46-14 but coaches said the players learned a great deal during the season. BCA jumped out to an 8-0 lead following a six-play, 53-yard drive to start the game. Piedmont…
Read More13-Year-Old Heads to Olympic Training Center
GRACIE CELNDENIN W/ NATIONAL MEDAL Thirteen-year-old Gracie Clendenin of Monticello will be going to USA Archery, Junior Dream Team Selection Camp, November 7-13, in Chula Vista, Calif. at the Olympic Training Center. She was invited to try out for the team by virtue of her winning archery scores over the last year. She has won…
Read MoreCandidates Speak at Forum
There were about 25 members of the public at the old Hillsboro School House last Thursday for a community forum for candidates vying for District 3 Board of Commissioners (BOC) seat. Incumbent Gene Trammell was present along with challenger Ross Hays. Of those 25 persons in attendance, only two of those signed up to ask…
Read MoreBOTH DRIVERS INJURED
The drivers of both these cars were injured and taken to area hospitals after they collided on Hwy. 83 north near Shady Dale last Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 19. Lindsey Adams of Snellville was driving a 2007 PT Cruiser south on Hwy. 83. Meanwhile, William Betzel of Athens was driving a 2014 Tesla Model S north…
Read MoreElizabeth ‘Betty’ Joyce Henderson Lindsay
Monticello native Elizabeth “Betty” Joyce Henderson Lindsay passed away on June 15, 2016, in Bethesda, Md. A memorial service and interment will be held Saturday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m. at the Monticello Presbyterian Church cemetery. Betty was born October 20, 1933. Her mother, the late Daisy Belle “Blossom” Henderson, was a member of the…
Read MoreJohn Daniel ‘Dan’ Williams
John Daniel “Dan” Williams, age 63, of Hillsboro passed away Friday, Oct. 14, 2016,at his residence after a sudden illness. Dan Williams was born in Macon to the late Howard Franklin Williams and Carol Harrelson Williams. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Jack Williams. A graduate of Jones County…
Read MoreLarry Errol Leathers
Larry Errol Leathers, age 77, of Jasper County passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at his residence. Larry Leathers was born in Marietta, Ga., to the late Claude Hue Leathers and Lillie Mae Ellison Leathers. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Claudette Risher. He lived in Decatur for a…
Read MoreMs. Sandra Denise Sands Alarcon
A celebration of life for Ms. Sandra Denise Sands Alarcon was on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church, 837 Hillsboro Street in Monticello,.Rev. Jimmy Horton, pastor, delivered the eulogy. Mrs. Sandra Denise Sands-Alarcon was born on April 14, 1968 to the late Bennie Sands, Jr. and the late Annie Ruth Lloyd. Sandra…
Read MoreMr. Willie Paul Smith Jr.
Mr. Willie Paul Smith Jr., 74, of Monticello passed away October 13, 2016. Mr. Smith was born to Mother Alberta Goosby Smith and Mr. Willie Smith Sr. on October 13, 1942 in Jasper County. Mr. Smith loved sports and all of the Atlanta teams, he also loved the outdoors and spending time with his family.…
Read MoreFootball Traffic
For once, GPS-guided semi-trailer trucks that use our little two-laned roads as the non-existent bypass from I-75 to I-20 were not to blame for the traffic jam on the square this past Friday. As we all know, at least the ones that frequent downtown, all roads do lead to Monticello especially when there is a…
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