JV Cougars Fall to Westfield Hornets
Piedmont Academy’s junior varsity boys basketball team had a chance to take the court Tuesday hosting Westfield. The JV Cougars fell 56-13 and were led by Kooper Pounds who scored a team high seven points. Carson Swofford and Daniel Humber both scored two. The game was close early with Westfield leading 9-5 after the first…
Read MoreIt’s Hurricane Basketball Time in Monticello
As the leaves change, the air becomes crisper, and the darkness comes earlier, it could only mean one thing for Hurricane fans in Monticello: basketball is here. With the change in region that took place this spring, the Monticello Hurricanes and Lady Hurricanes will be facing the same opponents from softball and football season, with…
Read MoreJoseph Rowell Lewis
Joseph Rowell Lewis, age 80, of Monticello, passed away on his birthday, November 26, 2024, at his residence. “Joe” Lewis was born in Chamblee, Ga. on November 26, 1944, to the late Eugene Lewis and Martha Lois Rowell Lewis. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Conflict. Joe Lewis worked as a manufacturing…
Read MoreShirley Maude McMichael Miller
Shirley Maude McMichael Miller, age 89, passed away Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, at her home in Monticello, surrounded by her loving family. Shirley Miller was born to the late Seaborn McMichael and Lucille Stone McMichael, and she was raised in Monticello. She started her school years at the Old Piedmont School House and graduated from…
Read MoreClifford Anderson Pilgrim, Jr.
Clifford Anderson Pilgrim, Jr., age 88, passed away peacefully at his home in Monticello, Georgia on November 14, 2024. Clifford was a kind and generous man who loved and supported his family, friends, community, and country. The youngest of eleven children, he was born on March 12, 1936 in Lithonia, Georgia to Clifford A. and…
Read MoreMartha Marie ‘Sookgal’ Benton
Ms. Martha Marie Benton passed on Friday, November 15, 2024 at The Retreat Nursing Home in Monticello, Georgia. A Celebration of Life for Ms. Benton is on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 11:00 AM at New Bethel Grove Baptist Church, 527 New Bethel Grove Church Road in Monticello, Georgia 31064. Reverend Jerry Williams, Pastor; Evangelist…
Read MoreJudge Tim Lam Sentences Many In Magistrate Court Session
Magistrate Court Judge Tim Lam reviewed several criminal and civil cases this month. The following sentences were the results of those hearings. Criminal Dwayne Jones was charged with failure to provide humane care, failure to vaccinate animal against rabies (three counts) and cruelty to animals (two counts). Count two was dismissed and Mr. Jones was…
Read MoreMany Sentenced in Superior Court
Jasper County Superior Court Judge Terry Massey reviewed several criminal and civil cases last week that yielded the following sentences. Timothy Brian Strickland, sentenced to 15 years with the first 180 days in Jasper County jail suspended upon entry into a long term in-patient substance abuse treatment program for a minimum of six months for…
Read MoreEMC Gives Back to Community
Central Georgia EMC (CGEMC) Board Member Linda Jordan (center) recently presented the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce, the Development Authority of Jasper County, and the Jasper Board of Education with checks totaling $28,800 to go toward education, community, and economic development activities. Others pictured include (left to right) CGEMC Key Accounts Executive Brandon Stooksbury, Jasper…
Read MoreEagle Scout Soars High
Kaylee Shea Slocumb, 14 years-old, of Monticello, has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the Eagle Scout Award. Miss Slocumb was recognized in a Court of Honor ceremony on November 9. She is the second female scout to earn the rank of Eagle from Troop 331G in Monticello.…
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