Lady Cougars Off To Fast Start
It has been so far, so good for the Piedmont Academy softball team. The Lady Cougars are off to a 3-0 start after quality wins against strong opponents to start the 2024 season. Piedmont defeated George Walton Academy 5-4 on August 8 in the season opener before recording wins against Westfield (5-2) and Pinewood (13-3)…
Read MoreCougars Open 2024 Season Friday
Piedmont Academy’s varsity football history book dates back to 1971. The Cougars will begin writing a new chapter this Friday when they welcome Thomas Jefferson Academy to Monticello for the start of the 2024 season. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. at Cougar Field. Entering his fourth season directing the program, Piedmont head coach Clint Satterfield said…
Read MoreCanes Put in Work for Scrimmage
The Monticello Hurricane football program welcomed Crawford County High to town for a scrimmage last week. The format of the game included the first three quarters between the two varsity squads in regular game format, followed by a full quarter of junior varsity action. The game started out with some strong defensive play on the…
Read MoreLady Hurricanes Softball Starts New Season 5-0
The Monticello Lady Hurricane softball program has hit, ran, and fielded their way to the first 5-0 start since 2017, taking three games last weekend in a tournament at Upson-Lee in Thomaston. On Friday, the Lady Canes took on the Taylor County Lady Vikings, a team that finished the 2023 season 17-7, and looked promising…
Read MoreSchool Starts
Much space in this newspaper today is dedicated to the first day of school for children in Jasper County. It’s a scene that could be mimicked across the state, and indeed across the nation at this time of year. Some went back a little sooner; other areas start later, but the ending of summer definitely…
Read MoreHow to Stay Strong in a Woke World
Introduction: Can you believe the opening scene of the 2024 Summer Olympics in France? Blasphemy! What a mockery of Jesus Christ and the Christian faith! Although admittedly, there are a number of professing believers in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, participating. Yet, should we be surprised? The spirit of Antichrist is already at work.…
Read MoreVISITORS FROM ENGLAND
Rev. Corey Ingold from Monticello Presbyterian Church, and his wife, Nancy, moved to Monticello last November. They recently hosted their daughter, Blair Bains, her husband, Tom Bains, and Blair’s inlaws from England Sue Bains and Jes Bains in Monticello, on their first trip to the United States. While here from July 27 to August 7,…
Read MoreDr. Standifer Addresses Young Athletes
Fans of both county high schools—Jasper County High School and Piedmont Academy— gathered together last Sunday for the annual Fall Tailgate Service hosted by the Monticello First United Methodist Church (FUMC). Pastor Ben Strength wished a good season for both teams and noted that winning feels good and losing feels bad, but sometimes we learn…
Read More11 Days Running, Jumping, Throwing, Etc.
You could not miss it since the 2024 Olympics were broadcast on so many channels after years of being in the desert of Olympic contests. Thanks, Covid. Imagine years of practice, the athletes ready and eager and primed for contests with others of the same. Delayed or just skipped. 2024 caught us up on the…
Read MoreMrs. Mary Linda Braswell Jones
A celebration of life for Mrs. Mary Linda Braswell Jones was held Saturday, August 3, 2024 at Holy Nation Church in Hillsboro. Bishop Patricia Standifer, pastor; Apostle Larry P. Warner, Eulogist; Pastor Jamillah Warner, officiating. Mary Linda Braswell Jones, lovingly known as Linda, was born on March 25, 1949, in Round Oak. She passed away…
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