Deer Capital has taken several children hunting over the past week. Pictured here are Bryan Maddox and son, Trent Maddox and Tyler Wages with a doe he took doing some quality deer management on a Deer Capital representative’s farm. What is nice is that all youth hunters saw deer however, not all were lucky enough…
Piedmont’s Academy’s varsity football and cheerleading sports banquet will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at 6:30 p.m. at Charlie Elliott Conference Center located in Mansfield. All football coaches, players, water girls, and cheerleaders are to be guests of the Cougar Club. Anyone else who will attend the banquet will be $10 a person. A…
Another standout effort from Hailey Burnham helped the Piedmont Academy girls basketball team to a 41-17 win against John Hancock on the road Monday.The victory improved the Lady Cougars to 4-1 during the early portion of the season. Carley Cain added nine points while Rachel Maletz finished with eight.“We got off to a slow start…
The Piedmont Academy boys basketball team continued its perfect start to the 2010-2011 season Monday with a 39-30 road win against John Hancock in Sparta.Bobby Mitchell paced the team with 12 points while Davis Kimball added nine. Peter Lawson contributed eight points as the Cougars improved to 5-0.“Once again the team played hard and did…
Luke Andrews and Caleb Usry, shown with coaches Dan Funt and B.J. Benjamin, won second place medals at the Tattnall Square Middle School wrestling tournament recently. The Piedmont Academy wrestling program had a hectic week but had positive results to show for it.The varsity wrestlers competed at the Bulloch Team Duals Saturday in Statesboro as…
During the Jasper County Board of Assessors (BOA) regular meeting last Thursday, Chief Appraiser Lynn Bentley presented the board with a listing of the 2010 public utility values as provided by the state, which the state department of revenue furnishes after getting returns from the the public utilities and setting the values. The 2010 value…
Dorothy McElheney, Mekia Taylor Mekia Taylor, a fifth grader at Washington Park, beat out the competition for the last week of The Monticello News 2010 football contest.For her effort, Miss Taylor collected $25 from McIntosh State Bank. Head teller and 41-year-veteran of the bank, Dorothy McElheney made the presentation to Miss Taylor, then cashed the…
The annual audit for the full budget year of July 2009 through June 2010 was presented to the city council at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Dec. 14, by Wright and Wright, CPA. Brian Wright of the firm made the presentation, and said, “As a whole, the city’s financial position improved during the period with…
SANTA’S WORKSHOP IS ALL DECKED OUT (Editor’s Note: Jasper County children have written letters to Santa Claus, asking him for specific items and for surprises. These letters are published in a special section inside today’s paper and on page 5. In the spirit of Christmas, community leaders were asked to submit their letters to Santa.…
Linda Joyce Green died Sunday, December 12, 2010. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Monroe County Memorial Chapel with burial in West View Cemetery, Monticello. The Rev. Mike McMullan will officiate. Visitation will be Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, from 6 until 8 p.m. at Monroe County Memorial Chapel.Mrs.…