With only one day of practice, the Piedmont Academy varsity boys basketball team ushered in the new season Tuesday night with a 45-34 victory against Flint River at home.Justin Wilson scored 16 points while Bobby Mitchell added 15 for first-year head coach Josh Daher.“I am really proud of how well the team competed,” Daher said.…
MAT CANES WRESTLING TEAM WINS TOURNAMENT IN MILLEDGEVILLE Last Saturday the Varsity Mat ’Canes traveled to Milledgeville to participate in the Baldwin Brawl, which included six teams, and won the tournament. It was the first tournament win in ‘Cane wrestling history.Thirteen wrestlers made the trip and six placed first, six placed second and one placed…
Jasper County Commissioners met in a work session Monday evening for nearly four hours discussing possible budget cuts, but making very little headway.Chief Financial Officer Lorri Smith reviewed the budget cuts with the commissioners, showing where cuts had been made and where adjustments were made to account for the retirement in each department’s budget.Different commissioners…
Jasper Countians, the few who voted, joined those over the state in electing David Nahamis to full term on the Georgia Supreme Court, and in naming Chris McFaddin to fill a vacancy on the state Court of Appeals.A little more than four percent of Jasper’s registered voters, a total of 321, voted in the election.…
DANNY ANDERSON (L), JUSTIN DEARRO Danny Anderson is a faithful player of The Monticello News football contest, and his entry is frequently the first one to arrive at The Monticello News office. His efforts paid off well this week as he was the winner.Mr. Anderson correctly guessed the winners of 14 of the 15 games…
The Monticello News will publish its annual Letters to Santa section on Thursday Dec. 16.Children in local preschools through second grades are invited to send their letters to Santa through The Monticello News. Local businesses, industries and individuals also take this time to extend Christmas wishes to their customers, clients and friends. The deadline for…
Cougars Celebrate Winning First State Football Title If you are trying to determine a lucky number for the 2010 Piedmont Academy football team you could try 13.The Cougars recorded their 13th win of the season Friday night, after all.Or you could try 26, as it was on Nov. 26th that the 13th win occurred.Perhaps even…
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin alerts consumers to the recall of a spice that may be contaminated with Salmonella. Frontier Natural Products Co-op, Norway, Iowa, is recalling nutmeg supplied to it by Mincing Overseas Spice Company in Dayton, N.J. The product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The bacteria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections…
Rosa Colvard Campbell, 55, of Monticello, died November 24, 2010. Services are planned for Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Springfield Baptist Church with burial in Southview Cemetery. Mrs. Campbell was educated in the Monroe County and Jasper County School Systems. She received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in education, specializing in…
Eva Nell Palmer Wilkins, 73, of Monticello, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, at The Retreat Nursing Home.Mrs. Wilkins was born in Toccoa, to the late James Orr Palmer and Mary Carrie Simpson Palmer. She lived in DeKalb County for a number of years before moving to Monticello in 1982. She was a bookkeeper for Wilkins…