By STONE WORKMAN“We did some good things as a team this year,” reported Hurricane Head Football Coach Eddie Roberts in our end of the season interview. “We improved each week both on offense that started pretty decent, but especially on defense that made us competitive in most of the games. We only came away with…
COUGARS TAKE THE FIELD VS FLINT RIVER LAST FRIDAY AND WIN 63-8 Any thoughts Flint River may have entertained about an upset in the first round of the GISA Class AA playoffs last Friday night, all but ended on the game’s opening kickoff.The Wildcats won the toss but elected to kick off to host Piedmont…
Wayne Allen Craven died Sunday, Nov. 14.He was employed by the Cobb County School System since 1983 and was currently the Intensive English Language Coordinator and instructor of ESOL endorsement classes to Cobb County educators.During 2006-2007, Mr. Craven held the position of Title II/ESOL Program Specialist at the Georgia State Department of Education.He was a…
During the regular monthly meeting of the Jasper County Board of Assessors (BOA) last week, Chief Appraiser Lynn Bentley announced the terms of two board members will expire at the end of the year. Anyone interested in the positions must send a letter of interest to the BOA, which will be passed on to the…
Will Wade, and Sen. Johnny Grant Will Wade was honored by Boy Scout Troop 331 at a ceremony Sunday at Monticello First United Methodist Church honored as he earned the rank of Eagle Scout. The rank of Eagle Scout is the highest rank in Boy Scouting. Will has been member of Boy Scout Troop 331…
Dr. Shannon Barton and Moses Manning Nanette D. Manning had a perfect score in last week’s Monticello News weekly football contest, correctly guessing the winners of all 15 games listed.For her efforts she won a $25 prize from Primary Care Center at Jasper Memorial Hospital in Monticello. Dr. Shannon Barton presented the prize to Mrs.…
Two representatives from Municipal Electrical Authority of Georgia (MEAG) were on hand to discuss the city’s electric budget during last week’s regular Monticello City Council meeting. The good news was the City Council has reduced the Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) by about one cent per kilowatt hour (kwh) using general fund transfer reductions, business units…
Jasper County Code Enforcement Officer Raymond Rogers has been charged with theft by deception and making false statements in writing after an investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.A warrant for his arrest was issued Monday. Mr. Rogers provided a false payroll document to the Jasper County Government for Mike Cleveland in order to deprive…
Jasper County Emergency workers responded to a motor vehicle accident on Hwy. 83 south just outside Monticello last Friday. A tractor trailer had jack-knifed, and a passenger vehicle wrecked while trying to avoid hitting the truck. The driver of the convertible (left photo) was reported to be entrapped. On Monday, emergency workers again responded to…
The Jasper County commissioners met for four hours Monday night, spending the majority of their time discussing finances.The meeting began with an hour-long work session on the budget, and after the items on the agenda were taken care of they went back into a “work session” to discuss the budget further. The lengthy session could…