Over the past several weeks the readers of The Monticello News have been well-saturated with op-eds about our local elected officials and from our local elected officials, mainly addressing whether or not Jack Bernard is a jerk or whether or not his “CAVE” people are the problem. It has been an entertaining read, but I…
During the Jasper County Board of Tax Assessor’s (BOA) regular monthly meeting last Thursday, Chief Appraiser Lynn Bentley informed the BOA of the Department of Revenue’s announcement that under the Forest Land Protection Act (tracts over 200 acres) the agency would begin reimbursements to the county of approximately $300,000, to be completed by the end…
MOVIE SCENE IS FILMED AT BRONNER HOUSE The movie Unspoken Words is being filmed in Jasper County this week, with filming planned on the Monticello Square this Saturday, Oct. 23.Many people are needed to serve as extras for the scene where a young man is considering jumping off a tall building and taking his own…
Susan Hinshaw, Tim Born Last week’s contest proved to be a bear for contest players. With 220 people playing, only three got as many as 12 right to be added to the Grand Prize Honor Roll. Less than 100 got as many as 10 right. Susan Hinshaw and Tink Dover both correctly guessed the winners…
The Jasper County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the new hires of Hung Cole and Dianne Parr, as paraprofessionals for Washington Park Elementary School.They also approved the resignation of Debbie Grier, the current Jasper County High School Health Occupations teacher at their business meeting Tuesday.The board heard in a work session last Thursday…
SMALL PLANE CRASHES NEAR AIRSTRIP AT MONTICELLO SKY RANCH A small plane crashed near Monticello Sky Ranch airstrip Saturday evening, killing the two people aboard.The aircraft, a RV6A took off, then veered left, and hit the ground resulting in two fatalities, said William Hoogenhaut with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The crash is still under…
After traveling to Baxley last week the Lady ‘Canes were eliminated by Appling County 6-1 in the first game and were shut out 8-0 in the second, ending their season with an overall record of 15-15. The team will only lose two players to graduation, those being seniors Sicily Lentini and Lexie Fields. Athletic Director…
The No. 1-ranked Piedmont Academy football team will return to action Friday hosting Robert Toombs at 7:30 p.m. For coach Rhett Farmer, it will be another in a stretch of Region 1-AA contests and one which holds just as much importance. “They are very explosive offensively,” Farmer said. “In watching them on film, they have…
TEAM SALUTE TO WINNING SEASON The Piedmont Academy Middle School football team put the finishing touches on an undefeated season last week with a 40-8 victory against Young American.Coach Wes Tanner’s team compiled a perfect 6-0 record this fall. “This was such a fun team to coach and I hope that we get to coach…