Days off are a lot like fried okra. It looks good, and smells good; but you’re not quite sure what to do with it once you get it in your mouth! That’s how it is for us anyway. This past Monday was one such day for Cheryl and me.I swear we are terrible at doing…
The Lady ‘Canes defeated Crawford County 16-8 last Thursday in a game which determined the number three and four seeds in the state tournament. By winning, the Lady ‘Canes were paired as a number three seed versus Appling County and were to travel to Baxley yesterday for a best two-of-three series. The first game was…
Ellis Ammons Makes Tackle The Monticello Hurricane football team suffered its sixth straight loss of the season last Friday when they were defeated by Southwest Macon 16-0. Head Football Coach Eddie Roberts said, “It was a defensive battle on both sides of the football, and the game basically came down to turnovers once again. We…
Alex Hall Scores Piedmont Academy football coach Rhett Farmer had wondered how his team would respond when challenged this season. The Cougar head coach got his answer last Friday night as his team defeated Edmund Burke 34-14 to improve to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in Region 1-AA. As a result, Piedmont remained ranked No. 1…
Monticello Mayor Glenn Newsome watches Dave Smith with Central Georgia Underground change out a meter as part of Monticello’s change from manual meter reading to automated meter reading.Central Georgia Underground is one of the companies involved in the meter conversion. The city is in the process of a $766,000 project to upgrade or replace 1,400…
The Jasper County Commissioners last Thursday accepted bids for paving of Hodges Farm Road, Bullard Road and Feldspar Road. All three are considered “Tier 1” roads that voters were told would be fixed if they passed the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax in 2005.Work was expected to begin almost immediately on Bullard and Hodges…
A Monticello police car and dump truck had a close encounter last Wednesday, Oct. 6. The dump truck came through Monticello and a driver behind him reported erratic driving. A Monticello policeman, Richard Elkins, got behind the dump truck, and made a traffic stop on Hwy. 11 south, just past Hwy. 380, Jerry Ambe was…
Heather Tyler Is Safe at First The Piedmont Academy fast-pitch softball team needed just one more win to reach the state finals. In the end, the Lady Cougars placed third for Class AA, compiled 27 wins and advanced further than any softball team in school history. The season was a special one for the players,…
Last week’s Monticello News football contest proved to be a tough one, although all the home favorites, except the Monticello Hurricanes, won. The Piedmont Cougars, Georgia, Georgia Tech, and the Falcons all posted wins. Glen Carter was the only player to pick as many as 13 winners in the contest. He was followed by Ahmad…