The Piedmont Academy fast-pitch softball team dropped a 6-3 region game to LaGrange Tuesday afternoon meaning the Lady Cougars will all but likely finish third in region play. Trailing 2-0, Piedmont responded to take a 3-2 lead before host LaGrange put four additional runs on the scoreboard for the victory. “We really hurt ourselves,” said…
Lawson Carries, Roberts Blocks Another impressive night of offense helped push the Piedmont Academy football team to 4-0 for the season. The Cougars rolled to a 54-36 victory against Harvester Christian as the Region 1-AA schedule looms. Piedmont has now scored at least 40 points three times this fall. “We actually struggled early offensive,” Cougar…
D. Manning (L), R. Cronan Robert Manning was the only entrant in The Monticello News football contest to have a perfect score of 15—picking the winners in all 15 games listed, high school, college and pro.Mr. Manning’s son, DeVaughn, picked up his dad’s $25 prize from Rod Cronan at R&R Discount Goods, last week’s prize…
All hunters who have been successful in Jasper County are invited to join Deer Capital, a group of hunters, landowners, business people and others who are interested in promoting Jasper County as the Deer Capital. Deer Capital will hold its annual Whitetail Classic on Saturday, Oct. 2 on the Monticello Square, where successful hunters will…
Eight-year-old Jordan Beam (top left) of Newborn competed and placed second in the Iron Kids Triathlon (Ironkids.com) the weekend of September 12. This was Jordan’s third triathlon and he competed with about 1,300 other youth. Iron Kids announced that this was the largest triathlon to date. Jordan competed in the eight year old boys division…
The Jasper County Commissioners breezed through their evening meeting Monday, with few items requiring much discussion.Commissioner Mary Patrick suggested several cost-cutting measures which the commissioners considered independently. One, which the commissioners said they thought they had already passed, said no overtime will be allowed, except in an emergency. Then comp time off must be taken.…
The Jasper County School Board approved a number of new hires, two transfers, a resignation, a retirement, and a termination at their regular meeting Tuesday night.They hired Elizabeth L. Cain, Pre-K teacher and Angie Williamson, food assistant for the Jasper County Primary School; Lianna Nix, fifth grade teacher at Washington Park Elementary; H. Scott Cooper,…
An armed robbery took place Saturday night at the Monticello Food Mart, just off the Square, at the corner of Greene and Towhee Streets. According to information from the victim the perpetrator was a black male approximately 6’ 5” tall wearing a ski mask. The victim also said he recognized the voice of the robber…
Stephen Cargile There are things that happen in life each day that make you say, “wow” and some that leave you speechless. Some call these happenings gifts from God, some call them ‘miracles,’ while others just think it’s coincidence or luck. But no matter what the definition, a miracle is exactly what is here through…
Woodie Brown Wynens, 93, of Hillsboro, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at her residence.Mrs. Wynens was born in Graymont-Summit, Ga., to the late Fred and Evelyn Bunn Brown. Her husband, Garland Augustus Wynens preceded her in death. Mrs. Wynens and her family lived most of her life in Macon where she and Mr. Wynens were…