I’m fixing to quit listening to the media. The media is like a gossip machine that blows everything out of proportion, exaggerates, embellishes and distorts, which leaves us dazed and confused rather than truly informed. Does anyone remember the oil spill in the gulf, the one of epic, biblical proportions? The one The New York…
It seems that I simply do not have as much time to garden as I would like to. Sure, I want to be outside, getting my hands dirty in the soil, and I certainly have plenty to do out there. Yet, four children, a full time job, church, and that time sapping dissertation I am…
Congressman Jim Marshall talks with Captain Alex French, Commander of a Special Forces A Team, Khakrez Village, Argandab District of Kandahar Province. Congressman Marshall recently led a congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan. He said we must be concerned about Pakistan because areas of the country already largely under the control of Al Qaeda…
Deer Capital, a group of Jasperites who came together last year for the promotion of good quality whitetail deer herds through unique management practices with hunter and landowner cooperation has several activities planned over the next few months.The Whitetail Classic and Trophy Buck Wall is planned for Saturday, Oct. 2, and there will be numerous…
Georgia-Pacific has indefinitely curtailed operations at its plywood plant in Monticello, according to Melody Ruse, a spokeswoman for the company.Some 60 employees were working in the plant which used to employ hundreds, and of those 60, only 20 will remain.Ms. Ruse said the remaining staff will maintain the facility and power the boilers which provide…
A. Benton, T. Tanner It appears that luck might have counted more than skill in last week’s Monticello News football contest, sponsored by Piedmont Academy.Five-year-old Ardarius Benton was the winner who collected a $25 prize from Tony Tanner, headmaster at Piedmont Academy. Young Mr. Benton was the only player to correctly guess the winner of…
Ricky Walsh of Morrow drowned in Jakcson Lake last Saturday evening between 7 and 8 p.m., according to a report from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR).There was no boating accident involved and the deceased appears to have drowned while swimming in the lake off Harbor Drive in the Alcovy and Rocky Creek area.…
Prior to Piedmont’s football game last Friday against the Briarwood Buccaneers in Warrenton, fans from both schools had the opportunity to attend a book signing with former University of Georgia football coach and Athletic Director Vince Dooley. Coach Dooley was invited to Briarwood by a parent of the school. He is the author and co-author…
The Piedmont Academy softball team took care of business in rapid fashion Tuesday recording a 17-1 win against Sinclair Christian.“They are new program,” coach Danny Camp said. “We did what we needed to do. This team has come a long way.”Tuesday’s victory was the 19th for the season for the fast-pitch team.Earlier this week the…