After taking pleas much of the day Monday and Tuesday, Judge Hulane George was to be on the bench for the trial of Vernon Richard Walker who is charged with several counts of theft by taking.Jury selection was scheduled for yesterday morning, with the trial to commence soon after. Also, there were eight other cases…
Former Monticello Baptist Church Pump Organ The picture above shows an old pump organ that we have in the museum. This musical instrument was used long years ago in the Monticello Baptist Church. Notice that there are two large foot pedals that had to be constantly pumped to get the proper sounds out of the…
I’m fixing to take off and go somewhere. I got to ‘cause I’m getting that old feeling of when I used to go to Miami, San Juan, Dallas, Chicago and New York, with occasional visits to Little Rock, Tampa, Memphis, Nashville, Mobile, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Charleston, Birmingham, Jackson and Richmond, all on a regular basis. These…
Well, spring is really here, and summer can’t be too far away. The signs of summer abound, if you look and listen for them. At night, the elusive whippoorwill can be heard in neighboring woods and forests, cardinal vines seedlings are sprouting through the soil, and the first sightings of hummingbirds have been reported throughout…
What happened to spring? Seems we went from very cold to very hot in no time at all. It is time, however, for our Market Festival on the Square and judging from the many calls to the Better Hometown office and the Chamber wanting to know when the Market would begin, everyone has been eagerly…
Believe it or not, I am facing the reality of my 20 year graduation reunion soon and I cannot believe I have gotten this old this quickly. Correction! I cannot believe that I have “improved with age” in such a short period of time…like a good grape! Anyway, this got me thinking about this years’…
The Piedmont Academy Lady Cougars soccer team will host a first-round state playoff match Saturday. Meanwhile the varsity boys will likely be on the road in the first round, most likely at LaGrange, coach Robbie Kinard said earlier this week. Official start times and opponents will be determined late this week once all regular season…
Piedmont Academy’s Wyley Deleza placed sixth in the high jump at the GISA state track meet in Albany last week while Robyn Estes ran a personal best in the 3,200-meter run to pace the Lady Cougars. Dylan Collins also participated in the 200-meter but was unable to qualify. Jacob Russell threw a personal best in…
The Piedmont Academy baseball team put the finishing touches on the regular season this week and is set to begin the Class AA state playoffs.The Diamond Cougars will host LaGrange Friday in a best-of-three series. A doubleheader will be played Friday beginning at 1 p.m. A third game, if necessary, would be Saturday although Piedmont…
Funeral services for Mia Latracia Braswell, who died May 1, were held Tuesday at Griggs Chapel A.M.E. Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Donnie R. Braswell officiated. Miss Braswell was born in Macon on August 2, 1978, the daughter of Joanne Braswell. She was educated in Jones County public schools.From the time she was…