This Sunday, May 10, is Mother’s Day….ah what a bittersweet day.Twenty years ago Sunday, when my sisters and our families gathered on College Street in Monticello for Mother’s Day, we received some horrible news—Mama had lung cancer. The most wonderful mother in the world had a disease that more often than not is terminal. She…
John Benjamin Persons Home On Washington Street I like to preface all of my stories that start around 1800 with the fact that conditions were pretty plain. There is no electricity, running water, limited doctors, and heat only from a wood stove. Many families in our area grew up under these conditions and I want…
My high school class will gather this week-end on Tybee Island for our thirtieth class reunion. It doesn’t seem like it has been thirty years since the Tattnall Square Academy Class of 1979 walked across the stage on a hot June night in Macon receiving high school diplomas. Some of you might be wondering why…
Piedmont Academy’s B-team baseball players let it be known they were ready for Windsor last week. The end result was a 7-0 win against the Knights as Matt Sessions went all seven innings allowing just three hits while striking out five. Sessions gave up just two walks. Cole Hamilton delivered a 2-for-3 performance at the…
The Piedmont Academy varsity girls soccer team was tied for first place in region play going into this week. The Lady Cougars recorded a 2-1 win against Community Christian last week on the strength of goals from Kelly King and Aly Kinard. Jerica Jenkins had an assist. Region games are set to be made up…
The Monticello boy’s tennis team lost their match 3-1 to Dodge County. Dodge’s number one singles defeated Robert Pulliam 6-3 and 6-1. Dodge also won the number one doubles 7-5 and 7-5 in a good and close match. Bre Herrington and Matt Loftis had an opportunity to win in this match, had match-point on several…
Several members of the Piedmont Academy track program have qualified for the upcoming state meet in Albany. The Piedmont athletes qualified during the recent Region 1-AA meet hosted by Gatewood in Eatonon. Wyley Deleza won the region championship in the high school while Austin Mitcham was runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles. Jacob Russell threw a…
Kale Blackshear Pitches The Piedmont Academy baseball team needs one win in its final two region games to wrap up a No. 2 seed for the state playoffs.Coach Danny Camp’s Diamond Cougars will host Westminster today and Nathanael Greene Monday to close out the regular season. Both games begin at 4:30 p.m.Nathanael Greene will likely…
Twelve local organizations received funds from the Monticello Kiwanis Club at its annual awards luncheon held last Thursday. Recipients included Liz Caldwell on behalf of Jakes Fishing Rodeo, Bekah Mullinax and Talethia Mason with Reading Is Fundamental, Nita Mix and Carol McElheney with the Jasper County Library, Janice Arnold and Lucy Ray on behalf of…
Several persons had their probation revoked, and others settled cases with please during a motion day and criminal arraignment in Jasper Superior Court Tuesday. Judge Hulane George presided.The judge agreed sufficient evidence was presented to satisfy the court that Christopher Charles Farrar had violated the terms and conditions of his sentence of five years probation,…