Sara Russell of Monticello and her sister, Ann Gary of Griffin, recently visited the beautiful city of Venice, Italy. San Moise can be seen behind the ladies. Are you going on vacation? If so, take a copy of The News with you, snap a photo, and submit to editor@themonticellonews.com to be featured in a future…
The Monticello Hurricane softball program advanced to the final round of the Dade County Super-Regional last Thursday in the GHSA Class-A State playoffs. The winner, Dade County, advanced to Columbus to battle in the Elite Eight, meaning that the Hurricanes finished within the top 16 teams in Class-A softball. The regional game began with host…
Voting for the upcoming city of Monticello election has hit the 100 total votes cast mark in the early voting period. It’s a big jump from last week as only 22 votes were cast as of press time last week. With approximately 2,000 citizens registered to vote in this election, this puts the total voter…
The Jasper County Commissioners had a late start to their called meeting last Friday, and were challenged by Mary Patrick, who said that the Comprehensive Plan is “supposed to be our plan, not some bureaucrats plan.” The commissioners went through the Comprehensive Plan, looking at several points. New District 4 Commissioner Asher Gray recommended making…
COLUMBUS – State championships never get old. Just ask the players and coaches on the Piedmont Academy fast-pitch softball team. The Lady Cougars capped another state championship Saturday, their fourth consecutive, by defeating Southwest Georgia twice. Once again, Piedmont reigns supreme in GIAA Class AA. “It never gets old, but it seems like they get…
A celebration for life for Mrs. Martha Jo Kersey Whitley will be held today, Oct. 5, 2023 at 11 a.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church, 9595 Hwy 142, Newborn. Rev. Carl Reimold, pastor; Rev. Brandon Stanley, eulogist. Martha Jo Whitley, 58, of Newborn, passed away September 30, 2023, at Rockdale Medical Center after a short battle…
After hearing and reading all the bad news, thank goodness, for all the craziness in the news. A dog somehow got locked in the family refrigerator and ate an entire ham. A man in Japan had surgery to become a collie dog and now he wants to meet a girl dog and be in the…