After taking their seasonal bye-week last Friday, Monticello Hurricanes Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Doug Huff said the time off helped the team a lot.“We had some things we needed to spend a good bit of time working on. This past Tuesday, Wed-nesday and Thursday we had three very good practices and got back…
Monticello’s Lady Canes Varsity Softball Team hosted the Wilkinson County Warriors on September 21 in a region contest, and defeated the Warriors 15-0 in four innings, when the game was called becasue of the run rule.The Lady Canes had 11 hits in the abbreviated game. Leading hitters were Erika Bilbrey, 3 for 3 including 2…
Piedmont Academy’s fast-pitch softball team has one game remaining in the 2006 regular season.The Lady Cougars appear set to finish in the top three of the region and would then begin play in the Class AA state tournament Saturday, Oct. 7, when the first two rounds would be played. The Final Four would be the…
The going got a bit tougher for prognosticators in The News Football Contest last week. In a turnaround from the previous week that saw a perfect score and 70 grand prize qualifiers, only three contestants picked the winners of 12 games, while seven others added their names to the grand prize honor roll.James W. Smith…
Karen Yvonne Willis Thomaston, 43, of Monticello, died Friday, September 15, at Rockdale Medical Center in Conyers.Karen Thomaston was born in Lee County, Virginia. She lived in Jonesboro before moving to Jasper County in 1978. She was a member of Monticello Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, John Mark Thomaston of Monticello; son and daughter,…
By Ed Allard, Minister, Monticello Church of ChristWhat are your hopes in this life? The hopes of life are many. However, there is one most important hope of all to have. We will get to that in a minute. What our hopes in this life are vary depending on our nationality, our status in life,…
True story: Several years ago while attending a University of Georgia football game, I turned around and noticed Erk Russell towering just a few feet away.{{more}}I had long been an admirer of Coach Russell, known to thousands simply as “Erk,” and it was somewhat of a thrill to see him in arm’s reach. I quickly…
Marcella Edwards Davidson, 63, of Monticello, died Saturday, Sept. 23, at Macon Northside Hospital.Mrs. Davidson was a native of Rome. Her parents were the late Marion Monroe Edwards and Josephine Lucinda West Edwards. She lived in Hapeville for a number of years before moving to Jasper County in 1989. She was a member of Callie…
Graveside services for Bob Ausley of Thomasville were held on September 19 at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Thomasville.Mr. Ausley was born September 10, 1916 in Decatur County, the son of Calvin K. Chisholm Ausley and Ella Rebecca Ausley.Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Ola Kelly Ausley, formerly of Monticello, and daughter, Elizabeth A. Wade…
Funeral services for Lamar “Tiny” Sands, Jr., 54, were held Friday, Sept. 22 at Rock Zion C.M.E. Church with burial in South View Cemtery. The Rev. Richard Taylor officiated.He died Monday, Sept. 18 at the North Macon Healthcare Facility.Mr. Sands was born June 7, 1952 to the late Lamar Sands, Sr. and Carsie Mae Lloyd…