The Monticello Hurricane varsity football team made the short jaunt over to Lake Oconee Academy last Friday night to do battle against the Titans. In what would become a defensive standoff, the Hurricanes came out on top 12-6, holding the Titans to just two long field goals for their points. This was the second meeting…
Tuesday, Sept. 26, the Monticello Hurricane Cross Country teams from both the middle school and high school will be hosting the first ever Brooklyn Dalton Dash, a race to be run in the memory of the late Brooklyn Dalton. The Lady Cane runner passed last year after battling glioma, a very rare and aggressive form…
The driver of this vehicle which wrecked Wednesday morning on Post Road was transported by ambulance to an area hospital. No details were available on the accident which was worked by an officer of the Georgia State Patrol. According to reports, the vehicle became airborne, and landed inside the fence along Post Road.
ROUNDABOUT ON HWY. 83 NORTH Motorcycle wrecks on opposite ends of the county last week resulted in the death of the driver in both cases. Bryson Bashon Jackson, of Monticello, was killed last week when he wrecked off Hwy. 83 south near the Monroe County Line. Apparently, Mr. Jackson was returning from a trip to…
LOCAL FILM STUDENTS VISIT MERCER UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN MACON Jasper County High School’s film students kicked the school year off with a field trip to the 18th annual Macon Film Festival. Thirty-eight students in the Audio, Video, and Film CTAE pathway viewed and critiqued films from college filmmakers across the country in the “Student Shorts”…
Last spring, students that would be in Washington Park Elementary School for 2023-24 received a special summer learning bag. Included was a required grade level book with an activity sheet, a free reading book chosen by student, math practice wipe off sheet, and a summer reading bingo board! Students that turned in their summer reading…
Piedmont Academy football coach Clint Satterfield knew his team needed to not allow big plays against Terrell Academy last Friday. In the end, the visiting Eagles used three big plays to take a 20-9 win at Cougar Field. Piedmont (1-1) also had to deal with an injury to a key player (Mason Tumlin) which hampered…
Last chance for those white jeans and then gently fold them and put away until May 31st of next year. Just where did this malarkey originate? Look it up, it seems the rich at the turn-of-the-century wanted to distinguish themselves from the want to be by not wearing white after Labor Day. This malarkey dribbled…
Here is the case… A man wanted to build a house for himself. He hired a contractor to construct the house for him. He handed the contractor a blueprint and said, “I am going to Europe for a year. Construct this house for me and when I return I will pay you.” The contractor began…
Pulling a rare back to back week for columns as Mrs. Kathy is out on her Alaskan cruise. I’ll try to keep it short, because after the week I’ve had, I wish it were me on that cruise. But truth be told, we’re experiencing the same type of temperature. Icy. However, I digress, because the…