Thirteen was a lucky number for the Monticello Canes baseball team. They took the field in Monticello against the Josey Eagles on Tuesday, March 28, and it represented their thirteenth game without a win. It took some timely hits, strong defense, and an unusual play, but the losing streak came to an end and the…
The Piedmont Academy baseball team saw its 12-game winning streak snapped Tuesday in a 6-1 loss at Brentwood.Both teams entered the game undefeated in region play, but it would be host Brentwood who took this battle on the strength of some outstanding pitching.“Their pitcher was throwing around 85 and had several scouts there watching him,”…
A handful of people attended the Jasper County Planning & Zoning Commission meeting last Thursday to express their concerns on two proposed text amendments.The first was to raise the minimum square footage for new housing in the residential area from 1500 sq.ft. to 1800 sq.ft. Chris Anderson, zoning administrator, explained the ordinance, as there were…
Funeral services for Joseph “Joe” Reheis, 63, of Pall Mall, Tenn. were held March 20 in the chapel of Jennings Funeral Home with burial in Travisville Cemetery in Pickett County.He died March 18 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Tenn.Mr. Reheis was born December 1, 1942 to Rex Reheis and the late Mary Hall Reheis…
Funeral services for George Driskell were held March 11 at Gethsemane Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio. Burial was held March 13 in Evergreen Memorial Park in Maple Heights. Ohio. The Rev. Stephen D. Sullivan officiated. He died March 2.Mr. Driskell was born February 4, 1938 to the late Eugene “Tit” and Willie Lee Driskell of…
As the NCAA basketball tournament brings sports fans through the time of year that is known as March Madness, I am reminded of a visit that I made to the NCAA basketball tournament a few years ago.We Georgia fans have not often experienced March Madness with our basketball team. Yet, one year we did qualify…
This year’s General Assembly session is coming to a close as we finished the 33rd day of a possible 40 legislative day session. Day 30 went until the early morning hours as it took members of the House of Representatives until 2 a.m. to debate and vote on the 82 bills deemed important enough to…
It was a very small calendar, as far as criminal cases, on Tuesday, March 21 when Jasper Superior Court convened for a motion day with Judge Hulane E. George presiding. The four cases on the calendar were: •The case of the State vs. Joe Elmer Dawson, in which Mr. Dawson was appealing his conviction on…
I’m fixing to go by the lawyer’s office.He’s going to read my Aunt Fanny’s will today.She had promised me for years that she was going to leave me 13 acres of land she owned, which was right by the highway and beside the river. I planned to put a little river park on the property…
The Monticello High School boys trio took top honors at the annual Monticello Kiwanis Talent Show Tuesday night.The trio, made up of Stephen Hopper, Kris Agustin and Cody Caho, sang “The Animals Are Coming.” Second place honors in that class went to Hunter Smith for his original composition of “Grace.” Jeremy Chupp took third place…