The Piedmont Academy varsity baseball team started off on the right foot in the 2006 region schedule Tuesday by defeating visiting Curtis Baptist 13-2 in six innings.Brent Brown earned the win for Piedmont and improved to 1-0 this spring. Brown worked four innings and recorded six strikeouts.Trailing 2-0 after the top of the third, the…
They say good pitching always beats good hitting. That was certainly the case on Thursday, March 1, when the ‘Canes were shut out 11-0 by the Lamar County Trojans, a team that had an overall record of 17-10 and a region record of 14-8 last year, which was good enough to take them to the…
By ED ALLARD, Minister,Monticello Church of ChristGod is our Creator. We are created in the image of God (see Genesis 1:26,27). When God had finished the creation of all in the heavens and the earth, including Adam and Eve, He looked at all that He had made and saw that it was “very good.” The…
I’m fixing to stop beating around the bush.I think I’ve been beating around the bush all my life. It started back when I was just a young boy in the first grade. During mid-morning recess we were allowed to eat a snack—a piece of cake, cookies, or other goodies we had brought from home. On…
We are past the half way point in the 2006 session of the Georgia General Assembly and the pace is beginning to quicken. Several important measures passed the State Senate this week and it is apparent that education and security are two issues that will mark this session.The Senate agreed to House changes to Governor…
We are now over halfway through the 2006 General Assembly session. I am proud to say that we have passed some very important and meaningful legislation.This week was no exception as we moved to help military families, protected our children from internet pornography, and cracked down on the effects MTBE can have on our environment.House…
Grady Berry Brooks, 60, of Monticello, died Wednesday, February 22, at his residence.Mr. Brooks was a native of Troop County. His parents were the late Grady Brooks and Norma Myrtle Bowel Brooks. He served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Brooks moved to Jasper County more than 14 years ago from Lawrenceville after retiring as a…
Phyllis Frances Bernice Gentes Hotalen, 63, of Jackson, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens. Phyllis Hotalen was born in Sullivan County, N.Y. Her parents were the late Felix Antone Gentes, Jr. and Anna Ruth Hoss Gentes. Her husband, Eugene Hotalen, and brothers, Teddy West and Phillip Gentes, preceded her…
Jesse James Gude of a Macon address was arrested last Friday evening, Feb. 24, on a warrant which was taken out on February 13, by the Monticello Police Department, charging him with burglary and obstruction or hindering a law enforcement officer.According to Chief Danny Norris of the MPD, Mr. Gude is currently being charged with…
The 2005 numbers are in, though unofficial and unqualified, for Jasper Memorial Hospital, according to Jean Aycock, Oconee Regional Medical Center (ORMC) financial representative.Ms. Aycock’s brief presentation to Jasper Health Services, Inc. board members Monday evening covered the highlights of the medical facility’s financial profile over the past year. Her report reflected an increase in…