The Piedmont Academy boys basketball team continued its winning ways last Friday by defeating Monroe Academy 69-39 in the region opener for the Cougars.Lance Richardson paced the Piedmont offense with 18 points while Josh Phillips scored 15 and Zac Hauther added 11. The Cougars were in control by halftime with a 39-19 advantage.“After the game…
Funeral services for M.T. “Max” Gaultney, III, of Monticello, were held December 14 at the chapel of Caldwell & Cowan with burial in the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville. The Revs. Gavin Moon, Morris Mitchell, and Dr. Monroe T. Gaultney, IV officiated.He died December 12.Mr. Gaultney was the son of the late M.T., Sr.…
Funeral services for Eddie Edward Boykin, Jr., 54, were held December 11 at Sardis C.M.E. Church with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Keith Wilks officiated.He died December 6.Mr. Boykin was born July 31, 1951 to the late Eddie, Sr. and Jewell Boykin. He joined Sardis C.M.E. Church at early age and graduated from…
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style. In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas…as the shoppers rush home with their treasures. I love Christmas music, and I can hardly wait until this Saturday when Monticello resembles that particular song. I envision shoppers all over town taking advantage of our local merchants and the…
Memorial services for Patricia Ann Bryles Perkins, 66, of Monticello, are scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. at the Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall in Monticello. Terry Battle will officiate. Burial will be held in Ocala, Fla. at a later date. She died December 10 at Lynn Haven Nursing Home in Gray.Mrs. Perkins was…
Brady McMichael, an avid player of The Monticello News football contest, was the grand prize winner of the Peach Bowl tickets given away Monday. Brady’s name was on the honor roll two times. His sister, Brandy, had made the honor roll once. Neither of his parents, Jay and Kim McMichael, were on the honor roll,…
Mark Anthony Johnson of Bear Creek Point was arrested on Tuesday for attempted burglary. The perpetrator was surprised in the act by the homeowner and ran from the scene on foot. Deputies from Newton and Jasper Counties responded and pursued him. He was later apprehended when he turned himself in at his residence. In other…
Elizabeth Rolfe, the Jasper County Animal Control Officer, reports the difficulties and details of her job: “After receiving a complaint, locating the owners of the animals is usually a problem, especially when they have no tags or collars. Then it becomes a door-to-door search and most people aren’t home during the day.”Presently the procedure for…
The Peach Bowl game set for Friday, Dec. 30 in Atlanta is shaping up to be a classic confrontation, according to comments from University of Miami Head Coach Larry Coker and LSU Head Coach Les Miles. Their comments came at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl coaches luncheon on Monday at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.Coach Coker is…
The Piedmont Academy varsity boys basketball team won two of its three outings last week and improved its overall record to 5-3 for the season.For Chip Champion, the record is good, but the coach believes it could actually be better.“A 5-3 record is not bad, but we really could be 7-1,” Champion said. “The great…