The Monticello Middle School Lady Hurricanes won their first game of the season in grand fashion last week against Greene County Middle School.The 21-18 triumph was in fact the squad’s first win in two seasons under the leadership of Amanda Jenkins. In their previous three games of the season, the team had yet to score…
The Piedmont Academy wrestling team officially began its 2005-06 season last week competing at Windsor Academy in Macon.Piedmont wrestlers faced host Windsor in addition to Valwood and Monroe Academy at the four-school event. Several Mat Cougars had quality outings including Ryan Young who earned two pins and a win by forfeit at 125 pounds.Young pinned…
Funeral services for Clelia E. Sands, 54, of Monticello, will be held Saturday, Dec. 10 at Sardis C.M.E. Church beginning at 1 p.m. The church is located on Hwy. 11 north.She died Sunday, Dec. 4.Smith & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Funeral services for the Rev. Stanley Barnett Landrum, 80, are scheduled for December 7 at Hazelhurst United Methodist Church in Mississippi at 10 a.m. with burial in Lakewood Cemetery in Jackson, Ms. He died December 4 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center.Rev. Landrum was born January 30, 1925 in Leake County to the late Rev.…
Charlie Fulton Davis, 98, died Friday, Dec. 2 Funeral services were held December 5 in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the New Red Hill Church Cemetery.A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Davis is the son of the late Joe and Penny Williams Davis. He was a retired farmer…
Funeral services for Joyce Elliott, 77, of Conyers, were held Sunday, Dec. 4 in the chapel of Harwell Funeral Home with burial in the Newborn Memorial Cemetery. Dr. Jim Martin officiated. She died December 2.Mrs. Elliott was born in Jasper County to the late Bernard and Annie Bowden Lynch. She was a member of Monticello…
Funeral services for Clelia Eunice Sands, 54, were held December 10 at Sardis C.M.E. Church with burial in the church cemetery. Evangelist Mary Taylor officiated.She died December 4.Mrs. Sands was born May 2, 1951 in Machen to the late Clelia Odessa Allison and Willie Frank Sanders. She was educated in the Jasper County School System…
Mark Hardison presented the audit report for 2004 for Jasper County, showing that the audit firm had to give a “qualified” opinion because of several “reportable conditions” with the county’s audit.The County Commission made no budget adjustments or amendments in 2004, so any department that had expenditures in excess of appropriations at the department level…