BY ED ALLARDWhat is love? We all think we know what love is. We all want to be loved. Are we lovable? Do we really know what love is? I’ll have to admit that sometimes I am not loveable. I recognize that I am still learning about this thing called love. I hope I never…
The ‘Canes wound up their season last Friday night with a 56-13 loss at the hands of fourth ranked Greene Co. In spite of the loss, the team improved their last year’s record of 1-9 to 4-6 in one of the state’s most competitive regions.Head Coach Doug Huff summed up the season by saying, “We…
Funds will be available to match, 75 cents to the dollar, money Jasper County spends on roads from proceeds of a one percent special sales tax, state highway commissioner Harold Linnenkohl promised in Monticello Tuesday.In something of a pep rally for the one percent special purpose local option sales tax, or SPLOST, the state’s top…
Odell Thurman had an interception for a 30-yard touchdown run in the Bengals 31-23 win against the Tennessee Titans last Sunday.The victory gets the Bengals back on the winning track after a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars five weeks into the season. It also places Thurman back on track for consecutive NFL Defensive Player of…
The Jr. Varsity ‘Canes ended up in a similar situation as the varsity, when the Morgan Co. Jr. Varsity came to town last week and won 34-6. The game was actually close until late in the third quarter with the Bulldogs only leading 20-6, and the ‘Canes threatening to score. But that’s when one of…
The ‘Canes took a 52-14 shellacking last Friday night at the hands of the Morgan Co. Bulldogs, a team which they have never been able to defeat. The loss dropped the ‘Canes record to 4-5 and raised the Bulldog’s to 7-2, which should be sufficient to get them to the playoffs.It only took the Bulldogs…
A quorum of Jasper County Water & Sewer Authority board members met last Thursday to adopt a memorandum of understanding agreement with the City of Monticello as part of a partnership that would allow both parties a share of possible future water resources.With a majority vote of six with two abstaining, Mark Walton and Ken…
It’s the beginning of the physical work to accomplish our goal and the end of work on the planning phase,” said Supt. Jay Brinson of the symbolism of Monday’s groundbreaking ceremony held at the site of the new Jasper County High School.Supt. Brinson opened the brief ceremony by welcoming several dozens of spectators. He, along…