Jasper County Tax Assessors voted unanimously Tuesday morning to award the property revaluation contract to TAS Associates.The company’s bid, $173,500, was the lowest bid submitted, for the project scheduled to begin November 1. Bids ranged up to $235,000. According to board chairman James Harrell, all companies that submitted bids said that the new values could…
Jasper County Water & Sewer Authority members had been hoping that the County Line Road project construction would begin by the first of the new year. With the multi-million dollar project still in the process of acquiring a bond resolution, members are now hoping that the United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) loan paperwork will…
It’s that tiebreaker again. So far this season there hasn’t been an outright winner of The Monticello News football contest; it has been the tiebreaker that determined the winner. And guessing the tie-breaker score is tricky business.Last week Tonya Newton guessed that 41 points would be scored in the Monticello-Putnam County game that the Hurricanes…
Jasper County Commissioners, at their regular meeting Monday, heard again from Mrs. Mary Patrick of the Taxpayers Watchdog Group about adding items to the agenda after the agenda is posted.She cited an article in the Sept. 20 Covington News where a Superior Court judge had ruled invalid the action taken in a commission meeting when…
The Monticello Hurricanes came up with an important region win last Friday when they defeated the Putnam County War Eagles 31-21 in Eatonton.Monticello had not defeated the War Eagles since 1995. Big plays on offense and special teams helped gain the ‘Canes their third straight victory, bringing their record to 3-1. This mark already equals…
Little Things MatterIt’s the little things that matterAs you travel down the road,And there’s joy and great contentmentIn sharing someone’s load.To you it’s such a little thingAnd hardly worth the time,But brother it can mean a lotWith a long hard hill to climb.Our lives are filled with ups and downMore downs than ups, it seems,And…
The Piedmont Academy junior varsity football team put on a scoring display in its 40-26 road win against Flint River.The JV Cougars, who are now 3-1-1 overall, played their best of the season offensively. Piedmont and Flint River had actually played to a 6-6 tie earlier this fall.{{more}}“We finally decided we wanted to block and…
The Piedmont Academy junior varsity fast-pitch softball team earned a couple of easy victories Monday against Thomas Jefferson.The Lady Cougars earned 19-3 and 20-6 wins to improve their overall record to 9-2. Carrie Tucker was the winning pitcher in the opener with Kirstie Lewis working the final inning.{{more}}Brittany Wilson had three RBIs in the opener…