Just as they dominated opponents on the playing field, the Piedmont Academy softball team had its paw print all over the 2022 All-Region and All-State teams.Abby Arnold, Emily McEwen, Emily Whitwell, Jacie Jenkins, Marissa Holder and Breck Piedra were each named All-State after helping lead the Lady Cougars to a third consecutive state championship this…
The Monticello Hurricane Cross Country teams competed in the GHSA State Championships for Class A, Division 1. Over 350 boys and girls from across the state competed in this classification alone, with the Hurricanes sending a full complement of runners. Overall, both the boy’s and girl’s teams finished 15th in state. Freshman Colbie Ramsey also…
On November 6, 2022, Elwood Malone Cunard, better known as “Loney,” died at the Georgia War Veterans’ Home in Milledgeville, after an extended illness. “Loney” was born on New Year’s Day, 1930, to Elwood Elbert and Evelyn Malone Cunard. He graduated from Monticello High School in 1947 where he was an outstanding student as well…
A celebration for life for Mary Ann Farrar, who died November 4, 2022 at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle is scheduled for today, Nov. 10, 2022 at 1 p.m. at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church, 837 Hillsboro Street, Monticello, GA 31064. Rev. Dr. Jimmy Horton, eulogist. Mary Ann Farrar was born on May 19, 1948 to…
A celebration for life for Ralph Smith was held Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church in Monticello. Rev. Dr. Jimmy Horton, eulogist. Ralph Smith was born in Monticello on March 2, 1953 to the late John Wesley Smith and Sarah Mae Campbell-Smith. He departed his earthly home on October 29, 2022. Ralph…
The Jasper County Commission held two public hearings at its regular meeting Monday evening—one that will allow the Jasper County Community Food Bank to locate on property located on Middlebrook Pond Road and Freedonia Road, with the other revamping the whole development ordinance. The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) has worked with the County Commission…
Piedmont Academy has added another sport to its ranks. The GIAA added girls varsity flag football for the 2022-23 school year and the Lady Cougars are already enjoying success on the field. This season began right before the end of softball and will end Nov. 19, “The girls heard about it and came to me…
The Washington Park Elementary School (WPES) fourth and fifth grade students in Cheryl Gerber’s class have launched “Purple Hurricane” into the Gulf Stream off the coast of Tybee Island. The students have been working on the mini boat, equipped with a solar powered GPS system, for several weeks in conjunction with Educational Passages. The project…
Bartow Harris “B.H.” Maeger, age 96, of Monticello, passed away Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, at his residence. Bartow Maeger was born in Canton, to the late William H. “Will” Maeger and Annie Laura Roberts Maeger. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, John Maeger, Richard Maeger and William Maeger;…