By LUKE McFARLANDJCHS English TeacherErnest Hemingway said something like the following: “There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.” Though the typewriter thing has changed, anyone setting out to tell a story or capture a moment understands that writing is insane and that it never leads…
A memorial service, celebration of life for Toney Lee Thurman, who died February 24, 2021, was held March 5, at Smith and Sons Funeral Home in Monticello. Rev./Dr. Jimmy Horton officiated. Toney Lee Thurman was born on February 5, 1963 to Annie Lois Clark and Gus Thurman in Monticello. After graduating from high school, he…
For the first time in my life, I own a car that is not entirely gas-powered. This wasn’t entirely on purpose, though I welcome the change. My husband and I were looking to get a new van (we had already put 160,000 miles on our old van over seven years), and we were looking for…
How do we make sense of everything we face on a day-to-day basis? Over the past year, life has come at us fast and seemingly unrelenting. We have struggled to put our feelings into coherent or intelligent thoughts with one scene continually coming to my mind: an enormous pile of garbage covering every square inch…
The Piedmont Academy Middle School baseball opened its new season last week with a 5-5 tie against Creekside Middle School in McDonough. The Cougars jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Creekside scored all five of its runs in the bottom of the second. Piedmont tied the score with…
The Jasper County-Monticello High School golf team will be learning as it goes this spring. Coach Ethan Huff only has two returning players from last season in Peyton Klassen and Austin Dean. They are joined by newcomers Jacoby Banks and Elias Hamblin. Ansley Hargove will represent the Lady Canes this season. Jasper County-Monticello opened the…
The historic run for the Piedmont Academy varsity girls basketball team came to its conclusion Thursday in Americus. The Lady Cougars (21-4) fell to Westwood 61-49 in the Class AA state semifinals. The 2020-21 season saw Piedmont capture a region championship and then advance to the Final Four for the first time in program history.…
Both the Jasper County-Monticello High School varsity girls and boys track teams had several standout performances in their 2021 season debuts. For the Lady Canes, JaKara Tobler won the 800-meter run in 2:53.80. Brianna Dalton had a strong showing in both distance events winning the 1,600-meter run in 6:44.20 and the 3,200-meter run in 14:36.…
Jasper County High School (JCHS) Cheerleaders recently hosted their season ending banquet. The 2020-2021 season held many rewards and challenges. This year, the Competition Cheer Team and Sideline Cheerleaders reunited to form one team. Athletes who cheered at games also competed during the competitive season (November through February). Twenty young ladies cheered this season. A…
The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board members conducted a Community Stakeholders Meeting Monday afternoon that featured several informative sessions and was attended by more than 65 participants. The three hour event was the brainchild of the DDA board which states its mission as revitalizing the downtown, promoting local visitation, and serving as the thriving economic…