Turnkey manufacturing refers to a full-service manufacturing process where a company will hire an outside contractor to provide manufacturing and supply chain services. Services may include design and fabrication, installation, or support and technical services. Companies can benefit from turnkey services to help handle some projects that cannot be completed in house. Take a Hands-Off…
On Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, George Walker Bearden, Jr., of Sautee, Ga., passed away peacefully at his home. He was 72. Walker was born on January 9, 1947 to George Walker Bearden, Sr. and Opal “Bea” Bearden. After graduating from Monticello High School in 1965 he went on to further his studies at Middle Georgia…
Deborah Ozburn Turner, age 67, of Macon, passed away Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at the Coliseum Medical Center in Macon. “Debbie” Turner was a native of Jasper County and lived in Macon until moving back to Monticello a year ago. Her parents were the late William Lanier Ozburn and Mary Jean Nelson Ozburn. Debbie was…
Funeral services for Walter Mead “Boosie” Carter, who died September 22, 2019, were held September 28, 2019 at St. James A.M.E. Church in Monticello. Evangelist Sharon Campbell officiated; burial was in Concord Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Walter Carter was born on Monday, Sept. 8, 1952 in Jasper County to the late Lewis Carter and Laura…
The Piedmont Academy varsity fast-pitch softball team suffered its biggest loss of the season at home Monday falling to Fullington 13-1. The visiting Lady Trojans set the tone early with five runs in the top of the first inning. Fullington then added four runs in both the second and third innings. The Lady Cougars did…
It was two more games and two more big wins for the Piedmont Academy Middle School softball team. The Lady Cougars posted a 14-0 victory against Gatewood last week. Piedmont jumped out to a lead right out of the gate with five runs in the first, four in the second and five more in the…
The Piedmont Academy football team faced one of its toughest opponents of the 2019 season last Friday and at times battled competitively. In the end the Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors were just too strong overall and earned a 62-30 win at Cougar Field. Piedmont compiled approximately 400 yards of total offense and had a standout…
A double win for the Lady Canes and a no-hitter for pitcher Bailey Jenkins. Playing in Elberton against Elbert County on Wednesday, September 25, the Lady Canes played back to back games, one at 4 p.m. and one at 6 p.m., winning both. The second game found the Lady Canes victorious with a score of…
Playing at home last Friday, the Monticello Hurricanes dropped to 0-5 for the season with a 49-20 loss to the Rabun County Wildcats. The game kicked off with Rabun County receiving in Canes’ territory at the 18 yard line. After a fair catch, the Wildcats reached the end zone quickly on a 65 yard run…
whistle-blower (noun) one who reveals something covert or who informs against another. Synonyms: betrayer, canary [slang], deep throat, fink, informant, informer, nark [British], rat, rat fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon, stoolie, talebearer, tattler, tattletale. The above is how Merriam-Webster defines the term that most of America and likely most of the international community is…