In a game where both teams had seven hits, the Lady Canes fell 5-3 to Elbert County last week. Elbert County was on the scoreboard first with a solo home run in the bottom of the second.In the top of the third, with two outs and Treauna Jacobs on base after a walk, the Lady…
The Piedmont Academy varsity fast-pitch softball team returns to action Thursday after a nine-day layoff from competition. The Lady Cougars have not played since early last week but will travel to LaGrange Academy Thursday to begin region play at 4:30 p.m. Piedmont is currently 4-2 and first-year coach Joe Johnson said he likes how the…
Piedmont Academy’s junior varsity softball team hosted Rock Springs Tuesday afternoon and was on the verge of victory when two things happened. In the top of the seventh inning Rock Springs rallied for four runs with two outs. At that point the main breaker at Piedmont’s softball complex blew and the lights went out at…
In many ways it was a typical first game of the season for the Piedmont Academy football team. First-year head coach Will Johnson said there were some positives but also some areas which will need improvement as the team continues through the 2019 season. The 40-28 loss at Monsignor Donovan in Athens last Friday was…
Neither driver was injured Tuesday when Andrew Keith Thomaston of Monticello driving a 2010 Toyota Camry, failed to yield at the stop sign on Church Street, and drove into the path of Billy Ray Vick of Monticello driving a 1993 Ford Ranger. Both cars suffered significant damage, and were towed. Last Thursday, Patience Warren, 19,…
“Monticello is Heaven,” says Monticello’s favorite daughter, Trisha Yearwood. “It’s a really special place…restores your faith in humanity. When you get to the heart of it, people are good.” Trisha Yearwood has nothing but good things to say about her hometown, and she really appreciates the welcome home she got when she visited last Friday.…
Garages no longer serve as just a place to park the car and lawnmower, and gone are the days the garage is only used to store rusty tools and collect spiderwebs. The modern garage is a place to get things done, and those things depend on you. Only your imagination can limit the possibilities. The…
Tom Patrick, age 74, passed away Thursday, Aug. 22 at the Naviscent Medical Center in Macon. Mr. Patrick was born in Geneva, N.Y. and grew up in the Finger Lakes region of New York. He graduated from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University, and completed ROTC training. He served two years…
A celebration of life for Patricia Ann “Mama” Hunter, 73, is set for today, August 29, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church, 837 Hillsboro Street, in Monticello. Rev./Dr. Jimmy Horton, pastor, will officiate. Smith and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. smithfunhm@bellsouth.net; www.smithandsonsfuneralhomemonticello.com, 706-468-6625
Monticello native and country music star, among numerous other things, Trisha Yearwood, will arrive in Monticello tomorrow, August 30, shortly after 5 p.m. for a CD signing to begin at 5:30 p.m. Elected officials from the city, county, region and state will meet with Trisha first, then Trisha will cross the Square and begin signing…