Clyde George Hayes, 79, of Mansfield, entered into rest Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.He was born to the late George Carl Hayes and Lydia Marguerite Hayes (Plemmons).Clyde was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many. He enjoyed the simple pleasures of life such as golfing, fishing, hunting, and…
John 3:16 I heard over the years Kay Jewelry the perfect gift, the perfect diamond; every kiss begins with a “K” and end in betrayal. Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss and marriage been betray since husbands betray wives and wives betray husbands. I hope everyone got the perfect gift; perfect gift—women get killed because…
Paced by a balanced scoring attack the Piedmont Academy varsity boys basketball team earned a 91-79 home win against Oak Mountain on Monday. Tate Marks (21 points), Ryan Holder (16 points), Sam Wright (14 points) and Bradley Greenwood (12 points) helped pace the Cougars offensively. Piedmont jumped out to a 35-12 lead after the first…
Greetings my people! I am back. As you may have noticed, I haven’t “sassed” with you guys in quite awhile, at least not in writing. But now with the literary absence of our beloved Ted Dunagan, who has literally moved onto greener pastures and calmer days in his second retirement, Kathy and I decided to…
Piedmont Academy’s shotgun team competed at the Forest City Gun Club in Savannah recently and finished seventh overall among the 20 schools competing. Team members fired 300 total rounds including 100 each of skeet, trap and sporting clays. The top varsity shooters included Drew Maddox (262), Eli Waits (252) and Owen Brady (246). Maddox was…
The local branch of Ameris Bank will be open 9 a.m. to noon on Christmas eve, Monday, Dec. 24. In the print edition of The Monticello News, we announced it would be closed. We sincerely apologize for the error.
The Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce would like to say thank you to the community for its support “as we work together to create a new and exciting tradition for Monticello and Jasper County. “We are excited to announce the winners of the First Light Up Monticello Christmas Parade.” Best of Show (top photo)—Jasper County…
TED COLVARD AND KATHY MUDD Ted Colvard, a veteran player was the grand prize winner of The Monticello News football contest, scoring four premium tickets to the Chick-Fil-A/Peach Bowl in Atlanta on December 29. The drawing was held last Friday, and Mr. Colvard was contacted and was able to respond almost immediately. He has the…
JONEEN AND CLIFF PADGETT Family members and friends gathered at a hangar at the Monticello Sky Ranch last Saturday morning to witness Clifford A. Padgett of Monticello receiving his Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. The award was presented by Michael Mullaney with the Federal Aviation Administration ((FAA) who drove down from College Park to make…
Brooke Tillman Shelton, age 29, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018, surrounded by family and friends, at Navicent Health Medical Center in Macon. Brooke Shelton was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. She was a graduate of Jasper County High School, and worked for the United States Postal Service as a city carrier in Macon,…