The Piedmont Academy softball trio of Hailey Hooper, Madison Morton and Neely Bradford helped the Lady Cougars dominate the competition during their varsity careers.Now each will continue their athletic and academic careers at the collegiate level as Piedmont hosted official signings for each in recent days. Hooper, a Monticello resident, will compete for Gordon State.…
Donna Massey, at the urging of her husband, began playing The Monticello News football contest some time ago, and some weeks he helps her pick the winners. However, last week she picked the winners of each game listed in the football contest all by herself, and she did a pretty good job. She correctly guessed…
There were long days in the courtroom last week as Jasper Superior Court criminal trial week convened with six scheduled jury trials and numerous other non-jury cases reviewed by Judge Brenda Trammell. Timothy Mark Rogers, a non-jury trial, had the harshest sentence as he was given 20 years in confinement with 10 years to serve…
A celebration of life for Mother Hattie Josephine Sands was held Sunday, Dec. 2, at Sardis C.M.E. Church, with Rev. Jack Lindsey officiating. Rev. Arthur Goodman is pastor. Mrs. Sands was born March 4, 1926 in Jones County. She was the second daughter born to the late Milton and Oselene Ward. She received her education…
Do any of you keep special old Christmas cards you receive? While going through some Christmas decorations, my cache of old Christmas cards buried in these decorations stopped me in my tracks as I opened the bag to read a few. One of the cards was the last one that my only aunt made me…
I hope that Lisa and I did some things right as parents. But, I know we did not accomplish everything we wanted to do in the lives of our boys. Since their formative years are over, I guess we will never accomplish some things. One thing that we were not diligent enough in doing was…
I’m Fixin’ to present the final, last, and ending part 74 of Southern Justice: GBI Agent Douglas Motes had a well deserved nickname within the bureau. It was BH, which stood for Bloodhound, since once he got on a trail he never rested until he ran down his quarry. Thus when Shanna departed the Gentlemen’s…
When I was a full-time newspaper editor I always gave simple advice to those who wrote columns: “Write about what you know and write about what you enjoy doing.” One of the toughest things about column writing is often coming up with an idea. That’s the case with me. If I have an idea for…
The Jasper County High School Technology Student Association (TSA) is selling large photo prints, suitable for framing, to commemorate the last season of the Monticello Hurricanes at Rose Bowl Stadium. The limited edition 11×14 Full Color Photo Print (unframed) is available for $20, and may be picked up at the school, 14477 Hwy,. 11 North…
The Jasper County Commissioners Monday heard from Ken McMichael with the Jasper County Water and Sewer Authority (JCWSA) about water resources he feels should be identified on the county’s Comprehensive Plan. Mr. McMichael told the commissioners of four high yielding feldspar aquifers that the said should be identified on the Future Land Use Map. Mr.…