Piedmont Academy’s varsity boys basketball team tipped off the new campaign last week facing Brandon Hall on the road.The Cougars fell 67-55 in what coach Will Johnson described as a typical first game of the season.“As a team you could tell it was our first game while Brandon Hall was playing their fifth,” Johnson said.…
Persons who were arrested in Jasper County this week, and their charges, include: •Jessie Lamar Barber, 43, Monticello—hold for warrant in Newton Co. •Jimmy Douglas Little, Jr., 43, Covington—probation violation. •Taylor James Clement, 19, Hillsboro—simple battery and criminal damage to property. •Thomas Robert Anderson, Jr., 34, homeless—probation violation. •Michael Oneal Lyons, 52, Shady Dale—public drunkenness.…
Interested persons, businesses, clubs and organizations still have time to get their parade entry in for the first Light Up Monticello Christmas Parade planned for Saturday, Dec. 15. Clubs, organizations, churches, bands, schools, businesses or storeowners are encouraged to have an entry in the parade. There will be prize money for the “Best of Show,”…
S. WORKMAN, R. WATTS, K. PADGETT, S. SPEARMAN, J. GASTON (L-R) It probably wasn’t the first time in history, but it was the first time in a long time—a three way tie for the football contest winner, here on this final week. Susan Spearman, Carson Gaston, and Veronica O’Brien each guessed the winner of 11…
CASSIDY COOK (C) SIGNS LETTER Cassidy Cook is set to continue her academic and athletic careers at Young Harris. The Piedmont Academy senior officially signed with the Mountain Lions last week as she was joined by family, teammates, coaches and classmates. She was the fourth Piedmont senior softball player to sign collegiately in recent days.…
SUPT. MIKE NEWTON (L), BOBBY NORRIS Long time board member, Bobby Norris gave his last invocation in that capacity during the December meeting of the Jasper County Board of Education. Mr. Norris who was voted onto the board in 1992 will go off the board in January, with Towander Dennis taking his seat in the…
Frank Joseph Wagner, age 73, of Monticello, passed away Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, at his residence. Frank was born in Pichling K?flach, Austria, to the late Frank Joseph Wagner and Elizabeth Ricther Wagner. He served in the U. S. Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict. Frank lived in New York until 1990, when he relocated…
Shirley Brown Thomaston, age 82, passed away Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, at her residence. Shirley Thomaston was born in Elba, Ala., to the late Perry Alton Brown and Fannie Mae Cook Brown. She lived in Huguley, Ala. until moving to Monticello in 1972. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her…
John Edmund Dumas, Sr., age 87, of Hillsboro, passed away Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. John Dumas, Sr., aka “Honey”, was born in Hillsboro, to the late Frank Coleman Dumas and Mary Levi Goolsby Dumas. John married Janice Day Dumas and they lived in Atlanta where they raised their three children, Jamice (Mecie), Elaine (Laney), and…
JCHS students Trenton Harris, Caleb Thompson, and Christian Roberts are finalists in this year’s GPB “Buckle Up, Heads Up” Video Contest. The Top 20 student video entries were chosen and the next phase is about viewer reception. Ten students make it to the next round by having the most YouTube “likes”. Please watch and vote…