Early voting began this week and reports indicate the overall turnout for the 2018 general election in Georgia may be higher than usual.The race driving the interest is clearly the governor’s contest where a surprisingly close contest has emerged. Republican Brian Kemp still has to be considered the favorite simply because of the current political…
Man, what a great week this has been! We still have one more class to go but after this week is over we will have trained 52 people on providing life-saving CPR, using an AED, and choking rescue! There was a wonderful response to the free classes offered and the kids that attended have now…
Jasper County Charter System is leading the way in seeking a common sense approach for the required statewide assessment in grades 3-8. JCCS, along with the other partner systems, were recently approved by the GaDOE State Board of Education to pilot the MAP as a replacement for Milestones. As one of 10 collaborating systems across…
Fifty years ago, the legend of the Ford Mustang began with “Mr. Cool” Steve McQueen, taking the wheel in the 1968 movie, Bullitt, for the mother of all cinematic car chases. Ford Motor gave the production company two Highland Green,1968 Ford Mustang 390 GTs. One of the cars ended up junked and the other disappeared…
The march to another state championship began last Saturday for the Piedmont Academy softball team as the Lady Cougars swept visiting Brentwood to advance to the state semifinals. Piedmont took 10-0 and 6-4 wins to sweep the best-of-three quarterfinal series against the Lady Eagles. The Lady Cougars (19-2-1 overall) will now host the GISA Class…
The Lady Hurricanes defeated Lamar County during the first round of the Georgia High School Association’s state playoffs last week. Over the span of three days due to conditions surrounding Hurricane Michael, the Lady Canes prevailed 18-4 on Wednesday before polishing off Lamar 11-9 on Friday. “The first game against Lamar was probably the most…
Piedmont Academy’s hopes of beginning the Region 1-AA portion of its schedule with a win fell short last week against Flint River Academy on the road. The Cougars dropped a 32-8 contest in Woodbury and will try to regroup this Friday at home. Despite the loss coach Mike Parris said he was pleased with his…
It was an exciting night for the Monticello Hurricanes as they conquered the Oglethorpe County Patriots 35-0 last Friday. The Canes move to 3-4 overall with a 2-2 region record. The Canes offense started out on a positive note for the night as #33 Chance Hope rushed in for an early touchdown to give the…
Early voting began Monday, and continues weekdays until November 2, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on the ground floor of the Courthouse. There will be the opportunity to vote on Saturday, on October 27, when the polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 6, and polls will…
KEITH ESTES (L), NANCY CULLUM It was a tough week for Monticello News football contest players, with a large number of players getting only seven right. It only took 11 right to win the contest, and Nancy Cullum was the only player with as many as 11 right. Because she is the winner, she gets…