I’m Fixin’ To present part 64 of Southern Justice:After being advised of his step-mother’s demise by Sheriff Hillman, Rick Junior was stumped when the sheriff asked him if one of his partners was named Christopher Adams?Rick Junior answered haltingly, “Why, yes, he is, Chris is one of the three partners here at the company, but…
Oh Heavenly Father, I give thanks to your for what you have given to me. I also give thanks to Mrs. Kathy and The Monticello News staff. James 2:18-3:18 Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” I (James) say, “I can’t see your faith if you don’t have good deeds,…
It’s Fall. And fall is the right word as streets and yards are filling up with falling leaves which brings all our favorite, the melodious sound of leaf blowers. Another favorite is to see yard guys blowing all the leaves into the street where they are redistributed by passing vehicles into more yards. Is that…
Competing against the highest ranked team in the region, it was a challenging night for the Monticello Hurricanes as they lost 45-16 to the Rabun County Wildcats. The Canes now move to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the region. To begin play, the Wildcats drove down the field for three consecutive touchdowns to start the…
The Monticello Lady Hurricanes varsity softball squad finished the 2018 regular season 15-5 overall and 7-0 in 8 AA region competition with the region tournament starting this week with the first two rounds of competition played Wednesday and today in Social Circle. The Lady Canes won’t see action until Tuesday and Thursday, Oct. 2 &…
The Piedmont Academy football team faced another quality opponent last Friday falling to traditionally powerful Southwest Georgia 44-7 on the road. The setback was the second in as many weeks for the Cougars who reach a much-needed bye week from competition. Coach Mike Parris’ team is now 2-2-1 halfway through the regular season. “We are…
Ties have been a pain this year. This is the first time since 1971 there has been a tie in each of the first two weeks of the NFL season. They both wound up on the contest. And in the previous week, Piedmont Academy’s game ended in a tie. So three weeks of football contest…three…
Jonas Nigel Smith was sentenced to serve the balance of his previous probation terms which will have him in the state penal system until December 2020, as adjudicated by Judge Brenda Trammell during the September 11 session of Jasper Superior Court. Already on probation, Mr. Smith was charged with failure to register as a sex…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s office are investigating several reports of entering auto after the Hurricanes ball game last Friday night at Rose Bowl Field. Apparently, at least three cars were broken into. in the area of Thomas Persons Hall. Designer purses containing all that purses contain were taken in two of the cases.…
With Friday Night Lights having been a tradition for me well before the phrase Friday Night Lights had ever been heard of, I have found myself at a local high school football field somewhere in this state each week this time of the year since the 1970s. While I have covered high school football for…