In August of 1987, I loaded my 1979 Toyota Corolla that was mostly white except for the Bondo that filled a large crater on the driver’s side door that showed the scar of a previous wreck before the car was in our family. I set out that afternoon for my new life and new adventures…
Tuesday morning, just drinking some coffee on the back porch looking up at the pale blue sky, no clouds, quiet, unusually quiet, no airplanes rumbling above me in a holding pattern like normal, no sirens, no traffic noise and then in one second, everything changed. I turned and saw “BREAKING NEWS” on the screen of…
While fall does not officially begin until the 22nd of the month, most people associate the season with the changing of August to September on the calendar. Already autumn decorations can be seen at various businesses and homes and it will only increase during the next couple of weeks. Stores have been displaying Halloween decorations…
The Jasper County Charter System will begin using the Raptor Visitor Management System on Monday, September 17 in all of the schools to strengthen campus safety for students and faculty. The Raptor system will allow screening of visitors, contractors, and volunteers in each school and provide a safer environment for the students and staff. With…
The Monticello Lady Hurricanes varsity softball squad is 3-0 in 8 AA region competition following the 7-1 defeat of the Elbert County Lady Blue Devils last Thursday. “It was a well played game by both teams,” said Lady Canes Head Coach Chris Jenkins. “Their (Elbert) pitcher did a good job of keeping us off balance,…
It was two more games and two more victories for the Piedmont Academy softball team last week. The Lady Cougars defeated Class AAA John Milledge Academy 8-4 on Aug. 28 before winning a hard fought contest two days later 4-3 against Fullington Academy. In the win against JMA, Piedmont was led offensively by Hailey Hooper…
In a game which would have been heartbreaking for either team to lose, it turned out neither squad suffered a defeat. Piedmont Academy and Thomas Jefferson Academy battled to the final play and finished deadlocked at 20-20. With it being a non-region game, the decision was made not to play overtime. “We didn’t want to…
It was a successful night for the Monticello Hurricanes as they defeated the Bowden County Red Devils, 13-12 at Rose Bowl Field in Monticello. The Canes’ record improves to 1-1 after the win. The first quarter started out with the Canes and the Red Devils exchanging long possessions. The Canes defense came up big for…
Amanda Colvin is the first winner of the 2018 Monticello News football contest, and she earned her win by virtue of her tie-breaker guess. She was one of seven players to get as many as 12 right to qualify for the prize. Her guess of 24 points on the tie-breaker was just one point off…
The Monticello City Council met for a called meeting last Thursday to discuss the Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) and to present a new personnel policy to the council. The meeting was short with the main focus on the SDS. Mayor pro tem, Stone Workman, ran the meeting as Mayor Bryan Standifer was absent. The discussion…