Any smoke you breathe is toxic; whether it be cigarette smoke, campfire smoke, wildland smoke, or smoke from a house fire. While the smoke from the first three haven’t changed all that much in the last 30 years, the smoke from house fires has changed significantly. Smoke from any substance is a mix of chemicals…
TOWONDER DENNIS Towonder Dennis of Monticello has announced that she will be running for the District 1 seat on the Jasper County Board of Education in the upcoming election. A proud graduate of Jasper County High School, Mrs. Dennis is an entrepreneur. She is the owner of Besley’s Event Center and Towonder’s Beauty Salon and…
The Monticello City Council met in a work session on Tuesday to discuss Service Delivery, a USDA grant, and telecommunications for the City of Monticello. The council members decided to discuss the Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) that pertains to the City of Monticello, the City of Shady Dale and Jasper County. City Manager Doug White…
Jasper County firefighters—paid and volunteer—have been very busy over the last 10 days, responding to four structure fires in that time as well as several reports of brush fires. On Monday, the home of Bobby Bailey at 733 North Warren Street was gutted when fire broke out late morning. No one was injured in the…
J’Quavious “Qua” Thurmond, a 2014 Jasper County High School graduate, now attends New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI) in New Hampshire. Qua, who plays for the NHTI boys basketball team, was named “Conference Player of the Year” and “Defensive Player” for the Lynx basketball team last week as they played in the Conference finals and won…
The Cat in the Hat visited Miss Kay’s Childcare Center to invite children to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss on Saturday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to noon, at Jasper County High School. Over 150 volunteers will provide games, prizes, food, and train rides to celebrate literacy in Jasper County. Seuss On The Loose…
The Jasper County High School varsity Hurricanes ended their play in the Georgia High School Association’s state playoffs last Thursday with a four point loss to Jordan High School. Falling 71-67 on the road in Columbus, ended the 2017-2018 season for the squad which was coached by first year varsity Hurricane Coach Chris Pennamon. “We…
Monticello Hurricane varsity baseball earned their first win of the season Tuesday with a 5-2 victory over Monroe Area. Hunter Duke and Matt Cain split time on the mound. Duke had a solid game with three strikeouts while on the other side of the ball he had two walks, one run batted in (RBI), and…
The Piedmont Academy Lady Cougars basketball team recently completed the 2017-2018 season. Coach Michael Wilson said the players accomplished several of their goals during the campaign and while the team just missed qualifying for the state tournament, the team still had a definite season of improvement. “Overall, I thought we had a great basketball season,”…
The postseason experience came to a quick end for the Piedmont Academy boys basketball team last week as the Cougars fell to Solid Rock in the opening round of the GISA Class AA state tournament. Piedmont was unable to keep pace in the second half with a strong Solid Rock team falling 82-46 in the…