By ASHLEY CLEGG The Jasper County Boys Soccer team has proved they are extremely successful on the home field, now winning every game at home albeit their game against Lamar a few weeks back. These wins have put the team in 11th place out of 64 Division I schools. When you remove the private schools…
Piedmont Academy seniors Marissa Holder and Kylee Keck took to the basketball court one more time as high school athletes earlier this month. The pair competed in the annual GIAA Girls All Star basketball game in Macon played at Tattnall Square Academy. Michael Wilson, mentor of the Lady Cougars program, was selected as Coach. “Coaching…
The latest chapter in the Piedmont-Gatewood rivalry took place on the baseball diamond last week as the Cougars took a 7-5 road win against the host Gators. In last Thursday’s contest, Piedmont (6-3) scored three runs in the top of the first inning to take control early. The Cougars, who never trailed in the contest,…
Elizabeth “Beth” Thompson Curles, 74, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2025, surrounded by her family. Beth was the oldest daughter of the late Billy O. Thompson and Betty P. Ballard. Above all else, she was a devoted wife, a loving mother, a proud grandmother, and a treasured friend to so many. One of Beth’s…
Elizabeth “Beth” Thompson Curles, 74, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2025, surrounded by her family. Beth was the oldest daughter of the late Billy O. Thompson and Betty P. Ballard. Above all else, she was a devoted wife, a loving mother, a proud grandmother, and a treasured friend to so many. One of Beth’s…
Joseph Alexander, 62, of Eatonton, formerly of Monticello, departed this life Thursday, March 6, 2025 at Eatonton Health and Rehabilitation Center, Eatonton, Ga. Joseph is survived by a devoted wife, Mrs. Brenda Ellison Alexander; children, DeAndre (Tamela) Alexander, Monticello; Angelica Alexander and JeLyrics Alexander both of Eatonton; Don (KeKe) Farley, and B.J. (Keisha) Harper; a…
Bryan Keith Standifer, a long time City of Monticello civil servant, passed away last Sunday. Bryan graduated from Jasper County Comprehensive High School in 1984. Upon finishing high school, he attended Georgia College in Milledgeville where he pledged Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Bryan was employed with Bio-Lab in Conyers for many years until his retirement…
Mrs. Shirley Johnson, who was born November 13, 1957, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025 at Macon Nursing Home in Macon. Arrangements are pending Smith and Sons Funeral Home has charge of arrangements; 706-468-6625; www.smithandsonsfuneralhomemonticelloga.com
Dorothy Jane Strother, age 82, of Shady Dale, passed away Monday, March 10, 2025 at her home in Shady Dale surrounded by her family. Ms. Strother was a native of Hallowell, KS and has lived in Jasper County for the past 59 years. She retired as the Owner/Broker of Century 21 Heart Land Realty in…
David Leroy Johnson, age 75, formerly of Monticello, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2025, in Covington, Georgia. David Johnson was born on October 17, 1949, in Thompson, Georgia to the late Ralph Johnson and Mary Morgan Johnson. David married the late Karen Joan Jackson on March 31, 1968. He worked as a pipe fitter for…