The early season schedule was nothing short of brutal for the Piedmont Academy football team but coaches believed those tests would pay dividends when the GISA Region 1-AA slate began.One game into the region schedule and the Cougar coaches are correct. Piedmont defeated Windsor Academy 41-20 last Friday on the road in Macon for its…
The Monticello Lady Hurricanes were to play in the first round of the Georgia High School Association’s softball state playoffs Wednesday in a double elimination style format with three games slated to play, if necessary, against Dade County. If the Lady Canes were to win both games Wednesday then onto the second round next week…
It was a fantastic end to the homecoming week of festivities when the Canes picked up a 21-13 win over the Social Circle Redskins Friday night. The Redskins kicked the ball off to the Canes to start the football game; however, the Canes were unable to make anything happen on the first drive of the…
A celebration of life for Antonio Warren, who died Sept. 23, was held Saturday, Sept. 30, at St. James A.M.E. Church in Monticello. Mr. Warren was born on November 29, 1969 to Willie and Yvonne Warren of Sparta. He received his education at Hancock Central High School, and welding certificate from Griffin Technical College. After…
Jeannette Reynolds, 97, of Flowery Branch went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. She passed away at The Retreat Nursing Home in Monticello. Funeral services were held Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with Reverend Phil Carpenter and Reverend Clyde Self officiating.…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 13 of Southern Justice: The luncheon invitation extended by Rick to his son and the other two musketeers turned out not to be socially gratifying or family unifying, but rather to be a most uncomfortable event. When the boys arrived at the restaurant the host and hostess were already there…
Siri and Alexa are changing the way we interact with each other. Siri is the name of Apple’s virtual assistant available on iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers and Alexa is the name of Amazon’s virtual assistant and comes into our homes on an Amazon Echo or Amazon Dot. These “assistants” answer our questions or do…
A frequent trivia question is what do the letters, “NEWS”, the acronym, stand for? The answer according to the trivia leader is “North, East, West, South”.Some say the answer is “National, Entertainment, Weather, Sports.” In reality, NEWS is the plural of new, according to OED, Oxford English dictionary, the definitive record of the English language…
October arrived Sunday and as if following a director’s cue the temperature immediately felt more like fall. It won’t be long now before the leaves begin displaying their bright colors and all the traditions of fall return once again. For me one of the traditions for October is scary movies which will be shown throughout…
The Lady Hurricanes varsity softball team will play today, Oct. 5 in the Region 8AA semifinals which will determine the rankings and which team and where they will play in the first round of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 11. With the GHSA’s four team format advancement to the…