Robert Willard Lawrence, age 57, of North Miami, Fla. passed away August 11, 2017, in Florida.Robert Lawrence was born on May 12, 1960. He was a lifelong resident of North Miami, Fla. He loved to play golf and being on the water.He is survived by his parents, Willard A. Lawrence and Phyllis Littleford Lawrence of…
Faith Galloway is a student at Jasper County Primary School and she recently had a third brain surgery to stop her seizures. Our school wore purple for epilepsy awareness and I would LOVE if you could share Faith’s story! It is so inspiring. Faith Galloway and her identical twin sister Grace Galloway were born at…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 10 of Southern Justice: Earlier that Saturday afternoon as Jackie and B. Wendell were preparing to leave the lake house Jackie said, “I’ll tell you what I have in mind on the ride back to Atlanta. Let’s go.” After B. Wendell maneuvered his vehicle back to the main road he…
Procrastination . Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda. Famous last words. The weather guys and girls kept talking about Irma, but we figured it would fizzle out or more than likely just be a little breeze for us. Ha Florida folks must be used to this roar. We felt like we were stuck in a car wash for…
With our country having to deal with two massive Hurricanes recently it’s reminded me to be thankful for the fact the area I live in is really not in danger of suffering the type of damage that residents of Houston, Texas and South Florida have had to deal with. About the worst that could happen…
As Jasper County continues to clean up from Hurricane Irma, I’d like to share with you the dedicated and relentless effort of your Fire/Rescue department to keep you safe. Thankfully Hurricane Irma stalled over the mountains of Cuba and coupled with the wedge of cold air over Central Georgia, her winds and rain were much…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity football team faced yet another quality opponent last Friday falling to Trinity Christian School-Dublin 55-13 on the road. “Trinity is an experienced team and their defensive line controlled the game,” coach Wes Tanner said. “We don’t offer much resistance. We’ll keep plugging and try to get better. That’s what you have to…
The evening excitement ended in heartbreak as the Monticello Hurricanes took on the Green County Tigers and lost 21-20 at Rose Bowl Stadium last Friday. It was a strong start for the Canes as the Tigers kicked the ball off to begin the game. The Canes were able to immediately go down field and rush…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity softball team had another impressive performance last week in an 11-1 victory against long-time rival Gatewood. The home win by the Lady Cougars improved their season record to 6-1 overall. Piedmont had nine hits in the game while the visiting Lady Gators were held to just three. Maddie Morton had another impressive…
This week’s football contest winner is a novice, but he knew he would win. And, win, he did, he got a perfect score. Paul White correctly guessed the winners of 14 of the 15 games listed in last week’s Monticello News. The 15th game was not played because of weather. For his efforts, Mr. White…