Jasper County deputies investigated several thefts in the last week, including a theft by deception on West Greene Street, and several thefts by taking. A dirt bike was taken from DD’s Taxidermy on Hwy. 11 north last week, and on the same day a trailer was reported taken from another address on Hwy. 11 north.…
Unfortunately, Hurricane Matthew did not send us any much needed rain, but it did send quite a few people our way who were evacuating from HIM. Plans for our biennial Girl’s Trip to Tybee Island were cancelled as the manager of the house we rented notified us. He had been told that Tybee had no…
John Wesley Bassett, Jr., age 92, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. John Bassett was born in Jacksonville, Fla. to the late John Wesley Bassett, Sr. and Helen Ambrose Bassett. He lived in Decatur until moving to Monticello in 1994. Before retirement, he worked as a…
Animals are near and dear to me. I’ve been around them all my life. Growing up on a farm we had pets of all kinds —dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, goats, cows, and who knows what else. Naturally, not all of the animals on our farm were pets, but many were. I remember hatching chickens in…
The Piedmont Academy softball team advanced to the Final Four but saw its season end Tuesday in a home semi-final series against Windsor Academy. The Lady Cougars fell 7-0 and 8-6, falling just short of playing for a state championship. In Tuesday’s first game Piedmont actually had more hits than Windsor. Madison Johnson was 2-for-3…
Last Friday, the Monticello Hurricanes took on the Social Circle Redskins. The Canes dominated the game and beat the Redskins 27-0 for their first win of the season. The captains for the Canes were Alex Brewer (#54), Andrew Lee (#66), Shakur Sands (#4), and Gavriel McClain (#13). The Canes won the toss and chose to…
Seemingly rejuvenated by its bye week, the Piedmont Academy football played perhaps its best game of the 2016 season last Friday with a 38-20 victory against Windsor Academy in the region opener for both schools. The Çougars used an old-fashioned power running game to pound the visiting Knights into submission. The win also puts Piedmont…
Piedmont Academy’s Jr. Pro football team wrapped up its 2016 season last week with a pair of games. The young Cougars hosted Creekside Christian Academy on Oct. 6 falling 20-14 in a game which was close throughout the contest. Piedmont was held scoreless in the first half as Creekside scored once. The Cougars made some…
RICK RINGER, JAN GASTON It was another tough week for football prognosticators in The Monticello News football contest. Hurricane Matthew took out the LSU/Florida game, meaning contestants only had 14 games to choose from to get 12 right and make the honor roll. However, one veteran player did better than that. Jan Gaston correctly guessed…
ROSS HAYS (L), GENE TRAMMELL Early voting begins next Monday, Oct. 17, and will continue until Friday, Nov. 4 in the Registrar’s office on the ground floor of the Courthouse from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. In addition, voters may vote on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. After…