Buffalo Wild West – “Have Wagons Will Travel”—A full size reproduction 1880’s Jail Wagon and an authentic working Cattle Drive Chuck Wagon will be on exhibit at the 50th Annual Deer Festival complete with several costumed cowboys walking around the festival. Other exhibitors expected for the festival are Georgia Agritourism, Dauset Trails, and U.S. Forest…
Herman Lee Allen, born December 23, 1933, passed away on September 26, 2016 at his home in Newborn, Ga., following several months of declining health. He was the son of the late Hoyt and Mamie Ballew Allen of Clifton Springs. Herman worked for Carnes Brothers Floor Covering from the age of 22 until his retirement…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 57 of The Second Doublewide on the Right: Jimmy Ray Hurd sat in his truck in the parking lot of the Waffle House and watched the darkness fade away into a drizzly dawn. It was good that it was raining. He liked the rain because you could hide in it…
In Matthew 26:36-46 we read about Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane just before He is arrested, goes through the mock trial, beaten, and crucified. While He is praying, He leaves His disciples in one spot and asks Peter, James, and John to continue on with Him. Then, He tells these three to keep…
Fall foliage, where aren’t thou? Columbus Day, next Monday, is supposed to be peak season for foliage, but Jasper County didn’t get that memo. To produce the lovely colors of fall leaves experts tell us it takes temperatures lower than 85 degrees, lots of theories, maybe not enough rain if any. So, this is the…
Here are a few good things happening in your city. First, a follow-up meeting was held with our Georgia DOT District Engineer, Jimmy Smith, and staff concerning traffic on the Monticello Square and Georgia DOT projects. In attendance was our Sheriff Donnie Pope, Jasper County Economic Development Director David Dyer, and City elected and appointed…
Maximilian Hess, Monticello’s American Legion Post 110 Boys State representative, spoke to the membership at September’s meeting about his experience at the Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville this past June. Maximilian, the son of Legion Member Dan Hess and Christina Hess, was sponsored by the Post to represent Jasper County. He was selected by his…
The Monticello Lady Hurricanes varsity squad travels to Social Circle today, Oct. 6 for a 2 p.m. region tournament match-up against the Social Circle Red Devils. A win against Social Circle will have the varsity squad facing Elbert County again at 4 p.m. in order to determine the seeding entering into the state tournament that…
The Piedmont Academy varsity softball team will begin play in the state tournament Saturday. The Lady Cougars will be at home against Briarwood in a best-of-three match-up. Games will be at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and a third game, if necessary, at 3 p.m. “We are looking forward to a run in the playoffs,”…
After a needed week off, the Piedmont Academy football team has its sights set on the 2016 region opener as the Cougars welcome Windsor Academy this Friday. Piedmont, who fell to Brentwood 8-6 in its last outing on Sept. 23, was able to use the bye week to rest physically and mentally and to begin…