Mr. Willie Harvey Wise of Irwington, formerly of Monticello, passed May 1, 2016 in Macon.Curry & Derricho Funeral Home, Monticello, is in charge of arrangements.
I stand 5’10”. I’m about average for a guy. Next to a toddler, I tower over the little one seeming very, very tall. Next to a 7-foot tall NBA player, I look very, very short. It all depends on who I am standing next to. Taking that to an extreme, next to an ant I…
Only three more shopping days until Mother’s Day, so if you don’t want to end up with the greeting card without the envelope or without the right words to express your feelings about Mom, better buy now. Last year, 786 million dollars was spent on greeting cards for Mom, $24 billion on flowers, and it…
“How has your life changed while being a foster parent?” It was a question I had been asked a great deal of late. Recently, I had been doing the rounds of radio and tv interviews while promoting my newest book, Faith and Foster Care. Like most people, many of the radio and tv hosts had…
All Title 1 district and school documents will be available at the Jasper County Board of Education for parents and community stakeholders to review and offer feedback beginning Monday, May 9 and continuing until Friday, May 20. The documents include the Jasper County Comprehensive Local Improvement Plan, the School Wide Plans for each school, the…
Just as Ray Bradbury’s “Dandelion Wine” ushers in the start of summer, so does the kickoff of the Annual Market Festival on the Square in Monticello. Opening day is this Saturday, May 7th. This year the 2016 season is from May 7 through September 24. Local farmers and artisans will spend much of their week…
It’s postseason time again and the Piedmont Academy varsity baseball team will begin its quest for a three-peat when the Diamond Cougars hosts Citizens Christian Friday. The best-of-three series will begin with a 1 p.m. doubleheader Friday afternoon at Piedmont with a third game, if necessary, Saturday at 1 p.m. Piedmont, coached by Daniel Funt,…
The Monticello Hurricanes’ baseball season came to an end Friday after two rough losses to Thomasville in the first round of state playoff action. The Hurricanes entered the playoffs as the number three seed from Region 4AA. Head coach Chris Jenkins said the first game was “a tough loss to swallow.” The coach took the…
Piedmont Academy athletes ventured to Albany last week for the GISA state meet and returned home with strong showings against the best competition from across Georgia. The boys 4×100-meter relay team of Ben Davis, Michael Edwards, Mack Brady and Noah Quick was fourth overall. The team ran a 44.66, which was its best performance of…
Piedmont Academy’s B-Team baseball squad capped a successful 2016 season with a 10-0 win against Gatewood last week at home. Nate Miller was the winning pitcher and also contributed a home run at the plate. Dalton Whitley had a double and Dylan Coe delivered an RBI double. Chase Parker also contributed offensively as did Owen…