Piedmont Academy’s Middle School baseball team recorded an impressive win by defeating Gatewood 13-2 Monday in Eatonton. Cameron Mobley played a key role in the victory as he pitched five innings. Dylan Coe pitched the final inning.Mobley also had a bases-loaded double while Dawson Coe had a double and scored two runs. Trent Coots drove…
The Piedmont Academy track teams competed for the second time in 2016 during a multi-school meet hosted by Brentwood in Sandersville on March 16. Once again, several athletes had impressive performances. Top performances for the Lady Cougars included: •Bailyn Whitaker, fourth place, high jump, 4-6 •Gracie Hunt, fifth place, 400-meter dash, 1:07.53 and seventh place,…
Mrs. Minnie Lee Wagner Smith, age 84, of Monticello, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Piedmont Henry Hospital. She was born on Friday, February 12, 1932 in Eatonton to the late William Joe Wagner and the late Cinnie Lou Cindy Lynch Wagner. Mrs. Smith loved gardening, crocheting, cooking Sunday dinner, picking up eggs at…
Donna Lorraine Ethridge Whidby, age 67, of Monticello, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens. Donna Whidby was born in Atlanta, Ga. to the late Thomas Ethridge and Lucille Dovie Bailey Ethridge. She lived in Conyers before moving to Monticello in 1986. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church.…
Members of the Jasper County Board of Education got an early start on next school year by voting to offer contracts to teachers during their regular meeting Tuesday, March 15. They also are going ahead by consensus with hiring at least one additional teacher at each school and additional custodians. When final budget figures are…
Izaiah Catlin took top honors at the Monticello Kiwanis Les Steele Talent Showcase last Friday at Jasper County High School. Mr. Catlin brought the house down playing the harmonica. Second place went to America Strickland who sang “Oh What A Beautiful Morning,” accompanied by Chris Savage on piano. Third place in the Class A division…
CHAD L. JEFFREY Chad Lauvoris Jeffrey of Social Circle was arrested Tuesday by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. He was charged with obscene internet contact with a child, distributing obscene material, and criminal attempt to commit child molestation. Mr. Jeffrey was charged after he was allegedly communicating about sexual interactions via the internet, with a…
PIEDMONT LITERARY WINS STATE After winning Georgia Independent School Association’s Region 4AA championship recently, the team traveled to Valdosta State University on March 16 and seized the AA State Championship trophy. After a grueling competition with over 20 schools competing in a variety of literary events, the following results were awarded to Piedmont Academy students:…
Amanda Lynn Herring was killed last Wednesday, March 16, when she lost control of the car she was driving and wrecked on Hwy. 212 east near Avant Road. Ms. Herring was driving a 2007 Nissan Versa 4S belonging to Terry Van Ray of Monticello, according to the report from the Georgia State Patrol in Madison.…
John Lee “Leon” Tuggle, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at the Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth. Leon Tuggle was born in Monticello, to the late Robert Frank Tuggle and Iva Sue Williams Tuggle. He was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church in Monticello. Along with his parents, he was…