The Chancery Office of the Orthodox Church in America in Syosset, N.Y., has announced the appointment of Judge E. R. Lanier of Monticello as General Counsel of the Church, effective December 1, 2015.Judge Lanier has been active over the past three decades in a variety of leadership and legal positions at the parish, diocesan, and…
The Monticello Hurricane varsity boys edged out the Jones County Greyhounds Tuesday evening 67-63 after routing the Greene County Tigers 66-25 last Saturday. Tuesday’s win over the AAAA Greyhounds was a definite team effort with four players scoring double digits and total rebounds numbering 37. Jordan Stone, named the Player of the Game by Head…
Consistency has long been a vital part of athletics, be it in high school, college or the pros. Piedmont Academy varsity girls basketball coach Michael Wilson is hoping some much-needed consistency will be a plus for the Lady Cougars, who begin the 2015-2016 season today, Dec. 3 at home against Gatewood at 6 p.m. “The…
The Piedmont Academy varsity boys basketball program will have a long-time successful coach leading the team during the 2015-2016 season. Alan Richardson will make his coaching debut with the Cougars and makes a return to the sport for the first time since 2001. Richardson last served as the varsity boys coach at Winder-Barrow High School.…
The Piedmont Academy wrestlers have been busy preparing for the new season and will compete for the first time this Saturday, Dec. 5, at Community Christian. Matches are set to begin at 10 a.m. “We have six varsity wrestlers this season and two middle school wrestlers,” coach Alvin Hawkes said. “We began conditioning before Thanksgiving…
THE CARDS TOUR ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST CHINATOWN AREAS IN MANILA (Editor’s Note: Peter Card is a native of Jasper County who was educated in the Jasper County School System which he later taught in. Currently he teaches in the United Arab Emirates and volunteers to share his experiences and travels abroad. This is…
ED HALL (L), JUSTIN DEARRO Football fanatic and long-time football contest player Kasey Hall beat out more than 100 others to win the football contest last week, sponsored by Covington Ford of Monticello. Unfortunately, Mrs. Hall was out of town Monday when the photo was made, so she sent her husband, Ed Hall, to collect…
In the run-off election held Tuesday in Monticello, Stone Workman was elected Mayor Pro-tem to serve a four-year term beginning in January. Mr. Workman received 244, or 57.41 percent of the votes cast. Randy Strozier received 181 votes, or 42.59 percent. A third candidate for mayor pro-tem, Alton Standifer, was eliminated in November. Mr. Workman…
REMAINS OF SQUAD CAR AFTER ARSON In the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day, a Jasper County Patrol car was set on fire in a Newton County neighborhood off Hwy 36., according to a report from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). The neighborhood residents also experienced vehicle damage including tires punctured and cars’ paint…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 12 of The Second Doublewide on the Right: Things got a little hectic sometimes, but Rev. Ricky Lee Jones was determined to be a lone wolf, so he never took on any help, or offered any service other than Sunday morning worship. He had long since abandoned wearing a suit…