The 2015 season came to a sudden and disappointing end for the Piedmont Academy softball team Saturday.The Lady Cougars won the first game 5-4 against Brentwood in the Class AA state tournament but then fell in the second and third contests 6-1 and 8-2. “We just didn’t do well enough offensively,” said coach Daniel Funt.…
The Monticello Lady Hurricane varsity softball team headed to Donalsonville Wednesday, Oct. 14 to take on the Seminole County Indians in the first round of Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state play-offs. The Lady Canes are seeded #4 in the 4-AA Region following a loss to Lamar County on Wednesday, Oct. 6 in a best…
Last Friday, the Monticello Hurricanes took on the Macon County Bulldogs at Rose Bowl Field. In a game dominated by defense, the Bulldogs squeaked out a win in the final quarter of the game, beating the Canes 16-10. The Hurricanes received the opening kickoff to begin the game. The drive was quickly slowed by the…
The Jasper County FFA Alumni will host a one day only Big Buck contest on Saturday, Oct. 17. Check in time will be 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. at the Monticello Farm and Garden. Cost is $25 per ticket which includes a meal. Concessions will be available during check in. Prizes include a shoulder mount…
Jasper County High School students will celebrate homecoming October 19-23 with varied activities throughout the week and culminating on Friday evening, Oct. 23, during halftime of the Hurricane football game at Rose Bowl Field. The theme for the 2015 Spirit Week is “De-throne the Royals” since the Hurricanes will be facing the Bleckley County Royals.…
The Monticello City Council approved the repair and replacement of a pump used to fill the reservoirs at the City of Monticello’s Water Treatment Plant for $9,480 and they also approved $8,000 to begin the process of looking into financial options to put in de-chlorination chambers for the sewer plant. Waymon Cody, Water and Sewer…
Early voting for the city of Monticello election to be held November 3, began Tuesday, and continues until Friday, Oct. 30. Those registered to vote in Monticello can vote Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the registrar’s office in the Jasper County Courthouse. Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7…
PIEDMONT COUGAR 2015 HOMECOMING COURT The 2015 homecoming festivities for Piedmont Academy concluded Friday, October 9, with the crowning of Miss Cougar, Matti Ruth Smith and Miss Homecoming Queen Bridgette Phillips. During Spirit Week at the school, the Senior High Student Council, under the guidance of faculty advisor Kirstie Lewis, conducted events for each day.…
STEROIDS ARE FOUND DURING TRAFFIC STOP At approximately 3 a.m. on Tuesday, deputies conducted a traffic stop on West Washington Street. A search of the vehicle yielded two vials of steroids, drug paraphernalia and containers of alcohol inside the vehicle. The driver John Dylan Efird, 19, of Milledgeville was arrested for possession of a Schedule…
Helen Timmerman Lane, daughter of Clarence Simpson and Adelaide Arthur Timmerman went to be with our Lord and her beloved husband, John Hartwell Lane on September 27, 2015. Helen was born on October 23, 1918 in Graniteville, S.C., and graduated from schools in Graniteville and Winthrop College in Rock Hill, S.C. in 1939. She married…