Piedmont Academy’s Middle School softball team defeated Flint River 11-0 in five innings last week.“We had a great game offensive and defensively,” said coach Cameron Vaughn. “We moved runners around on offense and Fleming Sealy pitched a perfect game spoiled only by an error in the third.”Sealy also led the team at the plate driving…
The Piedmont Academy Middle School Cougar football team was back on the field last Thursday as the Cougars defeated Briarwood 36-6 at home. It was another sound team effort which led to the victory, coach Alvin Hawkes said. “The team played hard, especially in the second half,” Hawkes said. “Briarwood really tried to take away…
The scoreboard operator was kept on his toes last Friday night as Piedmont Academy and Windsor Academy generated plenty of offense and plenty of points in a non-region game played in Macon. When all was said and done and all the points counted, the Cougars emerged with a 48-42 victory against a program which may…
In a strong defensive game last Friday, the Putnam County War Eagles beat our own Monticello Hurricanes, 14-7. The defensive play by both teams was strong throughout the game. Jordan Stone had a very solid game on both sides of the ball, recording several tackles and a touchdown. The Eagles teed it off to start…
The Marching Hurricanes performed in the Oconee Classic Marching Contest held September 26 at Baldwin High School in Milledgeville. Despite the rainy day that included many delays, the Marching Hurricanes were able to avoid getting wet and gave an exciting performance of their full 2015 production, “Genie.” The band received an overall excellent rating, and…
Jasper County Preschool is the featured school this week, and it is overseen by Director Nannette Manning. All the staff members at the preschool are friendly and helpful to the students in this early learning facility located adjacent to the primary school. This school teaches children age 3-4 in nine different classes that each include…
Monticello News stringer reporter, Janet Jernigan, happened upon a once in a lifetime news story and shared the story and pictures. On September 25, she was visiting her childhood friend, Judy, in New York City. She lives at 65th Street and 1st Avenue in Manhattan. “When I arrived for my visit, I noticed that there…
It was a light week for burglaries this week, with only two reports of thefts, and one report of vandalism in the county. One theft was in town where an appliance was taken off a front porch. The other theft was out in the county off County Line Road, and involved signs and more. There…
Patrick Wesley Odom was sentenced to four years in the Georgia penal system for judgements involving two felony cases that stemmed from an August 2015 incident while he was already under court probation terms. The sentence was handed down during Jasper Superior Court motion day last week under the direction of Judge Brenda Trammell. Mr.…
ADAM McGINNIS (L), JUSTYN FIELDS Last week’s football contest was not quite as difficult as the previous week as the one clear winner correctly guessed the winner of 14 of the 15 games listed. Another 20 people got 12 or more right to have their names added to the Grand Prize Honor Roll. The winner…