The American Legion Auxiliary Post #110 will conduct it’s first meeting of 2025 on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Legion Post at 438 East Greene Street, Monticello. Come and see all the updates made to Post #110! We look forward to starting the year together and…

Louise and James Westbrook of Shady Dale enjoyed a gathering of family and friends Sunday, Dec. 8 to celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary. They were married on December 19, 1954 in Alpharetta. They resided in Alpharetta until 1973 when they moved their family to Shady Dale. The family consists of (in order, oldest to youngest)…

Jasper County was represented by six outstanding 4-H’ers in the seventh and eighth grades at the annual Junior Conference that was held last month at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center near Eatonton. Just over 700 middle school 4-H’ers were in attendance from across the state. The theme for this year’s conference was “Get Wild with…

The Georgia College & State University Department of Music Max Noah Singers put on a concert at Monticello Presbyterian Church Monday evening after performing at three high schools during the day. The group which sings a cappella, provided a program of Christmas music, including familiar and unfamiliar tunes, some light and some more serious. The…

Jasper County High School Hurricane wrestlers had an excellent showing at the Smackdown in Mactown Wrestling event last week. Brody Rice, a senior, placed first in the 120 pound weight class. Owen Diaz, a senior, placed second in the 285 pound weight class. Clayton McCrea, a junior, placed third in the 144 pound weight class.…

The Monticello Hurricane basketball season is starting to pick up steam, and both boys and girls teams were in action over the weekend, first hosting the Bulldogs of Mary Persons on Friday, and then traveling across the county line Saturday to face the Red Devils of Jackson. The Bulldogs came calling on Friday the 13th,…

The latest chapter in a long rivalry was written for Piedmont Academy and Gatewood last Friday. Piedmont’s varsity basketball teams hosted their rivals from Eatonton with the Lady Cougars winning 42-31 and the boys falling 67-44. Marissa Holder had another monster performance for the Lady Cougars with 16 points, 14 rebounds, three steals, two assists…

Jasper County Recreation Director Keldrick Davis welcomed the big crowd that turned out for the start of Recreation Basketball on Monday evening . “Washington Park gym was packed out,” he said. “It was a good night for the 6Under coed basketball players and cheerleaders.” Jasper Black defeated Jasper Red 6-4 with Jasper Black leading scorers…

Looking for a fun activity for family, friends, and colleagues to kick off next year . . . ? Be sure to sign up your team today! What: TRIVIA NIGHT (Free popcorn! Name that Tune! Pizza!) Where: Jasper County High School Commons When: Thursday January 16, 2025 @ 6-8 pm Who: Teams up to 5…

On December 1, 28 Beta Club students left Jasper County to compete at the senior state Beta Club Convention held in Savannah, Ga. Students arrived Sunday evening, ate some pizza, and then were ready to practice from show choir to robotics to marketing to speech. The next morning, practices began bright and early. Students were…