The American Red Cross asks eligible donors to help ensure blood is available for patients in need by giving blood in May before the busy summer season kicks in.Blood and platelet donations often decrease when regular donors are vacationing and school is out of session, but the need for blood is constant. Donors are needed…
Television station Channel 2 in Atlanta last week did a special on unclaimed property being held by the Department of Revenue. A Monticello News reader saw the special and alerted The News. The Department of Revenue has an unclaimed property division, which contains contents of abandoned safe deposit boxes among other sources. Information on the…
The Monticello Hurricane Boys’ Soccer Team advanced to the second round of the state Class AA tournament Friday when the Hurricanes defeated East Laurens 3-2. Coach Michael Cooper said the scorers for the playoff game were Kelly Jaramillo, Zach Daniel and Jose Luis Bautista, and that the goal was ably defended by Alejandro Jaramillo. Because…
Here is a synopsis of Mark 5:1-17… A man possessed by a demon lived in the tombs outside of town. He frightened the people greatly so they tried to restrain him, even to the point of using chains. He was so strong that he broke the chains and other restraints and ran around like a…
Piedmont Academy’s quest for another state baseball title will begin Friday as the Cougars host Solid Rock Academy of Fayetteville. The teams will play a doubleheader Friday in Monticello beginning at 3 p.m. A third game, if necessary, would be Saturday at 1 p.m., also at Piedmont. Coach Daniel Funt’s team enters the postseason as…
The Title 1 district and school documents will be available at the Jasper County Board of Education for parents and community stakeholders to review and offer feedback beginning May 11 and continuing until May 22. The documents include the District Comprehensive Improvement Plan, the School Wide plans, the District and School Parent Involvement Plans, and…
Last week during one of those slow rainy afternoons, quite a few Monticellians ventured out to take care of some errands or just to run around as folks in the South call it. For some the library was a welcomed refuge to use the free internet or to read a magazine while sitting in a…
Jasper County High School (JCHS) will host a high school course credit meeting for upcoming eighth grade students and their families on Thursday, May 14 from 6-7 p.m. in Jasper County Middle School (JCMS) cafeteria. All eighth grade students will have the opportunity to earn high school credit prior to leaving JCMS at the end…
Dear Savvy Senior, What are the symptoms of a stroke? My 66-year-old aunt had a stroke a few months ago and neither she nor my uncle had a clue it was happening. Concerned Relative Dear Concerned, Unfortunately, most Americans don’t know the signs of a stroke, but they need to. Stroke is the fifth leading…
Right now it was a game of cat-and-mouse between Red and myself, with me being the mouse at the present, but I intended to change that with a kick to the cat’s head at just the right moment. I was pretending to read the map which would take Red to the cabin where Louise and…