The Shiloh Christian Academy Knights defeated John Hancock Academy, 5-2, on March 26 after a late game double.The Knights and John Hancock Academy traded the lead five times on Thursday, but the Knights ended up on top with a 5-2 win in seven innings. The Knights finally managed to grab the lead after a strong…
Jasper County Superior Court reviewed a small docket of criminal cases Tuesday morning during a motion day calendar call. Judge Trenton Brown, III, presided over the court sentencing the following: •James Lawrence Alford, 30 days in jail with remainder of three year sentence on probation for guilty plea of possession of methamphetamine, $500 fine. •Marvin…
Jasper County recreation t-ball, baseball and softball is scheduled to start this Saturday, April 18, with opening ceremonies at 8 a.m. However, because of all the rain, they may not be able to play, said recreation director Jay McMichaeal. If that is the case, there will be no opening day activities, and play will carry…
Two region wins were added to the Monticello Hurricanes’ season record when the varsity squad took down Macon County Tuesday 13-1 and Putnam County 3-2 last Wednesday. Against Putnam, two runs in the fourth inning and one in the eighth was enough for the local squad to claim victory and remain undefeated in the region.…
For years now I’ve been reading in this newspaper about the Monticello Garden Club, and I find those ladies fascinating. You see, my Mama, Kathy, has a green thumb and her porch and yard are always beautiful. She plants seasonal plants in the Spring, gets on her hands and knees and weeds flower beds and…
Years ago I joined a church group on a rafting trip down a river in north Georgia. I found the experience both exciting and scary. My greatest and most exciting achievement that day involved being the only rafter who stayed aboard the entire trip. Whether it was because I was a Methodist and all the…
The expression of shock remained on Louise’s face after I told her I wasn’t going up to Sissy’s lake house with them to hide out from Red, and then the sound of the garage door opening caused her to just about jump off the kitchen chair she was sitting on. When she had partially recovered…
If you have somehow missed the NEW “Monticello News” headquarters in downtown Monticello, please report directly to the closest opthamologist. For many a year, “The News” inhabited the narrow, dark, one-story brick building next door. And then, Editoress Kathy Mudd decided to make the bold leap and leap she did—about 50 feet. Renovations to The…
Two employees of Georgia Power at Plant Scherer in Juliette, one from Monticello and one from Sparta, happened upon this truck right after it ran off Hwy. 142 near Davidson Road Monday, and were able to pull the driver to safety. The semi-conscious man was making no effort to exit the vehicle when Brandon Phillips…
Members of the Monticello City Council voted to grant conditional use of two residential zone addresses in Monticello for conditional use as day care centers. They also voted to amend zoning at 972 College Street (the former Joyce McDonald Realty) as office-institutional. Two applicants, Corey Bell and Deashley Thurman came to the council to seek…