Jasper County High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) members proudly accepted the Silver Award they received for the state FBLA Chapter of the Year program at the annual FBLA State Conference held recently in Atlanta. To earn the silver award, an FBLA chapter must earn a minimum of 950 points by participating in…
The Monticello Community Band will present “Road Trip Across America,” on Friday, April 24, a concert with musical stops at iconic locations and dinner catered by The Varsity. Held at Jasper County High School on Highway 11 North, the Varsity will start asking “What’ll you have?” at 6 p.m., and the concert will start at…
The Monticello Hurricane varsity baseball squad rounded out a week of action on the diamond with two region victories keeping them undefeated in region competition. The varsity team hosted Bleckley Tuesday afternoon earning a 1-0 win. The one run earned in the first inning was the only one needed for the Canes to remain unscathed…
The Piedmont Academy boys track team finished second overall among eight schools during a meet hosted by Gatewood in Eatonton on March 25. Several team members excelled in their respective events during the second meet of the spring for the Cougars. In the shot put, Jeremiah Dave was first with a throw of 42-0. Teammate…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity baseball team earned another region win Tuesday as the Cougars blanked visiting Brentwood, 10-0. The win improves Piedmont to 3-0 in GISA Region 4-AA play (7-4-2 overall). “It was a good win,” coach Dan Funt said. “It’s always important to start the region schedule with several wins and we’ve been able to…
Piedmont Academy’s golf team defeated Flint River 187-228 last week. Payden Cantera led the team with a low round of 43. Chandler Burrell and P.J. Leonetti both had a round of 46 while Preston Tyler finished at 52. Last Thursday’s match was the home debut for 2015 at Hunter Pope Country Club for the Piedmont…
The city of Monticello has reported there was a city-wide power outage Sunday evening about 7:20 p.m. that lasted 10-15 minutes. The city was not responsible for that outage, and would like to let all of their customers know that. The problem came from a fault on the transmission line that feeds Monticello, so Georgia…
This Sunday, April 5, is Easter, and many activities are being held in conjunction with the Christian holiday. Various area churches have special services planned, and there will be a community sunrise service on the Square. Some of the special activities we promoted in last week’s paper, and many are being promoted this week. Several…
GBI INVESTIGATES SHOOTING SCENE AT 60 BURNEY DRIVE A female is dead, and a man is in critical condition after gunshots rang out at a home on Burney Drive Saturday night. Sheriff’s office deputies responded to a call regarding an individual who requested assistance from a neighbor in the Burney Drive area shortly before midnight…
The Jasper County Commissioners approved a resolution to form a Solid Waste Authority when they met last week, however the resolution was not available for review by the press or public until after last week’s paper was published. The resolution says that within 30 days of adoption of the resolution, which was March 16, the…