The Monticello – Jasper County Chamber of Commerce has announced that entries are now being accepted for the 49th Annual Deer Festival logo contest. This year’s contest is open to the community. The winning logo art design will become the property of the Chamber of Commerce and will be on all promotional materials for 2015…
On Friday, March 20th, we completed day 33 of 40 legislative days. Day 40, or as we call it, Sine Die is quickly approaching. Sine Die is a Latin term that means “adjournment indefinitely.” Sine Die is the deadline for any legislators trying to pass bills this session. Once the clock strikes midnight on the…
Shiloh Christian Academy (SCA) recently completed its fifth basketball season competing in the GICAA. Shiloh is the smallest school in the GICAA and has earned two berths to the state playoffs consecutively under basketball coach Johnny Raines’ leadership. Three players were selected as All-Region players—Trent Raines, David Sorrells and R.J. Whitlock. Two players, Emmaual Lee…
Piedmont Academy’s track teams competed for the first time this spring during a meet hosted by Gatewood in Eatonton last week. Along with Piedmont and Gatewood, athletes from Bethlehem Christian Academy, Brentwood, Briarwood, Convenant, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, Westfield and Windsor took part in the meet. All 33 of Piedmont’s athletes participated in several events.…
Piedmont Academy’s baseball team took an 11-1 road region victory Tuesday against Windsor Academy in Macon. The win improved the Cougars to 2-0 in region play as Zach Beggs went all six innings while scattering seven hits and striking out 10. Beggs allowed just one earned run with two walks. “We are continuing to improve,”…
The Monticello Hurricane varsity baseball squad remains undefeated in region play thus far this season thanks to recent wins over Crawford County and Macon County. The Diamond Canes traveled to Crawford County Tuesday evening and returned as 6-3 victors. It was the fourth of 12 region games scheduled this season. Tyler Seawright and Michael Wyatt,…
The Jasper County High School Bass Club has competed at multiple tournaments over the past month. On February 28, a tournament was held on Jackson Lake with the weigh in held a Barry’s Boat Dock. Dylan Bledsoe won the event with one fish weighing 2.81 pounds. Also in attendance were Hope Adkins, Chad Cain, Kody…
When was the last time you went on a college spring break? Well, as a matter of fact, for us, the husband and I, it was our first. Fifty years ago, we would have been the right age for a spring break. As it turned out, we had no idea when we decided to rent…
I have watched more basketball than I probably should have this week. March Madness is here. I grew up in a basketball family. My sister, brother, and I played basketball for our high school teams. My mom went to the State Finals during her high school career. My brother coaches high school basketball in Texas.…
I felt like something wasn’t right, after Sissy disappeared into the night dressed like she was on her way to some kind of awards ceremony, while claiming she was headed for her job, and after Louise informed me that she worked at a bowling alley out on South Boulevard. If that was true she had…