Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office made relatively few arrests in the last week, but nonetheless stayed busy with all types of calls.JCSO investigators are continuing to attempt to solve a burglary at Monticello Drugs that was reported on November 30. Someone broke in the back door of the business. It is unknown what,…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity basketball teams made the familiar trek to Macon Tuesday to face Windsor Academy. The Lady Cougars improved to 5-1 overall with a 63-38 victory. The game was tied at 10 after the first quarter but Piedmont used a 24-4 run in the second quarter to take control of the contest. The Piedmont…
Piedmont Academy’s Middle School basketball teams took to the court last Friday hosting Gatewood. The Middle School Lady Cougars fell 30-10 while the boys were defeated 38-22. Brinley Satterfield led the Piedmont girls with six points while Synclair Wyatt scored three. Lacie Dowdy added one point. The Middle School boys were led by Matthew Carter…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity wrestlers had a second-place showing at the Smackdown in Mactown hosted by Mount de Sales. The Mat Cougars were second overall as a team earning 215 points with nine wrestlers competing. Coach Nick Meadows had five wrestlers win their respective weight class. Helping lead Piedmont were: •Austin Anglin, 113, runner-up •Scott Swann,…
Monticello City Council members dispensed of several agenda items during Tuesday’s regular business meeting but one particular alcohol license renewal was met with lots of discussion. The council, minus Larry Thurman, reviewed 13 applications for renewal of their alcohol, beer and wine license. Those appplications included Circle K, McMichael’s Package, Monticello Food Mart, Hide-A-Way Inc.,…
The Monticello Hurricane boys’ basketball team tipped off their season at home last Friday night, exactly one week after the Lady Canes opened theirs on the road. Both teams were in action on Friday and Saturday, hosting Alcovy for the home opener, and traveling to Eastside. In last week’s edition of The Monticello News the…
The Jasper County Commissioners Monday held a public hearing on reducing lot size in C-2 zoning from 1.2 acres to one acre. Only one person spoke at the public hearing, and that was Jason Abercrombie who is interested in opening a car lot on a property that was zoned agricultural but has been used commercially…
This year marks the centennial performance of the Community Christmas Cantata. On Sunday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., in the sanctuary of the Monticello Presbyterian Church, more than 60 vocalists and musicians from Monticello Presbyterian, Monticello Baptist, Monticello First Methodist, New Rocky Creek Baptist, Lighthouse Mennonite, and others will join director Lisa…
Last week’s football contest proved to be fairly easy with the winner correctly guessing the winner of all 15 games listed, and several others getting 14 right. Many were added to the Grand Prize Honor Roll which is a good thing since this is the last week of the contest, and therefore the last chance…
The Jasper County August 2024 Term Grand Jury convened last week to review 20 bills of indictment of which each was true-billed. Those charged and indicted include: Devonte Mack, indicted on 10 counts including five counts of cruelty to children in the first degree, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, obstruction of an…