Crawford County came to town Tuesday as the undefeated #1 seed on the region 4-AA boys side and that ranking was still intact when they returned home.The Canes varsity squad was defeated 70-61 as they played their first game without the team’s leading rebounder and often lead scorer for the season, De’Miria Glover. He suffered…
Fourteen Monticello Hurricane High School football players were recently recognized by the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) for their football efforts in Region 4-AA. Hurricane players named 1st Team All Region were Jordan Stone, running back; Chris Anglin, offensive line; Garrison Williams, defensive line; Quincy Standifer, safety; and Walt McMichael, long snapper. Hurricane players named…
Shiloh Christian Academy held its Senior Night January 20 as they hosted region opponent Barnes Academy. Five seniors participated in the ceremony which highlighted each of their accomplishments, passions, talents, as well as their plans after graduation. Being escorted during halftime by their parents, the seniors were celebrated by a crowd of family and friends.…
Several of Piedmont Academy’s wrestlers earned wins during recent home matches against Gatewood and Windsor. Ben Davis and Payden Cantera were both 2-0 while Ian Boyd, Nolan Cleary and Logan Connor all earned one win. In a match held at Windsor Academy in Macon last Thursday, the Mat Cougars were led by Davis, who once…
The Middle School Hurricane basketball squads were to wrap up their regular Piedmont Athletic Conference (PAC) games Wednesday at Putnam. The teams are headed into conference league action on Saturday, Jan. 31 to be conducted at Putnam County Middle School. Both squads have had a successful season by any standard. The boys were undefeated heading…
The Piedmont Academy Lady Cougars varsity basketball team, paced by a 24-point effort from Amelia Dodson, defeated Windsor Academy on the road Monday 46-39. Dodson made 10 field goals and four free throws to help lead her team to the win. It was also a big night for Remington Marsh, who added 14 points, including…
Hilda Inez Newby Banks, age 96, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at The Retreat Nursing Home. Hilda Banks was born in Covington, Ga., to the late Carl Newby and Dovie Hardy Newby. She was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith. She loved to work in her yard and garden. Her husband, James Banks, Sr.,…
AMY SCROGGS IS CITIZEN OF THE YEAR Being a senior class and graduation adviser, she was supposed to head up a meeting at the high school last Thursday evening, so her family had to trick her to get her to the Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting where Mrs. Amy Scroggs was named the 2014 Citizen…
RICHARD AND BOBBIE ELKINS “I had a choice, but not really. My doctor had just given me the news I had dreaded since the test a week before. I only had months to live. My choices were to try to qualify to get on a liver transplant list or face dying. I chose to try…
Roy R. Kelly, Jr., of 1091 College Street, Monticello, died at the age of 90, on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at The Retreat Nursing Home. Roy Kelly was a lifelong resident of Jasper County and his parents were the late Roy Robinson Kelly, Sr. and Pauline Jordan Kelly. He graduated from Monticello High School and…