SABRINA CAGLE PRESENTS CHECK TO JUD KIRKSEY Well, it’s official! Football season is under way and we have our first winner for The Monticello News football contest…and it happens to be the same winner who won the first week last year.Jenifer Kirksey had a perfect score, correctly guessing the winners of all 15 games listed…
Thomas Franklin “Tommy” Thompson, age 76, of Monticello, died Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at his residence. “Tommy” Thompson was born in Decatur, Ala., to the late John Carlton Thompson and Gladys Raines Thompson. Before retirement, Tommy was a timber buyer for Georgia Craft for 31 years. He lived in Jones County for a number of…
A celebration of life service for Ms. Anna Lee Byron, who died August 20, 2014, was held Saturday, Aug. 23, at St. John C.M.E. Church in Monticello. Rev. Dr. Lavonia K. McIntyre, pastor, officiated. Ms. Byron was born on June 20, 1932, to the parentage of Issac Byron and Lessie Mae Card Byron of Jasper…
Janice Rosa Justus Mann Chadwick, age 67, of Shady Dale, died Monday, August 25, 2014, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Janice Mann Chadwick was born in Grundy, Va. to the late Clark Justus and Audrey Sue Mullins Justus. She lived in Douglasville, for a few years before moving to Monticello in 1989. She was a member…
Several burglaries were reported over the last week in Jasper County, and one person was arrested on burglary charges and another on charges of theft by receiving stolen property, leading to the assumption that burglars are getting caught at least sometimes. On Saturday, officers responded to the report of a burglary at a location on…
Beer, cookie delivery, fast food, late night snacks—all types of foods to be consumed, without guilt, by most college students. Stack on top of that very little adult supervision, stress and a dollop of transitioning—and there you have it, the Freshman 15. As my daughter settles into her first few weeks of college life, I…
The Monticello City Council met and discussed the future of the street department during a called meeting Friday afternoon, deciding to table the issue until October. The reason for postponing the decision was so that council members could become more informed by looking up actual numbers pertaining to cost, repairs, and employees, along with meeting…
In spite of the heat conditions last Friday, the Hurricanes came out ready to play and recorded another pre-season victory, 28-26, against Cross Creek of Augusta. It was the second scrimmage and win for the Canes who will play their season opener tomorrow, August 29 at Walnut Grove. To begin the first quarter, Thomas Deraney…
It was the hottest day of the year, but the Piedmont Academy football team overcame all obstacles to defeat long-time nemesis Gatewood 14-7 in the 2014 season opener last week at Cougar Field. Piedmont (1-0) used a late touchdown on a 38-yard run by Hunter Knox to break a 7-7 tie. Knox’s game-winning run came…
Piedmont Academy’s cross country runners ran for the first time in an official meet for 2014 when they ran during a competition hosted by Loganville Christian Academy Saturday morning. Alina Jablonksi finished 12th for the varsity girls despite running injured. Jablonski ran the course in 27:56.91 while battling knee pain, coach Traci Brady said. Brice…