The Piedmont Academy softball team was in need of a victory Monday afternoon and the Lady Cougars got one.Piedmont defeated Brentwood 3-2 to return to the winner’s side.“I was proud of the girls for bouncing back after last week,” said coach Daniel Funt. “This was a good team win. I talked to them about not…
Piedmont Academy’s Middle School softball team recorded a 5-2 road win against Brentwood Monday. Cassidy Cook was 3-for-3 at the plate with singles in the first, third and fifth innings. Madison Morton recorded 10 strikeouts and allowed no earned runs and no walks in six innings. Earlier this season, the Middle School Lady Cougars defeated…
The funeral service for Mattie Sanders will be held this Saturday, August 30 at 11 a.m., at Kings Chapel Community Church in Hillsboro.
In 1997, the City of Monticello was designated an accredited Better Hometown city by the state of Georgia’s Department of Community Affairs. The focus of the program was to promote the state’s cities and small towns as noteworthy tourist destinations aimed at increasing tourism dollars for the state and for the local communities. Monticello’s program…
I’m fixing to play dead (Part 13). I told Leon that he was right, and that if he would keep the old truck up to a speed of at least 60 miles per hour, I would tell him everything I had promised. I didn’t know anything else to do except that, because I needed him…
If you are a newcomer to Jasper County, maybe you’ve noticed that everyone around here is kin to each other or at the least they are fourth cousins on their fathers’ side. Advice to the wise, keep your comments to your self! Don’t get caught mouthing off about someone, just to hear, “Why she’s my…
As many readers have already seen all over the internet, an awareness challenge presented originally by the ALS Association has spread across the world. Celebrities, politicians, and common folks alike have stepped up to the plate to raise awareness and funds for this awful incurable disease. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease,…
Mr. David F. Greene, age 72, of Loganville, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2014. A funeral service will be held at noon on Friday, August 15, 2014 in the Loganville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home with Rev. David C. Gilleland officiating. Burial will follow at Loganville Memorial Gardens. A member of Prospect Methodist…
Donia Allen Mills Smith, age 63, of Jackson, Ga., died Sunday, August 17, 2014, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Donia Smith was born in Walton County to the late Charles William Allen and Eddie Ruth Harp Allen. She was a lifelong resident of Monticello; in 1998, she and Terry moved to the Jackson side…
BLAKE HAMMOCK Blake Hammock, age 21, of Jonesboro, GA died Wednesday, August 13, 2014. He was born in Atlanta, GA to Jamie and Emily Hammock. He enjoyed being outdoors. Blake loved all sports especially football, baseball, golf and fishing. He graduated from Piedmont Academy in 2011, and was beginning his senior year at Valdosta State…