Is your teenager’s life worth two hours of your time?In Georgia, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens. In an effort to address this problem, The University of Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (G.T.I.P.I.) has developed a statewide program called Georgia Teens Ride with P.R.I.D.E. (Parents Reducing Injuries and Driver Error).…
Jasperites, like voters across the state, will trek to the polls Tuesday for the Democratic and Republican primaries to determine who will represent each party in the general election in November. There are no local contested races in the primary, however voters will select their party’s nominee to the 10th Congressional District seat and for…
The Monticello City Council passed a draft budget amounting to just over $2 million in the general fund with the primary budget cuts coming from the police department. The drafted budget will do away with the police department and cut $372,599. The draft budget was passed 3-2 at the council’s regular business meeting Tuesday with…
Jasper County High School will hold its 2014 Commencement Exercises this Friday, May 16, at 7 p.m., at Rose Bowl field in Monticello. A special section inside today’s newspaper salutes not only the Jasper County High School graduates but also the Piedmont Academy graduates. Piedmont graduates on Saturday, May 24, at 10 a.m. at the…
It wasn’t easy for the Piedmont Academy Diamond Cougars in the first round, but playoff baseball is never supposed to be. Piedmont (26-4) defeated Southwest Georgia 9-5 and 3-2 in an opening round GISA Class AA best-of-three series to advance to the quarterfinals, which will be held this week. The Cougars are now on a…
The Monticello Square was a happening place Saturday as Dr. Lyndsy Holman with Heartland Clinic of Chiropractic sponsored a “spring fling” in conjunction with the opening day of the Market on the Square. In addition, the Methodist men had a chickenque on the Square, making it the place to be Saturday. Visitors could buy fresh…
Emery Cline, a senior at Jasper County High School, signed a letter of intent last week, to attend Brewton-Parker College in Mt. Vernon, Ga., on a wrestling scholarship. The honor graduate is pictured (seated) with his parents, Ric and Julie Cline, and his sister, Erica Cline. Also pictured are (standing, left to right) his wrestling…
Taylor Garrett, a graduating senior at Jasper County High School, signed a letter of intent Tuesday morning to attend Georgia Perimeter College at the Newton County Campus. She was offered a two-year full scholarship to play softball for the college. The signing was attended by her parents Scott and Laura Garrett, grandmothers (seated left) Willa…
Debby Dammann, loving wife and best friend to David Dammann, died on May 12, 2014 of a cerebral hemorrhage at Emory Hospital. Debby was well-known in the county for raising funds for the Jasper County Volunteer Fire and Rescue. Debby served as chairperson for the Jasper County Planning and Zoning board as well as President…
Happy Mother’s Day, Monticello Moms. As we know, mothers come in all shapes and styles, one size does not necessarily fit all in this category. Many of us are lucky to still have our mothers to listen to our sorrows and share in our triumphs. Some of us unfortunately have lost our mothers, but have…