He was not from the merry old land of Oz; he was from the land of Uz. He probably could have used the help of Dr. Oz. His name was Job. He was afflicted with sores from head to toe. Before this affliction, he learned that a wind blew down the home of his eldest…
If you’re hungry, Monticello has plenty of choices to satisfy your cravings. Dairy Queen has a $5 lunch special which includes dessert. DQ’s Blizzard of the Month is Reese’s Peanut Butter Pie. Yum. Dave’s Bar-B-Que serves up fresh vegetables and daily specials. Ingles’s Deli has a daily meat and two special for only $5. Do…
The Piedmont Academy Middle School basketball teams have stayed busy in the past week with several contests. On January 14, Piedmont hosted Macon Area with the Middle School Lady Cougars falling in a close 17-12 contest while the boys dropped a 40-15 game. For the Lady Cougars, Lucy Tuggle was the team’s leading scorer with…
The Jasper County High School Hurricanes hosted Northeast Macon Tuesday for the first of a seven game region stretch leading into the Region Tournament. Both squads walked away with resounding wins. The Canes posted a 75-47 victory taking their overall season record to 10-9 and the region record to 5-3. Scoring was led by Qua…
The Monticello High School varsity Mat Canes hosted Senior Night last Wednesday while competing against Lamar and Central wrestling teams. The squad defeated Lamar 75-3 and Central 40-27 last week. During the competition Monticello High School honored six seniors including Emery Cline, Justin Bradley, Montana Dozier, Tristan Harper, Danny Villanueva, and Dean Smith. The team…
The Piedmont Academy wrestling team continues to improve and has been earning several wins on the mat in recent matches. In a home meet against Loganville Christian, John Milledge Academy and Unity Christian last Thursday, Ian Boyd was a perfect 3-0 while Nolan Cleary and Dylan Efird were 2-0. Mills Smith won his lone match…
Attention parents of Jasper County High School students! The school’s administration needs parental help in completing a short survey about Jasper County High School. The survey should take less than five minutes to complete. Completing the survey will allow feedback for the high school on the strengths and areas for improvement. The school staff would…
The Sac-O-Suds, the little convenience store which was made famous in the 1992 movie, My Cousin Vinny, is scheduled to re-open its doors tomorrow, Jan. 24, after being closed and sinking into disrepair several years ago. Everyone in Jasper County, and many points beyond remember the little store on Hwy 16, at the Ocmulgee River…
(Editor’s Note: Cody Batchelor of Monticello is teaching English in Harbin, China this year, and this is his second installment about his life there.) Around October, the veteran foreign teachers at my school looked at my hooded sweatshirt and told me, “Aren’t you cold? You’re going to need a winter coat pretty soon!” My mom…
SUSAN HOLMES State Rep. Susan D. Holmes (R) of Monticello has announced her intention to seek re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives, District 129. Rep. Holmes, who has served in the statehouse since 2011, would be seeking a third term in office. Rep. Holmes originally ran in a field of candidates and won election…