After facing a grueling schedule this season, the Piedmont Academy football team found itself in the win column Friday.The Cougars defeated Windsor Academy 40-0 on the road in Macon despite still dealing with injuries to various key players. Piedmont is off this week and will use the bye to try and heal or the start…
During their regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening the city council entertained a presentation by Police Chief Bobby Norris and Jackie Bell Smith which informed them that the JAG Probation Service has relocated from city offices to the sheriff’s office, thereby creating difficulties for the persons within the city limits to meet reporting requirements. In order…
The Jasper County Recreation Department football teams and cheerleaders participated in rec night at the Monticello Hurricane football game last Friday night at Rose Bowl Field. The cheerleaders were able to cheer with the varsity cheerleaders during the pre-game performance. The rec football teams led the varsity football team in for the Canes Walk. During…
The Piedmont Academy softball team traveled a long way from home for the opening round of the GISA Class AA state tournament, but the ride back to Monticello was certainly an enjoyable one. The Lady Cougars swept Georgia Christian of Valdosta 3-2 and 8-0 in a doubleheader played Monday. Piedmont will now travel to Thomas…
The Jasper County Commission, at its regular meeting Monday, voted to have the sheriff’s department and public works department work together to get speed limit signs throughout the county to match speed limits approved for radar in the sheriff’s radar policy. After an issue came up previously about Jackson Lake Road, the sheriff was proactive,…
With more than 33 years experience as an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) director, much of that time serving a combined fire/EMS/rescue service, James Gregory should have no problem leading the Jasper County EMS to an elevated level, and possibly following the recommendation of a recent EMS committee that says to combine fire and EMS. Mr.…
Three years ago, Chad Sanders was traveling the world filming and producing nationally syndicated hunting shows such as “Monster Buck Series” and international safari hunts for Nitro Express Safaris. He realized after he spent 250 days on the road with these shows that his children were growing up without him and his wife was being…
Joel Gaston was the only player out of nearly 200 to correctly guess the number of winners in 14 of the 15 games listed in last week’s football contest. For his effort, he received a $25 prize from Kelly Fox at Northwest Mutual Insurance Company. Only, Mr. Fox was not able to make it for…
The Jasper County School Board members voted unanimously at a called meeting Monday evening to begin construction of a new Agriculture Barn at Jasper County High School. There has been much discussion over the last two years of school improvement amongst the board and the most recent presentation was to build a barn that will…
Next Monday, Oct. 7, is the deadline for voters in the city of Monticello to register to vote and be eligible to vote in the November 5 election, to determine who will serve on the council for the next four years. David Wease is challenging two-year incumbent Randy Strozier in District 2. That is the…