As the holiday season is officially upon us (although stores have had Christmas music playing long before your Thanksgiving turkey had been bought) I find that it is important to use this time, and the added time off to refresh and connect with friends and family, and those who are important in your life.There are…
To diagnose issues concerning health I have to know what one is consuming on a daily basis. So when people ask me to help them with weight loss, my first requirement is to have them keep a food diary. This helps me to eliminate any medical issues that may be preventing them from losing weight…
Piedmont Academy’s wrestling program returns to the mat Saturday as they travel to Unity Christian School in Rome. Varsity and middle school wrestlers will compete for first-year Mat Cougar coach Alvin Hawkes beginning at 9 a.m. Varsity wrestlers for Piedmont in 2012-2013 include senior Jason Autry, juniors Malik Reid and Mills Smith and sophomore Payden…
NATHAN CRAWFORD REBOUNDS FOR SHILOH Shiloh Christian Academy basketball continued last week with the middle school and varsity teams facing the John Hancock Rebels in four games. The younger teams were able to split their games with the girls losing in the final seconds, and the boys winning. Both varsity teams came up short as…
SENIOR JORDAN WEAVER GOES FOR PIN In their latest action the mat ’Canes traveled to Milledgeville Saturday to wrestle in the Baldwin Brawl, where they went 3-1 to capture second place in the tournament, behind Jones County, a AAAAA classification. Prior to this match the team has participated in two other tournaments and scored a…
Piedmont Academy’s basketball teams will usher in the new season this week against a long-time rival. The 2012-2013 season is set to tip-off today, Nov. 29, against Gatewood at home. Varsity games begin at 6 p.m. “The kids are really working hard,” said Josh Daher, who will coach both varsity squads this season. “It is…
Robert Clyde Allen, 76, of Macon, died Friday, November 23, 2012, at his home after a courageous two year battle with cancer. Mr. Allen, a native of Monticello, was born on April 18, 1936, to Mildred Kelly Allen and the late Robert Eugene Allen, Jr. He graduated from Emory at Oxford High School, attended the…
Sheria Lin “Hoppie” Boyd McMichael, 79, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Sheria Lin McMichael was born in 1933 in Winters, Texas and quickly acquired the nickname of “Hoppie” to reflect her fun-loving personality and her love of pretending to be Hopalong Cassidy. Her parents were the late Homer and Maurine Carroll…
TYLER COOPER (L), KELLY FOX Relative newcomer to The Monticello News football contest Tyler Cooper beat out 19 others with 13 right to win this week’s contest, and collect a $25 prize from Kelly Fox of Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co., sponsor of the week. Mr. Cooper, a sophomore at Jasper County High School, has played…
FIRE DESTROYS STRUCTURE BEFORE FIREMEN ARRIVE This structure on Deer Run Circle was destroyed by fire last Wednesday, displacing a mother and four children, and giving more credence to concerns of the neighbors. It was not the first structure fire at that location, which also had the bad luck to have a tree fall on…