The Monticello Hurricane basketball teams are ready to play, and looking forward to the season which began last Saturday with a scrimmage at Greene County.The first game of the season will be next Friday, Nov. 30 versus GMC at home. The games begin with Junior Varsity at 4 p.m. and Varsity at 7 p.m.Before the…
SHARIKA PENNAMON West Georgia Tech’s Sharika Pennamon was named the NJCAA Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Women’s Basketball Player of the Week in voting by league coaches, the league office announced Monday. The Monticello native averaged 13.0 points per game over a three-game period last week. Pennamon also pulled down 5.7 rebounds while dishing…
KNIGHTS TAKE CONTROL OF BALL The Shiloh Christian Academy (SCA) basketball teams hosted their first home games last Tuesday when the John Hancock Academy Rebels from Sparta came to town and swept four games from the Knights. In the middle school girls game, the Lady Knights kept the game close throughout, succumbing to a 22-16…
Piedmont Academy recently held its banquet where athletes were awarded for their outstanding achievements for the season. Those athletes recognized include for Lady Cougar softball—Hailey Burnham, most valuable player (MVP); Heather Tyler, best offensive player; Kacy Swart, best defensive player; Brittany Germany, coach’s award; Anna Jones, hustle award; Cheyenne Galloway, scholar athlete; and Morgan Tillman…
VICKIE SHEPPARD, DR. JASLEEN SOHAL AND ERIN ROPER Erin Roper of Monticello was the only contest player to correctly guess 13 out of the 15 sponsored games correctly this week, picking up a $25 prize from Vickie Sheppard and Dr. Jasleen K. Sohal at Primary Care Center of Monticello. Ms. Roper, an avid Georgia Tech…
DORIS MOORE (L), COACH GRIGGS A surprise gathering to honor, recognize and salute Coach Rubye Griggs for her years of dedicated service as a teacher and coach in Monticello was held October 27 at Springfield Baptist Church. The idea to honor Coach Griggs was the brainstorm of Mrs. Doris Tripp Moore, a former student. Once…
Three adults were arrested at Jasper County High School this week after an investigation into a shooting Saturday night in Eatonton. Jaylin Tyree-Cortez Thurman, 18; Dondre Malik Stodghill, 17, and Trey Christopher Britt, 17, all with Jasper County addresses, were arrested and charged with aggravated assault. Subsequent investigation lead to the arrest of two juveniles…
Felton Stephen Walker, 55, of Monticello was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, driving while license suspended or revoked, tag violation and probation violation, after leading Monticello police and Jasper County deputies on a chase that began in the city, and ended at…
The Development Authority of Jasper County (DAJC) invited local elected officials and others to meet with them last Thursday to get an overview of their plans and accomplishments, and most of those present gathered for a photograph of the DAJC Chairman Rusty Bullard (seated, left) and Executive Director David Dyer (right) signing the “memorandum of…
Next Thursday, Nov. 22 is Thanksgiving, when most businesses and offices close for a day of rest and thankfulness. Post offices will be closed. Therefore, The Monticello News will publish one day early next week, so local subscribers will receive their papers in their mailboxes on Wednesday, Nov. 21. Because of that, all news items,…