The Piedmont Academy varsity baseball team continues to prepare for its first official game of the 2012 season.The Cougars were initially scheduled to play in Loganville Saturday, but those games were then moved to Monticello since Loganville Christian’s field was not ready. The weather which moved through the area on Friday, however, caused the field…
THE JCHS BASS CLUB WITH SPONSOR MATT TUMLIN AT LAKE The Jasper County High School Bass Club held a fishing tournament Saturday on Jackson Lake. Kevin Camp won the tournament with two fish weighing a total of 4.31 pounds. Jonathan Jones placed second with 2.17 pounds, Billy Edwards finished in third place with 1.4 pounds,…
ALTER, SMITH-FOOT, PEEK Three Jasperites qualified for the USA Wrestling State Qualifier Tournament that is scheduled for this Saturday, March 3 at Park View High School in Lilburn. Austin Peek, in the 12 and under, 230 pound class got first, Tyler Seawright, 14 and under in the 90 class placed first, and Harley Alter, also…
2012 VARSITY DIAMOND CANES TAKE THE FIELD The ‘Canes played their home opener Tuesday versus GMC and lost 11-5. The team only managed three hits, two of those coming in the first inning on a single by Brady McMichael and double off the center field wall by Kevin Camp, followed by a single in the…
M. Zane Perry, 43, of Shady Dale, died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Mr. Perry was born and lived in Monroe, until moving to Jasper County 10 years ago. Deputy Perry was a traffic officer for the Butts County Sheriff’s Department in Jackson and a police officer for the Monticello Police Department.…
Philip Anthony Ledbetter, 54, died Friday, March 2, 2012, in Monticello. “Phil” Ledbetter was born in Atlanta. He lived in College Park until moving to Monticello in 1970. Before retirement, he was an equipment operator for Georgia Pacific Corporation for 12 years. He loved many types of sporting events and his favorite was fishing. He…
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STARs ARE HONORED BY KIWANIS, PAGE Samuel McGinnis was named Jasper County’s STAR student at the STAR banquet held last Thursday at the Monticello Kiwanis Club meeting at the First United Methodist Church. He chose Martha Mock as his STAR teacher. Mr. McGinnis was the STAR student for Piedmont Academy. Also honored last Thursday was…
While saying he did not see how the outcome of the election could change, Judge L.A. “Buster” McConnell said, “We’ll sit on it until we hear something from the Secretary of State. Right now it doesn’t look like enough evidence to overturn the election.” Judge McConnell was the special judge for the hearing last Friday…
ZANE PERRY Monticello Police Officer and Butts County Deputy Zane Perry of Shady Dale died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012 while on duty in Monticello. He was 43 years old. Officer Perry reportedly was feeling sick Saturday and headed to the police department to park his patrol car and seek medical help. Unfortunately, Officer Perry did…