The Piedmont Academy Mat Cougars ventured to Westfield during the weekend for another grueling tournament.Freshman Payden Cantera was 3-0 overall with two pins and one forfeit victory. Teammate Austin Corley was 2-0 at the event while Mitch Marsh was 1-1 with a pin for a fifth-place finish.Jacob Bowers also earned a forfeit win while Ian…
COUGAR BOBBY MITCHELL The Piedmont Academy varsity boys basketball team picked up a win in an unusual manner Monday night. Oak Mountain, the team’s scheduled opponent, left Cougar Gym after the head coach apparently did not like the way the varsity girls game was officiated. According to those at the game, Oak Mountain boys coach…
MCMICHAEL PASSES TO CHAPMAN The ‘Canes varsity boys’ basketball team defeated Jones County Saturday, 38-36 before going on the Christmas break. They also defeated this AAAA team back on November 29 by a score of 46-44. This win gives the team a season-to-date record of 4-5 and a region record of 1-2, placing them in…
MAT CANES TAKE FIRST IN LAMAR DUALS TOURNAMENT The ‘Canes traveled to Lamar County’s first annual duals tournament last Saturday and took first place out of an eight-team field, by defeating Upson-Lee 60-16, Pike 72-12, Rutland 48-25, and Crawford 52-30 in the championship match. This victory extended the team’s season-to-date record to 29-5. Head Wrestling…
William Benjamin Cronic, 71, of Social Circle died on Sunday, December 25, 2011. Memorial services will be held Friday, Dec. 30, at 11 a.m. at Bethany Baptist Church in Madison. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Rev. Tom Duff will officiate. The family may be contacted at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Jeff…
Funeral services for Lillie Paulette Manning, who died December 18, 2011, were held December 23, 2011 at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Jimmy Horton officiated; burial was in South View Cemetery. Ms. Manning was born May 19, 1963, the daughter of the late Nelson and Mamie Manning, Sr. A Jasper County native, she was a…
I’m fixing to be a Believer. I wonder what non-believers do at Christmas time? It must be mighty tough on them. I mean Santa Claus has already crossed them off his list before he even leaves the North Pole. They ain’t even gonna get no hard candy. They won’t even get any assorted nuts. If…
JOEL GASTON (L), CAL McELHENEY Joel Gaston is no stranger to The Monticello News football contest—he’s probably played since its inception. But, it has been a while since he won. This week, however, Mr. Gaston has bragging rights as he was one of only five people who correctly guessed the winner of 13 games listed…
Mabel Lucille Creek Moss, died on November 10, 2011. She was born in Greene County, on October 4, 1919, and grew up in Madison.She was a devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt. Her lifelong mission was to share the gospel, and she was a living testimony to her family and to everyone she…
Kimberlyn Stone of Monticello was traveling on Hwy. 11 in this 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe Monday morning when she lost control of the vehicle on the wet road. The Tahoe left the road and traveled a considerable distance on the west shoulder of the road before the driver over corrected and the vehicle re-entered the road…