DEER FESTIVAL QUEEN AND LITTLE MISS FAWN CONTESTANTS LINE UP The Deer Festival Queen’s court and Little Miss Fawn, along with her court, were announced at the annual pageant held last Sunday at Piedmont Academy. The Deer Festival court consists of Andrea Tobler, Savannah McGinnis, Caitlin Tillman, and Kalie Perkins. One of those young ladies…
ZACH BENJAMIN CARRIES FOR PAC Despite a sluggish start, the Piedmont Academy football team posted another runaway victory Friday night, defeating Robert Toombs 54-21 on the road. Piedmont is now 8-0 overall and, more importantly, 4-0 in Region 1-AA with two games remaining. The Cougars will host Brentwood this week, which is also undefeated in…
I’m fixing to get one-free-with-one. Who wouldn’t go for a deal like that—where you pay for the first item and get the second one absolutely free? I always go for that one-free-with-one on the fried pork skins—the chicarones. I like to munch on one bag on the way home and save the other one for…
I read a book last week entitled When Christians Get It Wrong. The book was written by Adam Hamilton, who is the senior pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas which is a suburb of Kansas City. This church is one of the fastest-growing churches in the country and has…
What a nice surprise when I arrived home last week and someone had left me a bag of assorted apples. I guessed the giver immediately as I had just been talking to her earlier in the day about how I loved apples. Our local grocery stores have lots of apples for sale. What’s your favorite…
The other day, I attended a ceremony for a young teenager who recently passed away. The family had decided to create a memorial garden for their child, and I had volunteered to donate all the flowers and plants from my own garden for this grieving family. Though I did not know the child, I did…
In the good old days when there were jobs aplenty, if your job got too stressful, you quit. I don’t remember people worrying 10 years ago that there may not be other job opportunities. Even entrepreneurs could take the leap of faith and start a new business without it feeling like financial suicide. Although I…
CHRIS THOMAS CARRIES FOOTBALL On senior night last Friday, the Monticello Hurricane football team matured and sent the Tigers back to their home in Greene County licking their wounds after a 34-14 “cane-ing.” A good offensive showing, strong defense, some tricky plays from Coach Eddie Roberts and a terrible night for the Greene County center…
William Thomas “Bill” Hughes, 81, of Monticello, long-time newspaper man and former publisher of The Monticello News died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. Born in Albany, N.Y., he was the son of W.T. Hughes of Rock Hill, S.C. and Mildred Kinnett Hughes of Dayton, Ohio. He was educated in Roanoke, Va.…
On Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Persons should take their medications for disposal to…