Deer Dash . . . coming soon.If you were to start training now, with about eight weeks to go, would you be ready to run the Deer Dash in November?Sometime during the late 70s or early 80s, my parents began to jog—better known as running today. For my parents, it was a movement that became…
Piedmont Academy softball coach Danny Camp has been hoping his team would saw signs of life offensively. The Lady Cougars have done just that in recent outings including a 15-7 win against Heritage in Newnan Tuesday afternoon. Carla Martin pitched another strong outing while Hailey Burnham helped lead the offense with a homerun. It was…
The Lady ‘Canes ended up with a 1-3-1 record in the recent Brawl In The Fall Tournament in Warner Robbins and Macon. The two final games of the tournament Saturday, August 27, were decidedly losses to Perry and Lee County, a AAA and a AAAA program. On the preceding Friday the team did play well…
PATRIOTS STRUGGLE AGAINST COUGAR DEFENSE The Piedmont Academy football team took the field again last Friday night and wasted little time in taking care of business. The Cougars ran by an overmatched Nathanael Greene team 55-14 to improve to 2-0 overall record early in the 2011 season. Taking advantage of several special teams miscues by…
By STONE WORKMAN Friday night, while Hurricane Irene threatened the entire East Coast, two Purple Hurricanes, Class AA Monticello and Class AAA Monroe Area, clashed eye-to-eye at Rose Bowl Field in a football game of Category Five intensity. After three hours and 20 minutes and in the third overtime period, an interception of a Monroe…
The Monticello News annual football contest begins this week. Never mind the thermometer, it’s football season. High schools began play last week, and most colleges open their season this week, with the pros joining the fray next week. All will be represented in the annual Monticello News Football Contest, which opens its season this week.…
Bryan Standifer will likely take the reins as Mayor Mayor of Monticello in January, as he was the only one who qualified to run by the end of qualifying on Thursday, Sept. 1. Also running unopposed is Cornell Williams, who is seeking the council seat currently held by Molly Pompey, that of District 1, Post…
Late last week a deputy with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) was dispatched to a location on Stag Run Drive in reference to a domestic dispute. According to information received from the JCSO, the deputy separated the parties and collected information. The dispute resulted in a civil matter and a report was filed. However,…
Mary Beth Nichols, 57, of Mary Esther, Fla. died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. She was born October 1, 1953 in Streator, Ill., the daughter of Leo and Helen Carey Dunn. She married Douglas Nichols on August 1, 1975 in Springfield, Ill.Mrs. Nichols lived in Mary Esther for more than…
Mary Ellen Smalling, 56, died Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle.Ms. Smalling was born October 28, 1954 in Bethesda, Md. Her parents were the late Clayton E. Smalling and June C. Smalling. Ms. Smalling moved to Monticello in 1988. She loved meeting new people and never met a stranger. She was…