Hippity Hoppity Easter’s On Its Way
Growing up we got sugar highs from all the candy eggs we consumed on Easter Sunday. We also suffered through the annual Easter cold snap, some folks called it blackberry winter, and we had to wear a winter coat over our Easter clothes. Looking forward to lunch of baked ham, potato salad and oh so…
Read MoreDiamond Cougars Fall to Gatewood
The latest chapter in the decades-old rivalry between Piedmont Academy and Gatewood did not go in the Cougars’ favor. Gatewood took an 11-2 win on March 12 using a six-run fourth inning to take control of the contest. The Gators led 2-1 after the third inning before the six-run top of the fourth. Piedmont’s offense…
Read MoreCanes Split Region Action with Prince Avenue on Soccer Field
The Jasper County High School (JCHS) boys varsity soccer team took on Prince Avenue last Wednesday in their second region game of the season. The Canes came out strong, scoring a penalty kick in the first five minutes thanks to Carson Clark. Senior Travis Teran then had a breakaway on the right side, and a…
Read MoreD. Camp To Return As AD at Piedmont
A familiar face will be returning to Piedmont Academy for the upcoming 2024-25 school year. Danny Camp, who previously taught and coached at the school from 1997-2014, has been named the new athletic director. For the past three years, Camp has served as Stratford Academy’s head baseball and softball coach the past three years. Coach…
Read MoreNot My Will
Introduction: I visited a lady who was dying and she knew it. After being told by the doctors there was nothing else they could do, she was overwhelmed with fear. Unable to come to peace, she expressed to me when I visited her, that she was terrified with anxiety. At that moment our Lord impressed…
Read MoreRaise The Ruff Or Meow
My husband, Don, came home last Friday with a small box with a little puppy head sticking out the top. In February my sweet Boston terrier, Oliver, roamed off and never came home. He took a hunk out of my heart when he disappeared. To last week I still heard Oliver scratch on the door,…
Read MoreHitting Close To Home
Last Wednesday as we were on deadline sending last week’s edition to the printer, we had a few office visitors. Now usually on Wednesdays we try to keep our social interactions in person or via phone to a minimum because time tends to be of essence, especially if we are behind. Well last week I…
Read MoreWynona ‘Nona’ Calton Wilson
Wynona “Nona” Calton Wilson, age 98, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Hamilton Mill Senior Care in Dacula. Nona was born in Camak, Ga. on October 2, 1925, to the late Maude Wilkerson Calton and Floyd Rankin Calton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 58…
Read MoreCommissioners Discuss Short Term Rentals
By KIM JORIS The Jasper County Board of Commissioners (BOC) held a work session last Wednesday, March 13 at 6 p.m. to discuss the direction of short term rentals (STR) in Jasper County. All county commissioners, Sheila Gantt Pounds, Don Jernigan, Bruce Henry, Asher Gray and Steven Ledford were present as well as County Attorney…
Read MoreD. McGuire Seeks Seat
David McGuire has qualified as a Democrat for the District 1 County Commission seat. He submitted the following announcement to the newspaper: As a born and raised 8th generational native of Jasper County, I have had the privilege and honor to have been educated, reared, and prospered in the best rural community in central Georgia.…
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