Schools Receive Tech Grant
Jasper County Charter School System is the recipient of a Verizon Innovative Learning schools (VILS) grant, board members learned at their regular meeting on March 21. The $40,000 grant is a two-year grant with possible extension into years three and four. The grant has an overarching goal of addressing barriers to digital inclusion by equipping…
Read MoreLadies Enjoy Work at Tax Office
(Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of meeting the community’s public service employees who take care of the residents and businesses in Jasper County and the city of Monticello. This week, Kim Joris introduces us to some of the folks at the Jasper County Tax Commissioner’s O?ce.) Janna Coe, the newest hire,…
Read MoreCOC Introduces New Director
The Monticello Jasper Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is excited to announce the hiring of Jennifer Lassen as the new Executive Director. Jennifer is a native of Putnam County. She is a graduate of Gatewood School and received her bachelor’s of science in Mass Communications and Marketing from Georgia Southern University. Lassen cites growing…
Read MoreConcepts in Action
I have always helped my kids review for tests, quizzes and the such since they began schooling. They have honed their study skills over the years, and up to lately, have only asked for my help from time to time. Jacob never asks and I tend to go to him when Infinite Campus sends me…
Read MoreThe Marks Of Movement Upon The Earth…
I was born and raised in a large cedar swamp in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. We were so poor that if the wolf woulda come to the front door of our tar paper shack we’da ate him. We depended on the swamp for a portion of our table fare. Hunting and fishing made up most of…
Read More‘You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby’
Believe it or not, this was the theme of the first cigarette commercial made especially for the first cigarette made for women. It’s 1968. The commercial on television and in print showed an attractive young woman holding a long, skinny cigarette known as a Virginia Slim. In 1775 the Declaration of Independence was signed by…
Read MoreHurricanes Drown Seminoles on Diamond
After a few days of rain pelted Jasper County, the Monticello Hurricane baseball team returned to the diamond Tuesday evening to take on the Seminoles of Salem High in Conyers. The Seminoles came into the game with a 0-9 record, their closest game being a 12-11 loss to region mate Hephzibah the two weeks prior.…
Read MorePiedmont Track Athletes Do Well
Piedmont Academy’s track athletes ventured to Gatewood once again for a multi-school event on March 29. Several Cougars and Lady Cougars finished the day with standout performances in their respective events. For the Lady Cougars, Marissa Holder won the shot put with a throw of 31.5. The sophomore also finished fifth in the discus with…
Read MoreHurricane Track Season Begins On the Road at Walnut Grove
The Jasper County High School Track Teams began their 2022-2023 season last week with meets at Walnut Grove and Jackson High Schools. The girls and boys squads are both led by veteran coach Chris Pennamon.results from the Walnut Grove meet includes the following: GIRLS 100 Meter Dash JaKara Tobler 1st Oriayha Thurman 13th Glenasia Stewart…
Read MoreDiamond Cougars Earn Region Win
It took an extra inning to get the job done but the Piedmont Academy varsity baseball team put another region win in the record book last Friday. The Diamond Cougars rallied for a 6-5 win against visiting Brentwood in eight innings. Piedmont trailed 5-3 going into the bottom of the fourth inning when it managed…
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