Early Voting Starts February 27
Voters in Monticello and Jasper County will go to the polls on March 21 for a special election to name a Mayor of Monticello and to approve or disapprove extending the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST). City of Monticello voters will have those two items on the ballot—mayor and SPLOST. All other Jasper…
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County Names Interim Attorney
The Jasper County Board of Commissioners met for more than three hours for their regular meeting Monday evening, with the first 30 minutes spent in closed session, after which they entered the regular meeting and named Barry Fleming interim county attorney. County Attorney David Ozburn resigned at the beginning of Monday’s meeting. County Manager Mike…
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Zane Rowland Is ‘Doing Good’
JCMS FBLA REGION LEADERSHIP
Thirty-Six JCHS Students Travel to State Beta Convention
PA Kiddie Kougars Conclude Season
Piedmont Academy recently wrapped up another successful season of their Kiddie Kougar elementary basketball season with its annual elementary basketball extravaganza. Over 50 elementary students played in the league. This season consisted of two K5-3rd grade teams, two 4th – 5th grade teams, and two 4th and 5th grade boys’ travel teams. Practices and games…
Read MoreMat Cougars Finish Fourth At State
The Piedmont Academy wrestling team capped a memorable 2022-23 season with a fourth place overall finish at the GIAA state meet last weekend in Americus. Placing at state for the Mat Cougars were: •Jamus Wingate, state runner-up •Colt Leddon, state runner-up •Patrick Meadows, state runner-up (two-time state placer) •Boone Pope, state runner-up (two-time state placer)…
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