Time—A Precious Commodity
Is youth wasted on the young? Maybe, maybe not. But the purpose of youth is to grow into an experienced adult, right. The older we get, the more we contemplate life—me anyway. Robyn’s always asking me the question “was it like this when you were young” about a plethora of issues and topics. Depending on…
Read MoreLocal Foothills Student Earns Top Regional Graduate Honors
Top academic graduate Trenton Keith Lollar from Jasper County Foothills School spoke at the regional graduation on how the Foothills program worked for him and allowed him to graduate. “If it hadn’t been for Foothills, I probably would have been a high school dropout,” said Lollar. “I have been enrolled for two years and I…
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Piedmont Boys Earn Victory
In what has been a tough season for the Piedmont Academy varsity boys basketball, there was a bright spot last week as the Cougars held on for a 53-50 win against visiting Lake Oconee Academy. Led by a 16-point effort from Spencer Carter and a 15-point effort from Luke Welch, Piedmont held off a late…
Read MoreMiddle School Cougar Teams Earn Victories
Piedmont Academy’s Middle School basketball teams both earned impressive wins against visiting Central Fellowship on January 7. The boys took a 47-24 win behind an 18-point performance by Kouper Burrell. Kohen Burrell and Joseph Standard both finished with 6 points. Piedmont led 12-8 after the first quarter and 21-14 at halftime. Drew Dodd contributed 5…
Read MoreMrs. Barbara Denise Whitlock
A celebration for life for Mrs. Barbara Denise Prothro Whitlock, who died January 14, 2023, will be held Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 at 1 p.m., at the chapel of Smith and Sons Funeral Home, 923 Funderburg Drive, Monticello, GA 31064. Rev. Rufus Whitlock, eulogist. Barbara Denise Prothro Whitlock was born August 27, 1968 to Rebecca…
Read MoreCorey Cornelius Parham
A celebration for life for Corey Cornelius Parham was held January 5, 2023 at New Life Outreach Christian Church in Eatonton. Pastor James Kilgore, officiating; Minister Lisa Jackson, Eulogist Corey Cornelius Parham was born on June 19, 1969 to the late Wayne Parham, Sr., who departed from his life on October 8, 2019 and Loraine…
Read MoreDistrict 5 BOE Member Resigns
The Jasper County School Board met for a work session Tuesday evening, and learned that District 5 Board Member Lewis Rice has resigned his position for health reasons. Supt. Kenny Garland explained that he met with the superintendent of elections, and talked with the board’s attorney, and said the board can appoint someone to fill…
Read MoreCitizens Comment on R-2 Zoning Option
Citizen comments at Monday’s regular meeting of the Jasper County Commission that was held in front of a standing room only crowd in the main Courtroom took more than an hour, with the vast majority being people expressing their displeasure with R-2 zoning. However, there were a few people in favor of the R-2 zoning.…
Read MoreDexter Axle Closes Plant Here
The Dexter Axle plant in Monticello closed Monday, apparently without notice. Calls to Dexter Axle in Elkhart, Ind. had not been returned by presstime yesterday. According to what employees have said, the company said the closure would be for six months at which time they would re-evaluate the market demand and economy. David Dyer, director…
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