Piedmont Wrestler Wins GISA State Title
Piedmont Academy senior Davin Waldrop captured the GISA state wrestling championship at 138 pounds last weekend. Waldrop finished the 2020-2021 season undefeated and won his championship match 6-0. “I was impressed with what he did,” said coach Kaden Miller. “He had wrestled for us his sophomore season but last year broke his ankle during football…
Read MoreMary Ammons Braswell
A grave side service for Mary Ammons Braswell was held Saturday, Feb. 13, at Ammons Family Cemetery in Round Oak. Pastor Donnie R. Braswell, Sr., officiated. Mrs. Mary Ammons Braswell was born December 19, 1945 to the parentage of the late Mitchell Ammons, Sr., and the late Rozell Griggs Ammons. She departed this life on…
Read MoreEmily Aderholt Barrow
Emily Aderholt Barrow, 90, went to heaven on February 12, 2021. She passed away peacefully at home in Athens surrounded by her four daughters and several other family members. She was born in Jefferson, Ga. on June 12, 1930 to Hewlett Edwin Aderholt and Nancy Boyd Arnall Aderholt. She was joyfully reunited with her parents,…
Read MoreMildred Roper Wild
MILDRED R WILD Mrs. Mildred Roper Wild, age 95, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021, at The Retreat Nursing Home in Monticello, Georgia. Mildred Roper was born in Macon County, Franklin, North Carolina on March 19, 1925 to the late Thomas Roper and Rebecca Houston Roper. She met and began dating her future husband, Robert…
Read MoreCelebrating A One-Year-Old
Wow, time flies. You may have seen an adorable little girl elsewhere in today’s paper. She just turned one-year-old. And, she is the most precious child ever born. Yes, I’m talking about my granddaughter, Melody. It seems like just yesterday she came into the world, and here she is, a year old. I cannot begin…
Read MorePitching A Fit
Last week, in a local grocery store, I heard a child, a few aisles over, having a total meltdown, the modern terminology for throwin’ a fit. After a few minutes, the decibels of screaming increased as I got to the end of the aisle. Suddenly, almost face to face with the screaming child, a father…
Read MoreLady Canes Begin New Soccer Season
The 2021 season has been a learning experience so far for the Jasper County-Monticello High School varsity girls soccer team. The Lady Canes began the new campaign on January 29 with an inter-squad scrimmage. The Purple team defeated the White team 4-0. Once the regular season began, the Lady Canes have played GMC, Monroe Area…
Read MoreTime for Both Sides To Move Forward
The second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump is history and it’s time to put his four years in the White House in the rear-view mirror as well. Whether you supported Trump or thought he was the worst president in the history of our country (he wasn’t), enough is enough. A new president has…
Read MoreCougars Set for Region Tournament
One mission has been accomplished for the Piedmont Academy varsity boys basketball team. The Cougars capped a perfect regular season mark with a 68-46 road win against Windsor Academy last Friday. Piedmont finishes the regular season 15-7 overall and 8-0 in GISA Region 1-AA. Coach Will Johnson’s team received a bye in the opening round…
Read MoreLady Cougars To Host Region Meet
Piedmont Academy’s varsity girls basketball team capped a perfect regular season mark in region play and will now look to emerge from the 1-AA tournament as a number one seed for state. The Lady Cougars wrapped up the regular season Friday with a 59-25 road win against region foe Windsor Academy in Macon. Piedmont improved…
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