Lady Cougar Softball Looks to New Season
The Piedmont Academy fast-pitch softball team is hoping for more success on the diamond as the 2020 season begins to appear on the horizon. Coach Joe Johnson’s team began on-the-field workouts this week in preparation for a new season set to begin July 24-25 at a tournament hosted by Windsor Academy in Macon. It was…
Read MoreHow to Maintain Your Lab Equipment and Make It Last Longer
Lab equipment isn’t cheap. In fact, purchasing lab equipment is one of the largest expenses that laboratories face. To help reduce this substantial yet essential expense, it’s important to care for your equipment properly. Doing so will decrease the need for costly equipment replacements that can quickly break limited laboratory budgets. For some helpful tips…
Read MoreReasons to Wait to Find Out the Gender of Your Baby
Having a child is an incredible and exciting time for any first-time parent. Bubbling with pride and joy to be starting a family of your own, it’s natural that you want to know all you can in preparation for their arrival. However, it’s actually becoming more common for expecting individuals to hold off on learning…
Read MoreCommon Problems with Excavators
Downtime can be detrimental to a construction project because it often leads to delays. One major cause of downtime is heavy equipment breakdowns with machinery like excavators. Keep reading and discover the most common problems with excavators so that you can avoid them in the future. Track Tension The first common problem with excavators has to do with track tension. To run properly for long periods of time, excavator tracks must be…
Read MoreTips for Decorating Your Wedding Reception
Even if the way we hold and populate events is changing, the way we decorate them remains as creative and effective as ever. This, of course, includes weddings. Whether you’re holding off on your wedding until further notice or you’re holding a small, personal reception with social distancing, how you decorate the event is very…
Read More7 Parenting Tips for Treating Your Sick Toddler
Becoming a new parent comes with many growing pains. One of them is when your toddler inevitably gets sick. You know what to do when it’s you, but you might not when your toddler gets sick. We provide some tips for treating your sick toddler for the first time. Keep Them Hydrated One of the…
Read MoreWays to Improve Industrial Employee Satisfaction
If your employees aren’t happy, they’re not going to work as hard, feel motivated, or feel valued by their employer, and your customers also won’t be happy as a result. Employee satisfaction is important for several reasons, including increased profitability, employee retention, and company growth. For those reasons, companies in all industries should take their…
Read MoreWays to Prevent Accidents When Using Construction Machinery
For those who work in the construction industry, it’s common knowledge that the jobsite and the equipment can be dangerous. Each day, thousands of workers become injured, or worse, while handling these machines. As such, safety is vital to not only completing the job properly but also ensuring the well-being of the professionals that do…
Read MoreVirginia Waits Turner
Virginia Waits Turner, age 90, peacefully passed away June 9, 2020 at The Retreat Nursing Home in Monticello. Virginia was born to the late Willie E. Waits and Essie Collins Waits July 9, 1929 and lived in Flovilla, until she married Charles Tate Turner in 1951 and moved to Hillsboro. In addition to her parents,…
Read MoreFather’s Day
This Sunday, we celebrate fathers. It’s a bittersweet time for me, because I miss my father so much. But, I have the privilege of being married to a man who is a good father to my children…which he didn’t have to be. Jimmy is not the biological father of my two grown daughters, but they…
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