Different Types of Printers and Their Functions
There are many different types of printers available today. No matter what you need to print, there is most likely a printer out there ready to get the job done. Some printers are built for casual at-home usage, while others require a large industrial setting or trained professionals to use them. The printing industry has…
Read MoreHow to Prepare Your Farming Equipment for Spring
When you run a farm for a living, you know that taking care of your equipment is key to a successful and efficient harvest. As the weather warms up and the ground thaws for planting season, you can focus your attention on fine-tuning your machines so they’re in tip-top shape come the first harvest. Learn…
Read More4 Ways to Make Your Vehicle Last Longer
Having your car or truck break down is always a pain. There’s never a good time for it to happen, mainly because you’re going somewhere when it breaks down. Then you’re left in the car, stranded, calling for help. We all want to have shiny new cars, but it’s not always in the cards. New…
Read MoreDealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder
Commissioners Discuss Applicants
The Jasper County Commissioners, at a work session Monday evening, reviewed the applicants to serve on various volunteer boards for the county. Only one person applied for the 911 Authority Board, and two people—the ones already serving—applied to serve on the Joint Development Authority (JDA). Next the commissioners discussed the 19 people who applied to…
Read MoreErin Lynch Seeks Re-Election to School Board
Erin Lynch has announced her intent to seek re-election to the District 2 Jasper County Board of Education seat on which she has served since 2013. “Serving our school system has been an honor and a good challenge over the past seven years. Our board is cohesive and diligently works toward the single goal of…
Read MoreMatthew Leonard ‘Matt’ Faulkner
Matthew Leonard “Matt” Faulkner, age 64, of Rutledge, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at Budd Terrace Nursing Facility in Decatur. Matt Faulkner was born on February 18, 1955 in Atlanta to the late Warren Donald Faulkner and LaVaile Montgomery. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Mark Faulkner…
Read MoreSizing Up The Presidential Primary To This Point
The march toward the presidential election now has moved through two states. We covered the Democratic Party caucus fiasco in Iowa in this space last week and there certainly is no need to rehash that disaster again. The second contest (and first actual primary) was held in New Hampshire and certainly things ran smoother. Of…
Read MorePersons Are Indicted Here
Jasper County Grand Jury indictments for the February 2020 term include the following: Lane Moorhead, indicted on 12 counts of serious injury by vehicle. Charles Michael Buice, indicted on seven counts including two aggravated assault charges, theft by lost or mislaid property, violation of duty upon striking fixed object, obstruction of an officer, no proof…
Read MoreLady Cougars Are Region Champs
Going into the 2019-2020 season none of the members of the Piedmont Academy varsity girls basketball team were born the last time the program earned a region title. That all changed this past week in LaGrange as Piedmont defeated Flint River Academy in the finals of the 1-AA tournament. Before this season the last region…
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