Arsonist Must Serve 30 Years
James Randall Spensley entered a plea in the Superior Court of Jones County before the Honorable William A. Prior, Jr. on Monday, July 15. Spensley pled guilty to charges arising from an incident occurring nearly a year before on July 27, 2018. Spensley, in the early morning hours, intentionally set fire to the residence of…
Read MoreRoss Perot Gave Us Another Choice
The recent death of self-made billionaire Ross Perot immediately took me back to the 1990s and presidential politics. It was am era when I would graduate from college and enter the newspaper business full-time. It was in 1992 that the name Ross Perot became known nationally and certainly became a player on the national political…
Read MoreLady Cougars Counting Down To New Season
The Piedmont Academy fast-pitch softball team has been busy preparing for a new season under the guidance of a new head coach. Joe Johnson is leading the Lady Cougars for 2019 as Piedmont tries to make another deep run in the state playoffs. Players have been working four days per week. “Things look good so…
Read MorePiedmont Hosts Football Camp
Piedmont hosted its first Cougars Pro Day Camp on July 13 with approximately 25 players attending. “It was a good camp for the first time,” Johnson said. “You have to start somewhere in building it. The kids got two good hours of work. Our instructors brought their expertise and showed the players what it expected…
Read MoreLady Canes Eye New Season
The Monticello High School fast-pitch softball team has been working for a new season with hopes of repeating the program’s past years of success. Coach Chris Jenkins’ team will open the 2019 campaign on Monday, Aug. 5 against Ola High School in McDonough at 5:30 p.m. MHS will then face Mary Persons on the road…
Read More6 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Internship
Internships are incredibly valuable when it comes to advancing your future career. They can help you build relationships, learn through real-world experience, and even earn you school credit. You want to use your internship wisely—many people merely go through the motions to strike one more thing off the checklist. To help you learn how to…
Read More15 Arrested for Drugs
DRUGS, PARAPHERNALIA, GUN ARE CONFISCATED The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) has just completed “Operation Heatwave” which resulted in 24 total arrest warrants for the arrest of 15 separate individuals. This was a nine-month long investigation by the JCSO Crime Suppression Unit into the sale of illegal drugs here in Jasper County. The efforts were…
Read MoreCounty Adopts Millage Rate
The Jasper County Commission Thursday voted to adopt the schools millage rate, a formality necessary for the county to collect taxes. The school board voted Monday, July 8, to set its millage rate at 17.99 mills, so the county adopted that Thursday. That was all the action the school took at Monday’s called meeting. The…
Read MoreLt. Colonel Thomas E. Brazil
USAF (Ret.) Lt. Colonel Thomas E. Brazil, of Newborn, passed away July 8, 2019, at the age of 80. Tom was a native Georgian, born in LaGrange and raised in Atlanta. He attended Atlanta public schools and graduated from Georgia Tech. Tom and his wife, Marene, had three children: Tom, Jr., a teacher in Douglas…
Read MoreAlton Standifer Is Promoted at UGA
Alton M. Standifer will join the staff of the Office of the President at the University of Georgia on July 15 as assistant to the president. Mr. Standifer presently serves as director of new student orientation and associate director of undergraduate admissions. “Alton will be a tremendous addition to our staff,” said President Jere W.…
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