Phillip Jordan To Speak at Thomas Persons Hall
Next Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. at Thomas Persons Hall (TPH), persons are invited to take a historical-scenic tour with nature photographer, Phillip Jordan, from Jasper County down the Ocmulgee, Oconee, and Altamaha Rivers to the Georgia coast. Phillip began this project to document the wildlife along these rivers. Over the past 10 years,…
Read More‘How BAD Do you Really Want It?’
John 5:6 “When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, ‘Do you want to get well?’ (NIV) Too often, we are waiting on someone else to help us attain our aspirations. We see it in front of us. We know what…
Read MoreValentine’s Day
Happy Valentine, Palentine, Galentine Day. It is a day to celebrate the people we love. Some 144 million cards were exchanged last year. That equals over 1/3 of our population of 328,428,067. Americans are projected to spend 19.6 billion dollars for cards, flowers, candy, jewelry, coffee cups with cute sayings written on them. This amount…
Read MoreA New Spring Season Inches Closer
We are still a few weeks from it officially being spring for another year, but the recent warmer than usual temperatures have had the upcoming season on the minds of many, including this writer. I think most all of us enjoyed the near 80 degree day back on January 31. It seemed to give everyone…
Read MoreCPR & First Aid Classes
Clear your calendar for Saturday, Feb. 23! Jasper County Fire Rescue will be hosting an all day event for both CPR/AED class *and* First Aid class… and space is limited! Your attendance will certify you for two years in either or both critical, life-saving skills. Have a hunter in your family? Grandkids who are dare-devils?…
Read MoreHurricane Baseball Begins Soon
The Monticello Hurricane varsity baseball squad was to begin its 2019 season this week with a non-region road game at Stratford as Head Coach Chris Jenkins expressed “cautious optimism” about the coming season. “We’re cautiously optimistic about the season,” said the head coach. “We may have overachieved a little bit last year with starting six,…
Read MoreDiamond Cougars Preseason Scrimmage
Piedmont Academy’s varsity baseball team used a preseason scrimmage to help gain playing experience for the upcoming 2019 season. The Diamond Cougars faced Social Circle High School last Friday falling on the road 5-3. The outcome was not as important for coach Colt Spivey as the fact the event allowed him to get many of…
Read MoreLady Cougars Are Region Runner-up, Cougars Qualify for State As #4 Seed
The Piedmont Academy Lady Cougars finished as region runner-up and are now set for the GISA Class AA state tournament. Coach Michael Wilson’s team defeated Brandon Hall and St. George to advance to the region championship game last week. The Lady Cougars then faced Oak Mountain in the finals falling 53-44 in a game that…
Read MoreMS Canes Are Champs With 17-0 Season
JASPER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL CANES POSE WITH PAC CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY The Jasper County Middle School (JCMS) Hurricanes were crowned the 2018-2019 Piedmont Athletic Conference (PAC) champions Saturday following a rousing 71-39 defeat of the Morgan County Middle School Bulldogs. The contest concluded like each of the contests this season have for the Canes—in victory leading…
Read MoreBaby Nurse On the Set And Off
STACY LEVENDUSKY (Editor’s Note: The following story is about my next door neighbor, Stacy Levendusky. It is the kick-off to a new feature we hope to hve weekly, Know Your Neighbor. Please, if you know someone interesting, or you have a story to tell, let us know. Any Jaspserite can be featured in this space…
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