Varsity Cougars Win Against JMA, Lady Cougars’ Coach Sees Positives
The Piedmont Academy varsity boys basketball team continued its recent success with a 52-49 road win against John Milledge Academy. The victory was the third of the week for coach Will Johnson’s team which had also defeated Gatewood and Brandon Hall. The quality win was not lost on the Piedmont coach. “The win was huge…
Read MoreMartin Luther King, Jr.
Only three people in the history of the United States have been honored with a national holiday named after them. This coming Monday, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is honored as one of these people. Georgia native, King, did not survive to see total fruits from his life-long labors, the Civil Rights Bill signed into…
Read More2019 Address Signs
Get your blue house address sign! There are still many homes we respond to that do not have the blue public safety address sign at their driveway. When you’re in the middle of any emergency; fire related, EMS related, or needing a sheriff’s deputy, that is NOT the time to remember that your home is…
Read MoreOld Man Winter Has Us In His Grasp
With the calendar reading mid-January we can’t be surprised that our familiar nemesis known as Old Man Winter has settled in once again. For Georgia the cold seemed to arrive early this year, too early in fact. In reality we really never had much of a fall season. We pretty much went from summer into…
Read MoreNew Mentor Is Introduced
The Jasper County Mentor Program (JCMP) introduced its newest mentor, Stevie Michael, to Jasper County Middle School students this week. Mr. Michael is a quadriplegic with a very compelling story he hopes to share with the children of Jasper County. He moved to Jasper County in 1998, is a member of The Church at Monticello,…
Read MoreLibrary, Schools Team Up for Technology Night
The Jasper County Friends of the Library & the Jasper County Charter System are jointly sponsoring a Technology Night on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. at the Jasper County Library. Parents and community members will receive information concerning the free internet service provided by the library system. Representatives from the school will share how…
Read MoreSchool Board Reviews Superintendent Applications
The Jasper County School Board narrowed its superintendent candidate pool from 36 applicants to just over 10 that receive interviews in the next few weeks. Board chairman, William Schilling said, “We are very pleased with the number and quality of applicants.” The board heard from representatives from King-Cooper and Associates during their work session last…
Read MoreFred Harrison Thompson
Fred Harrison Thompson, age 78, of Mansfield, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle. Fred Thompson was born in Hanceville, Alabama, to the late Clarence Titus Thompson and Robbie Roe Thompson. He lived in Marietta for a number of years before moving to Jasper County twenty years ago. Before retirement,…
Read MoreEvelyn Juanita Martin Benton
Evelyn Juanita Martin Benton, age 94, of Monticello, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019, at The Harbor in Eatonton, Georgia. Evelyn Benton, born in Putnam County, was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. Her parents were the late Nathaniel Walker Martin and Mary Ida Dennis Martin. She was the last of twelve children. Evelyn Benton…
Read MoreSpecial Election Is Set
Jasper County is set for an upcoming special election With the retirement of Jasper County Probate Judge Linda Keller, effective January 31, 2019, and the resignation of District 4 Board of Commissioner Craig Salmon, a special election to fill those public offices shall be held. In the case of a vacancy on the county commission,…
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