Back-to-School Means Vaccination Time
It’s that time again…time to get prepared for the upcoming school year. Georgia law requires children attending a school or childcare facility be protected from certain vaccine-preventable diseases. Don’t wait until right before school starts to meet those requirements, especially if your child is entering kindergarten, seventh grade or college. Immunization Requirements for Georgia Child…
Read MoreColt Spivey To Lead Cougar Baseball Next Season
Colt Spivey’s coaching duties at Piedmont Academy have increased. Beginning with the 2019 season Spivey will be the new varsity baseball coach for the Diamond Cougars. He succeeds Wes Tanner who is now the student minister for Monticello Baptist Church. Spivey had been an assistant baseball coach for the past several seasons at Piedmont and…
Read MorePrep Continues for Piedmont’s New Season
In a little more than a month’s time the 2018 football season will be at hand for the Piedmont Academy Cougars. For new head coach Mike Parris there is still plenty of work to do until that date, however. “Things are going great,” Parris said of the preseason preparations by players. “We are going to…
Read More9-10 All Stars Are State Runner-ups
9-10 ALL STARS HOIST THE TROPHY By WYLEY DELEZA Hard work pays off, simple as that. The 9/10U All Stars of Jasper County Recreation Department (JCRD) exemplified that philosophy over the course of the past week during their GRPA state tournament play. A series of comebacks and resiliency would culminate in this group of boys…
Read MoreBrian Cagle To Be at Lake Church
Brian Cagle will be the guest minister at the Lake Church/Conley Cove Sunday School, this Sunday, July 22, with service at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome. Arrive by boat or car. Dress is casual.
Read MoreMarie Sussie Flanigan White
Marie Sussie Flanigan White, age 94, of Mansfield, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018, at The Retreat Nursing Home. Marie White was born in Stone Mountain, Ga.; and was raised in Klondike, Ga. Her parents were the late Oscar Flanigan and Effie Mae Baker Flanigan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death…
Read MoreTaylor Wages Attends HOSA Event
Taylor Wages represented Jasper County High School HOSA at the HOSA International Leadership Conference in Dallas, Texas. Taylor competed at HOSA State Leadership Conference March 8-10 in the Home Health Aide event and placed third in the state. This qualified her for moving on to compete in Dallas. Even though Taylor did not place at…
Read MoreJCCS STEAM Camps Well Received
With more than 40 camps, more than 150 students participated in the second annual Jasper County Charter System’s Summer STEAM camps. Summer STEAM is made available to students enrolled in JCCS to provide the opportunity to experience hands-on teacher led camps. Students selected the interest area of choice and were able to explore, design and…
Read MoreSpittin’ Watermelon Seeds
If you remember your bringin’ up in the South, one thing you learned was how to spit watermelon seeds while still enjoying the red, delicious, ice cold melon. It is Watermelon Eating Time. Oh, there are many ways to eat watermelon, but the most satisfying is when you come of age and learn how to…
Read MoreHigh Beams
A number of weeks ago I shared my thoughts on how we cannot always see the difficulties in the life of another person (They Don’t LOOK Handicapped). I have taken some time off for vacation and while I was relaxing, I remembered a story I had been told quite some time ago, but informative nonetheless.…
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