Winning A Statewide Election No Easy Task In Georgia
As I traveled from the northern part of our state Saturday into Middle Georgia and then circled back on the return trip, it once again amazed me at how much territory the Peach State covers. Along the way I also noticed signs for various statewide candidates seeking office in 2018. It’s campaign season again and…
Read MoreLocal Youth Perform Well at Regional Science & Engineering Fair
By ELIZABETH PROCTOR Two busloads of students qualified to compete at the Regional Science & Engineering Fair (RSEF) at Georgia College in Milledgeville. Jasper County students from Jasper County Primary School, Washington Park Elementary School, & Jasper County High School competed. Other participating counties at RSEF included: Baldwin, Bibb, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Monroe, Washington, Wilkinson,…
Read MoreJCPS Brother and Sister Science Duo Place Third
Ryker and Faraday Harty, students at Jasper County Primary School (JCPS), placed third at Georgia College’s first Science and Engineering State Fair for students in grades K-5. The students observed that a lot of waste is generated in the school lunchroom, so they wanted to see if it could be reduced. Currently, lunches are served…
Read MoreFAFSA Workshop Set
Jasper County High School will be holding a Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) drop-in work session on Thursday, Feb. 22 from 4–8 p.m. To apply for federal student aid, such as federal grants, work-study, and loans, students need to complete the FAFSA. Completing and submitting the FAFSA is free and easier than ever,…
Read MoreYouth Compete in Reading Bowl
Piedmont Academy’s middle school reading bowl team competed in the regional Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl at Baldwin County High School last Friday. There were 20 titles from the Georgia Book Award nominee list that team members were challenged to read. During the event, teams were asked literal questions about the books. The team with the…
Read More4-H Archery Team Competes in Perry
By LAUREN HICKS Jasper County Junior 4-H’er Seventeen members of the Jasper County 4-H archery team competed at the 10th annual State Indoor 4-H Archery Challenge recently at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. There were over 750 4-H’ers participating from all across Georgia. The Cloverleaf (fifth and sixth graders) compound team was represented by…
Read MorePiedmont Varsity Boys Earn Region Win
A balanced scoring attacked helped the Piedmont Academy varsity boys basketball team to a 45-35 home region win against Brentwood last Friday. Ryan Holder led the team with 13 points while Bradley Greenwood finished with seven points. Sam Wright and Caleb Coffey both added six points and Brock Greenwood scored five. With the regular season…
Read MoreBasketball ‘Canes End Season
The Lady Canes ended their season with a loss to Elbert Monday during the 8AA region tournament but the Canes defeated Oglethorpe Tuesday to advance to the semifinals Thursday. The Lady Canes had their season come to a close with a 60-51 loss Monday in the first round of region playoffs. It was a must…
Read MoreFour Mat Cougars Medal
Piedmont Academy’s varsity wrestlers ventured to the state meet in Americus this past weekend to compete at the GISA finals. Junior Logan Conner finished as the state runner-up at 195 pounds to cap a standout season to go along with his previously won region championship. Conner lost in overtime in the finals. Trent Coots (132)…
Read MoreHamilton To Merge with Ameris
Ameris Bancorp (Nasdaq: ABCB) (“Ameris”), the parent company of Ameris Bank, has announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Ameris will acquire Hamilton State Bancshares, Inc. (“Hamilton”), the parent company of Hamilton State Bank, Hoschton, Ga. Upon completion of the transaction, and including the previously announced acquisition of Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation,…
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