Lady Hurricanes On A Winning Streak
The Lady Hurricane varsity squad was on four game winning streak headed into Wednesday’s home contest against Mary Persons. The varsity squad earned a 7-3 victory over the Lady Bulldogs of Morgan County on Tuesday. Head Coach Chris Jenkins said his squad had another solid offensive performance as a team with 10 hits. Mackenzie Tripp…
Read MoreRecreation Department Collecting Shoes As Fund Raiser
Jasper County Recreation Department is conducting a shoe drive fund raiser through September 30 to raise funds. The Recreation Department will earn funds based on the total weight of the pairs of gently worn, used and new shoes collected, as Funds2Orgs will issue a check for the collected shoes. Those dollars will benefit the recreation…
Read MoreSchool to Propose New ELOST
The Jasper County School Board members spent considerable time at their work session Thursday evening discussing facility needs and a possible Education Local Option Sales Tax (ELOST) to fund renovations and additions to the school facilities. Perry Hyde and Anne Harrison presented a timeline for renovations to each school as well as the development of…
Read MorePersons Are Arrested; Thefts Are Reported
Jasper County deputies investigated several thefts that were reported this week, but most date back some time. In July, a resident reported the theft of livestock from a pasture off Hwy. 11 north. In addition, a resident of Hillsboro Street reported yard tools missing between July 10 and July 15. More recently, there was a…
Read MoreMonticello Baptist Church Calls New Pastor
During the Sunday morning worship service on July 30th, 2017, the members of Monticello Baptist Church voted to call Rev. David Artessa as their new senior pastor. Reverend Artessa is a lifelong resident of Jasper County. He is the son of Dave and Martha Artessa of Monticello; grandson of Betty Armistead Howard and the late…
Read MoreFormer Marching Hurricanes Are Drum Majors at VSU
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY DRUM MAJORS TRISTAN HARPER, JAMES SAMPSON Valdosta State University (VSU) and former Jasper County High School (JCHS) colleagues Tristan Harper (left) and James Sampson (right) are now sharing the field as VSU drum majors of the university’s marching band known as the Blazin’ Brigrade. Readers may remember that James became a drum…
Read MoreSolar Eclipse Prompts Local Activities & Changes
On Monday, August 21, a portion of Earth’s population will experience near total darkness during daylight hours due to the solar eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, blocking all or part of the sun, according to NASA. Though Jasper County is not in the direct path of…
Read MoreSouthern Justice, Part Six
I’m Fixin’ To present part six of Southern Justice: Rick Haselton, Senior, was a very wealthy man, a self-made man, who had no one to share his good fortune with. He knew his son, Rick Junior, didn’t need his money because he was a rich man also. The wealth, however, couldn’t seem to erase the…
Read MoreDonald Scott Marshall
Donald Scott Marshall, age 67, of Hillsboro, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon, Ga. Donnie Marshall was born in Macon, Ga., and grew up in Lizella, Ga. His parents were the late Scott Hicks Marshall and Eva Jean White DuLong. Along with his parents, he was…
Read MoreJulia Johnston Whitten
Julia Johnston Whitten, age 82, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle, Ga. Julia Whitten was born in Rhine, Ga. to the late Mattie Floy Harrell Johnston and Robert Bryant Johnston, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her son, William Henry Whitten, Jr. and brother, Robert B. Johnston,…
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