Deputies Respond to Calls
Jasper County deputies responded to a lot of varied calls in the last week, seemingly going from one end of the county to the other some days. However, no serious activity was reported by the sheriff’s office. A report of financial transaction card forgery is being investigated this week, and a vehicle was reported stolen…
Read MoreSentences Handed Down in Superior Court
Donavan J. Clemons was sentenced to five years in confinement on five charges from two separate criminal cases during Jasper County Superior Court Tuesday under the judgeship of William Prior, Jr. Mr. Clemons received 15 years for the sale of hydrocodone, possession of a schedule IV controlled substance, and possession of marijuana in one case…
Read MoreJasperites Travels Continue
ST. ANDREWS GOLF COURSE After visiting London for three days, we said cheerio and took the fast train to Edinburgh, Scotland. Our train was to leave London’s Euston Station at 7:30 a.m. arriving in Edinburgh by lunchtime. We took a famous London black cab from our hotel in the Paddington area arriving in plenty of…
Read MorePiedmont Introduces New Teachers
PIEDMONT INTRODUCES FOUR NEW TEACHERS Piedmont Academy welcomed four new faculty members this year. Toni White will be teaching kindergarten. Mrs. White, and her husband, Randall are parents to two children who attend Piedmont Academy and her family lives in Monticello. A graduate of Troup County High School followed by a bachelors degree from the…
Read MoreBennett Cove Case in Limbo
The case against Cecil F. Bennett, Jr., concerning activity at his property called Bennett Cove on Hwy. 212 west was transferred to Superior Court, as Dr. Bennett requested a jury trial. The case was set to be arraigned in Magistrate Court on August 5, however his attorney asked for a jury trial prior to that.…
Read MoreCougars Begin New Season Friday
It’s not even mid-August yet, but the Piedmont Academy football team will welcome a new season Friday when the Cougars travel to Bethlehem Christian Academy, located in Barrow County. The Cougars, under the direction of third-year head coach Wes Tanner, are beginning the 2016 campaign with one of the earliest start dates for a regular…
Read MoreMentor Program Has New Director
TAMARA JERNIGAN Tamara Jernigan of Monticello has taken the reins of the Jasper County Mentor Program and is looking forward to working with lots of new and returning mentors this year. Mrs. Jernigan is a 2009 graduate of Piedmont Academy and she’s married to Ed Jernigan, a 2008 graduate of Jasper County High School. They…
Read MoreMrs. Emma Lou Conwell
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Lou Conwell, who died July 27, 2016, are scheduled today, August 4, at 1 p.m., at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church, 837 Hillsobor St., Monticello. Rev. Dr. Jimmy Horton will officiate; burial is in Kings Chapel Cemetery in Hillsboro. Mrs. Conwell was born on January 16, 1932, to John and Becky…
Read MoreThe Gift of Reunion
In the last several months, many people around me have passed away. Some I knew. Some I never knew. Through the church, work, or family, I had a connection to each of them though. One death was that of a young man in his early twenties. Many thought, as we all would, that he had…
Read MoreLady Cougars Begin Season Friday
Piedmont Academy’s fast-pitch softball team will usher in the 2016 season with the fourth annual Piedmont Softball Classic Friday and Saturday. Games begin at 10 a.m. Friday and will continue throughout the day through 8 p.m. Tournament play will resume Saturday morning at 10 and once again last all day. Numerous teams will participate including…
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