I am pleased to announce that Governor Nathan Deal has signed Senate Bill 125 into law. This is local legislation that Senator Johnny Grant introduced for the magistrate court during the most recent legislative session. The bill simply formalizes the position of Clerk of Superior Court as the Clerk of Magistrate Court.The magistrate court has…
NCAA DIVISION III SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS The Piedmont College Lady Lions softball team won Regional Runner-Up in the 2011 NCAA Division III Regional Tournament in Cortland, NY. The Lady Lions earned the chance by winning the Great South Athletic Conference (GSAC) championship for the second year in a row. After a tough loss to LaGrange College…
The Jasper County 4-H Archery team attended a state tournament at Rock Eagle recently where 12 participants from Jasper County competed, along with 504 individuals from other counties. The competitors included in the Cloverleaf division (fifth and sixth grade), Taylor Bishop, Grayson Bradley, Chasen Edge, Kayla Henderson, Davis Jones, Kirsten Pettis and Will Tillman. In…
William Andrew Aylor, 55, died May 22, 2011.He was a resident of Jasper County and attended school at Piedmont Academy. Condolences may be sent to his sister, Janice Aylor at 80 Stone Ridge Road, Covington, Ga. 30016. All other arrangements will be private.Smith and Sons Funeral Home was in charge..
Four of five Jasper County Commissioners met in a budget work session Monday evening, and four of them were to meet again Tuesday evening. Commission Chairman Charles Hill was not available to meet Monday, and Commissioner Mary Patrick was not available Tuesday. However, Commission Vice-Chairman Alan Cox presided Monday, and commissioners Jack Bernard and Carl…
2011 MISS RODEO KATIE BARGER Miss Rodeo USA Katie Barger will be present for the annual Shady Dale Rodeo set for Friday, June 3, and Saturday, June 4, at 8 p.m. each night at the Shady Dale Rodeo Grounds on Hwy. 83.She will also ride in the Shady Dale Rodeo parade on Saturday, June 4,…
A candlelight vigil was planned for yesterday, May 25, at 8 p.m. at Rose Bowl held in remembrance of Stedman Jackson, an 18-year-old who was the victim of an accidental drowning on Jackson Lake Monday.Mr. Jackson and several friends were at an unoccupied residence at Turtle Cove where they had access to the lake. The…
PIEDMONT ACADEMY CLASS OF 2011 Twenty-five students graduated from Piedmont Academy during a ceremony Saturday morning at the school. A crowd of approximately 800-900 people viewed the 41st graduation ceremony at Piedmont Academy The ceremony opened with Nina Blackshear giving the invocation. Salutatorian Lauren Mitchell made a plea to all seniors to utilize the knowledge…
“We don’t understand life any better at 40 than at 20, but we know it and admit it.”Birthdays have never been that big of a deal for me.Oh, I’m sure I probably enjoyed them until the time I was 10 or so, but, to me, a birthday is just another day on the calendar. “You…
It was my high privilege to deliver the Baccalaureate sermon to the graduating classes of Piedmont Academy and Jasper County High School this year. As many of you I am sure know it was a special year for me to have this honor because my daughter is a member of Piedmont’s class of 2011.I will…