I’m fixing to remember not to forget.What I’m not going to forget is the real reason we’ll all be frolicking in the sun or chilling out in the shade this coming Monday, May 30. While we munch on burgers, dogs, barbecue, potato salad and pound cake, and wash it down with our sweet tea, soft…
Well, the Jasper County High School graduation ceremony is still on for Saturday, now that we are not obliterated by the Dooms Day prediction. Piedmont Academy graduation on that very day, May 21st, bravely went on. And while we’re on the subject, congratulations to the Class of 2011! We expect a lot of good things…
Piedmont Academy fell one game short of playing for a state soccer championship as the Lady Cougars dropped a 5-1 decision to Heritage last week.With the game tied at one goal each at halftime, host Heritage scored four unanswered goals in the match’s second 40 minutes to advance. The Lady Hawks would eventually fall in…
The Piedmont Academy football team will usher in the defense of its 2010 state title next week with the start of spring practice.Coach Rhett Farmer’s team will begin work Tuesday and continue through June 10. Practice starts with a weight training session each afternoon followed by an on-the-field workout from approximately 4:15-6 p.m.“There will be…
The ’Canes capped off their two weeks of spring football practice last Friday evening with a Purple and White Game at Rose Bowl field, after which Head Football Coach Eddie Roberts said he was well pleased with his team’s performance.The team didn’t seem to have much difficulty moving the football last year, but did give…
A Jasper County jury found two of the Irish Travelers guilty, and one not guilty, in a trial which concluded last Wednesday. Bryan Garrard Gorman was found guilty of burglary and giving false name, Bryan Jude Gorman was found guilty of burglary, and both were sentenced to eight years to serve by Judge James L.…
Piedmont Academy third grader Owen Brady may not be one of the vendors at the Market Festival on the Square when it opens this Saturday, but he ought to be judging by the size of the cabbage he grew. Master Brady knows how important agriculture is to Georgia and he understands the work involved in…
Virginia Greer McMichael, 92, of Monticello, died Sunday, May 15, 2011, in Juliette, Georgia. Virginia McMichael was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. Her parents were the late Frobel Grubbs Greer, Sr. and Mattie Lawrence Greer. She was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church. Virginia worked for a number of years at Jasper…
The Piedmont Academy girls soccer team saw its successful 2011 season come to an end Wednesday in the semifinals.The Lady Cougars fell 5-1 to Heritage in Newnan as the teams battled for a spot in the GISA Class AA state championship contest. The match was tied 1-1 at halftime, but Heritage controlled the second half…
A burglary was reported to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) on Sunday, May 15, by James W. Dailey at his residence on Hwy 142 in Newborn. Among the items takes were the cremated remains of his late wife, which were inside a jewelry box. Mr. Dailey made an appeal for the perpetrator(s) to please…