The Dawgs nine and younger travel baseball team, which includes players from Jasper County, recently captured second place in the NIT Arbor Day Frenzy held in Macon. The team finished second out of seven teams competing for the Championship. The Dawgs had a 3-1 record going into the final game. The Dawgs played with confidence…
SENIOR DIAMOND CANES PLAY LAST GAME The Diamond ‘Canes were playing for pride the last two games of the season, after being eliminated from post season play. They did lose one to region rival Lamar, but showed what they are capable of by defeating Newton County, a AAAAA school, 12-11.The team finished the season with…
The Piedmont Academy girls soccer team wrapped up a region title last week and will enter the postseason as a No. 1 seed.The Lady Cougars will host Christian Heritage in the opening round of state play today, May 5, at 4 p.m.Piedmont defeated Monsignor Donovan 5-3 last Thursday but had to rally to record the…
Edward “Eddie” Alphonse Damour, Jr. died on April 19, 2011.A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held Saturday, May 14 at 11 a.m. at Hillsboro United Methodist Church in Hillsboro.Born in Macon on April 26, 1938, he spent his early years in Waynesville, N.C. but resided most of his life in Hillsboro. He…
Next Monday is my last poetry class at Georgia Perimeter College. Next, I will take statistical analysis of comparison studies, just kidding. When you are 62 years old, you can attend Georgia Perimeter College literally for free, save a textbook or two. The program is called Prime Timers, look it up at their website, www.gpc.edu.…
High school graduation ceremonies are approaching us once again and, as is the case each spring, my mind drifts back to a time when I took part in my own event and how much things have changed since that year.As a member of the Class of 1989 (the best class in history), I was probably…
Do you ever feel like you’re speaking into the wind? Like no one is listening. I mean, they HEAR you, especially when your voice is raised a couple of levels, but they are not listening. Or, what about when you try to give someone advice and they willingly accept it, but do nothing with it?…
I’m fixing to get my ducks in a row.Or is it, get your ducks lined up? Maybe it’s get your ducks in order.I don’t know which one, but I do know that today, April 28, is the 149th day of the year, and it’s time to get my ducks in a row.Speaking of today’s date,…
As most of you already know, I love to cook. My culinary journey began a long time ago as a young man watching my mom prepare breakfast each morning. I was determined to learn how to fry an egg. To me, that was the ultimate in cooking skills. Yes, to be able to flip an…
The 2011 legislative session came to a close late Thursday night after nearly 14 hours of action in the Senate Chamber. The headlining issue from the last day of session was the passage of HB 87, an illegal immigration reform package. Also this week, the General Assembly adopted a balanced spending plan for FY 2012.…