Several Piedmont Academy track team members had standout efforts during a “pre-region” meet last week at Gatewood.The event was essentially a warm-up for the Region 1-AA, which was scheduled for Wednesday of this week. The top four athletes in each event at region qualify for state in Albany later this month.During the “pre-region” event, the…
The Lady ‘Canes golfers played themselves to a second place finish in the 2011 Region 4-AA Tournament this past Monday, at Hard Labor Golf Course in Rutledge, where they defeated Pike County by one stroke.Scottiann Cummings lead the team by placing fourth in the region. Taylor Moss was eighth, while Taylor Garrett finished in eleventh…
A. J. THOMAS STEALS THIRD VS. SOUTHWEST MACON Since last Wednesday, April 13, the baseball ‘Canes have won four games in a row, scoring 72 runs and only allowing 12. All four wins were region games, and their region record has jumped from 1-7 to 5-7, while their overall record is 9-11.Their latest win came…
John Burke “Pete” Yearwood, 90, of the Greshamville community, died April 13, 2011 at Morgan Memorial Hospital & Transitional Care Unit in Madison.Mr. Yearwood was a lifelong resident of Greene County. He was born on September 1, 1920 and the last survivor of five children born to the late Rufus Roscoe Yearwood and Nannie Burke…
Dora Helton Barr, 97, of Monticello, died Monday, April 25, 2011, at The Retreat Nursing Home.Mrs. Barr was born in Dalton. She lived in Atlanta for a number of years before moving to Jasper County over 20 years ago. She was of the Baptist faith. Before retirement, Mrs. Barr was a machine operator for the…
Victoria Penn Paschal, 91, of Athens, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle.Miss Paschal was born in Monticello, to the late Joseph Linwood Penn and Fannie Davis Blackwell Penn. She was an active member of the Young Harris Memorial United Methodist Church in Athens, an active member of her Sunday School…
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By LUCY RAYAs many of you know, Jasper County Extension recently moved out of the basement of the Monticello Post Office where it had been located for over 50 years. Problems with the previous location included parking, limited access because of extremely steep stairs, and a lack of a meeting space. The Jasper County Extension…
Kathryn “Katie” Bradley Yarbrough, 96, of Marietta, died Thursday, March 31, 2011. Funeral services were held April 1 in the chapel of Carmichael Funeral Home in Marietta with Rev. Marty Smith and Dr. William Camp officiating. Burial will be at Westview Cemetery. Mrs. Yarbrough was born in Greenville, Ala. on November 24, 1914 to Mary…
Al Martin, 86, died Thursday, April 7, at his home in Fort Mill, S.C.Mr. Martin was born in Jasper County, on July 21, 1924, to Vada Aiken Martin and William Caswell Martin, Sr. He was a member of Unity Presbyterian Church of Fort Mill, S.C. Mr. Martin was a veteran of World War II, having…