A few years ago I had gotten into the habit of running every morning. I would wake early in the morning, and run about two-and-a-half–miles each day. The older children would ask me if they could go. And sometimes they would actually get up at 4:30 a.m. to join me. It was a little rough…
Thursday, March 31st marked legislative day 37, leaving only three legislative days in the current 40 day session. Since first starting in January, we have been hard at work introducing, reviewing, and voting on legislation, but there is still much work to be done before the session ends on April 14. Much of the legislation…
It’s crunch time under the Gold Dome with only three legislative days left in the 2011 legislative session. We’ve been busy this week as the Senate passed the FY 2012 budget. We are passing legislation at a quicker rate, ensuring bills that are good for Georgia are not held up until next year. I’d like…
Piedmont Academy’s track athletes have battled the weather as much as any opponent this spring.Last week was another example as the track teams were not able to run at Brentwood due to weather conditions. Piedmont is off for spring break and hopes to be able to compete April 13 at Gatewood for the “pre-region” event.“The…
The Piedmont Academy Lady Cougars tennis team is preparing for the upcoming Region 1-AA tournament April 12 at Brentwood.The Lady Cougars played their final regular season match last Thursday winning two matches against Brentwood. Katie Dimsdale won 8-2 at No. 2 singles and Clare Maloney took an 8-2 win at No. 3 singles. Brittany Germany…
MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER LADY COUGARS The Piedmont Academy Middle School Lady Cougars soccer team recorded a 4-1 victory against Gatewood recently in what was one of the better performances of the season.Haley Tyler and Summer Jarrard both scored two goals for Piedmont.“Everyone played excellent,” coach Jake Landress said. “That’s two games in a row where…
Storms raced through Georgia Monday night, hitting Jasper County in the wee hours of Tuesday morning felling trees and taking roofs off a number of structures. There were no reports of injuries and no reports of any occupied homes being seriously damaged. A tree fell through the roof of a home in Turtle Cove (middle,…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity baseball team is anxious to get back to work.The Diamond Cougars were rained out last Thursday in their attempt to play Briarwood. The team had the first part of last week off as well so several days will have elapsed since Piedmont has competed when it returns to action today, April 7,…
Marcelle Hazel Harpe Hinrichsen, 75, of Monticello, died Saturday, March 26, 2011, at the Davita Dialysis-Grove Park in Jackson.Marcelle Hinrichsen was born in Leslie, Ga. to the late Henry Alex Harpe, Jr. and Edith Graig Harpe. She was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church in Anchor, Ill. She lived there for a number…
Mrs. Hattie Lucille Tolbert Harris was born on February 16, 1920 to the parentage of Rev. Posey Tolbert and Mrs. Eula Tolbert. She died March 22.Funeral services were held Saturday at St. Peter A.M.E. Church in Ft. Valley. Rev. Bertram Smith officiated.Mrs. Harris was the last and oldest surviving sibling of eight children: Johnston Tolbert,…