After building a double-digit second half lead, the Piedmont Academy Lady Cougars had to rally late for a 36-33 road win against Monsignor Donovan Tuesday.Piedmont held a 27-15 advantage after the third quarter but the host Lady Rams battled back and took a 31-29 lead with 1:42 left following a 3-pointer. Rachel Maletz made 1-of-2…
Caribbean Sea San Juan Puerto Rico During the week of January 10, Elizabeth Davis, Judy Nelson, Melissa Harvey, and Lindsey Sosebee traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory since 1898. Both Ms. Davis and Ms. Nelson attended a teacher’s convention hosted by Explorica Educational Travel headquartered in Boston, Mass. Explorica is the travel…
Rev. Phillip Marks Springfield Baptist Church was filled to capacity Monday for a special Martin Luther King, Jr. service, with Rev. Phillip Marks featured speaker.The service began at noon after several people had marched through Monticello stopping at St. John and St. James churches before completing the march at Springfield.Among those in attendance were ministers…
The Jasper County Commission met in a work session Monday with members of the Jasper County Water & Sewer Authority (JCWSA) to try to come to some agreement about funding for the water authority. After some back and forth that echoed what has been said in many meetings, the county commissioners and the water authority…
The Monticello City Council, in their regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening, voted 4-1 to approve the 2011 appointments of Bob Schwartz as City Manager, Peggy Billerman as City Clerk, Bobby Norris as Police Chief, E. Ray Lanier as Judge of the Municipal Court and M. Joseph Reitman, Jr. as City Attorney. Mayor Pro Tem Russell…
Growth in Jasper County, like most of the country, came to a screeching halt some time ago as the nation weathers a recession. So it is a welcome sight to see a new business in our community.Construction is moving apace on the new doctors’ office building which will open this spring. It is located on…
Many people were on hand Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the grand opening of Jasper County’s new community food bank which is located in the basement of the Chinese restaurant on the Square. Access to the building is a side door in the alley between City Hall and the Chinese Restaurant. The food bank is currently…
Seven four-wheelers of varying types and one dirt bike were recently stolen from a private residence on King Plow Road. A reward of $3,000 for information leading to the recovery of the vehicles, and an additional $2,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators is being offered by the owner. The…
JASPER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION The Jasper County School Board, with new members Shannon Barton and Lewis Rice approved make up days due to inclement weather be February 21, 22, and May 9. The two days in February are the Monday and Tuesday of the school calender’s winter break, and Monday May 9 was initially…
I’m fixing to just about freeze.However, a great blessing has been bestowed upon me as a result of this cold weather we’ve been having. Yes, something good has come out of the snow, the ice and the freezing rain.The blessing is that I’ve discovered this new theory that the earth is getting colder because of…