Thomas Baxter Hogan, Jr., 86, of Norcross, died Sunday, May 2, 2010, at Altus House Hospice in Atlanta.Mr. Hogan was born in Georgetown, Ga. to the late Thomas Baxter Hogan, Sr. and Monnie Morris Hogan. He moved to the Atlanta area more than 60 years ago and was a 1953 graduate of Georgia Technical Institute…
The Piedmont Academy Lady Cougars soccer team went into its recent matchup with Westminster hoping to secure second place in the region. The end result was a scoreless tie, however, as defense was the order of the match. “The first half was a hard fought game with both teams having scoring chances,” said Piedmont coach…
Its spring time! Flowers are blooming. Pollen is in the air. The Braves have begun a new campaign and it’s prom time for our local high school students. Piedmont Academy will have its prom this Saturday and Jasper County High School follows the next weekend.The prom is one of those rites of passage moments for…
2010 marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, and Jasper County Primary School (JCPS) is getting back to the basics with this year’s theme. JCPS will honor Earth on Earth Day, April 30, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The observance is sponsored by the staff at JCPS, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, local fire, emergency…
Recent days have seen the Piedmont Academy Middle School baseball team stay very active as coach Wes Tanner’s squad has tied Flint River (6-6), defeated Heritage (11-5) and Briarwood (17-2), split a double header with Griffin Christian (4-3 loss and 9-4 win) and defeated Community Christian 14-1.“It was a very up and down week as…
The Piedmont Academy track athletes ventured to Brentwood last week and once again had several standout performances.Carter Greeson won the long jump competition while Austin Mitcham was second in the 110-meter hurdles.Zach Benjamin was also runner-up in the 100-meter dash while Dylan Collins took third in the 200-meter event.For the Lady Cougars, Sage Fuller was…
This coming Monday is opening day for baseball and softball at the Jasper County Recreation Center.Recreation Director Wes Chester said the opening day fell on Monday this year because of how Good Friday and the spring holidays fell. Mr. Chester reported that participation was down about 20 percent, which he attributes to the period of…
The Piedmont Academy varsity girls tennis team will compete at the Region 1-AA tournament Tuesday in Sandersville.This year’s tournament is be ing hosted by Brentwood. The top four finishers in singles and doubles play will advance to state. Last week, the Lady Cougars closed out the regular season against Monsignor Donovan.“They put a lot emphasis…
Prior to spring break this week, the baseball ‘Canes traveled to Lamar and lost a close non-region game 7-6. Even though the ‘Canes out hit Lamar 10-8, they also committed six errors, four of which occurred in the first inning resulting in giving up three runs. The loss drops the ‘Canes record to 6-6. The…
Louella Kelly Gantt, 93, of Monticello, died April 2, 2010.Mrs. Kelly was born to the late Louis Kelly and Idella Kelly on June 13, 1916, in Hillsboro.She married the late Marvin Gantt, Jr. on May 6, 1943 and the couple had 11 children.Mrs. Gantt was employed with several companies including Georgia Pacific, Dexter Axle, and…