Jasper County Magistrate Court convened last Friday, with Judge Angela M. Steele, presiding. Michael Todd Hallas appeared for a probation revocation hearing and was sentenced to 15 days jail time with credit for time served. Mike Herring also appeared for a probation revocation hearing and was given credit for time served and released with conditions.…
Gene Soles of Whiteville, N.C. died Friday, May 15, 2009. He was born in Columbus County, N.C., the son of Mare Hobbs Soles of Evergreen and the late Ted Eugene Soles.Mr. Soles was the director of Columbus County Maintenance, and he owned and operatead Gene’s Heating and Air.Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 19, at…
Jan Dowda Huff, 78, died Sunday, May 10, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Huff was born in Fulton County. She lived in Atlanta for a number of years before moving to Monticello in 1977. She retired from the Phillips Electric Company as a technician. A son, Alan Loyd, and mother, Naomi Bates Hoffman, preceded her…
Jasper County’s Market Festival on the Square opened last Saturday with many vendors and visitors, and generally a good day reported by all. Parking was scarce around the Square as numerous visitors checked out the produce, artwork, plants, homemade goodies and other unique items available for sale on the Square. Les Steele provided the music…
The regular meeting of the Monticello City Council ended in record time Tuesday with little action taking place, however, several items garnered much discussion.A resolution was introduced to change how fund draw downs from the Municipal Electrical Authority of Georgia (MEAG) competitive trust funds are made.The resolution states that any withdrawals from the fund shall…
Under a spreading chestnut-treeThe village smithy stands;The smith, a mighty man is he,With large and sinewy hands;And the muscles of his brawny armsAre strong as iron bands.I’m sure we all remember this great old poem by Longfellow in 1841 which helped preserve the image of a craftsman who symbolized the horse and buggy era of…
I’m fixing to float all the way home. I’ve been real excited lately because my Young Adult Fiction Novel, A Yellow Watermelon, has been recently added as a listing by Renaissance Learning as an Accelerated Reader, which is a program that makes success in reading easy for kids. Students select books that match their reading…
The team of Jessica Massey and Scottiann Cummings traveled to Reidsville on May 4, and teed off at Brazell’s Creek State Golf Course. The pair earned a trip to the state tournament by winning second place in their region, and by Ms. Massey being the low medalist in the region tournament. Out of a total…
A successful spring for the Piedmont Academy golf team culminated with a second place finish at the recent Region 1-AA meet and a trip to the state tournament. The Cougars were second at region behind host Brentwood. Monsignor Donovan and Strong Rock rounded out the top four. Piedmont then advanced to the state tournament at…
It was anything but easy, but the Piedmont Academy baseball team swept visiting LaGrange last Friday to advance to the second round of the Class AA state playoffs. Piedmont took 3-1 and 4-2 victories in the opening-round best-of-three series. Standout pitching performances from Josh Stevenson and Corbett Tucker helped pace the Cougars. Coach Danny Camp’s…