The Jasper County Historical Foundation will hold its annual meeting and host a tour of homes this Saturday, May 2. The morning is set aside for registration and the annual meeting, and tickets for the home tour may be purchased then. The tour is scheduled for 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., and it is self-guided. Six…
There’s something bad wrong here in Jasper County, a rural county 60 miles west of Atlanta, that yes, in some statistics is considered part of metro Atlanta.The school board, in its infinite wisdom has taken the advice of its highly-paid superintendent and agreed to discontinue the agriculture program at the high school. The board did…
The history of pecans can be traced back to the 16th century. The only major tree nut grown naturally in North America, the pecan is considered one of the most valuable North American nut species. The name “pecan” is a Native American word of Indian origin that was used to describe “all nuts requiring a…
Dori Wood, a local resident and paramedic with Jasper County Emergency Medical Service recently received the Region V Emergency Medical Services Medal of Valor for her unselfish and dedicated service.The award was presented at a reception following a Region V Council meeting. Mrs. Wood’s husband and parents were present when she received the award, for…
I’m fixing to play in a golf tournament. It happened last Saturday at Turtle Cove in the Bank of Monticello’s annual tournament. It was a fine event with some tasty comestibles afterwards, frosty refreshments served during by those winsome ladies who work for the bank, followed by an awards ceremony with some great prizes. Since…
During the Jasper County Board of Tax Assessors’ (BOA) regular monthly meeting Tuesday, which had been delayed for two weeks to enable the staff to decipher new tax laws, the BOA discussed the new legislation at length. The first one was House Bill 233, which the governor hasn’t signed and could veto, but the opinion…
The Piedmont Academy B-team baseball squad had a tough three-game stretch in recent days. While the B-team Cougars were involved in three close contests, they were unable to emerge victorious in any of them. Piedmont fell to John Milledge 4-1, Brentwood 7-3 and to Pinecrest 6-4. “We have to play better defense and get timely…
After all the rain the ‘Cane golf teams got in three matches last week. On Thursday of last week the boys outscored Alcovy 368 to 372 in 18 holes and won the close match by four strokes. Colton Strawn was the low medalist with a 76. Matt Allen shot a 95, his best score ever,…
The Piedmont Academy Lady Cougars tennis team wrapped up the 2009 campaign at the region tournament last week. Competing at Georgia College and State University, the Lady Cougars were led by Beth Hamilton at No. 1 singles. Hamilton won her opening match 8-6 in an eight-game pro set. Hamilton fell in the next round 6-4,…
The Piedmont Academy varsity soccer teams both recorded wins in recent matches. The Lady Cougars defeated Monsignor Donovan 8-1 powered by a hat trick from Kelly King. Jerica Jenkins added two goals while Rachael Marks, Beth Hamilton and Megan Calik both scored one. Aly Kinard and Andie Lewis both had two assists while Lanie King…