Regional rival Twiggs County came to town last Friday evening and walloped the ‘Canes 43-13 before a homecoming and senior night crowd. Strange as it may seem with such a lopsided score the ‘Canes actually held the lead in the game on two occasions during the first half. The ‘Canes took advantage of a Cobra…
Jasper County High School celebrated homecoming last week, with the homecoming court being presented at halftime of Friday’s Huricane football game vs. Twiggs County.Avis Clark was crowned homecoming queen, and Bethany Herington was named Miss Hurricane. Courtney Cook was first runner-up The other ladies on the court included freshman representatives Mariah Coe and Sade Rooks,…
The Piedmont Academy elementary school football team capped its 2007 season Saturday with a 6-0 win against Flint River. With the victory, the Cougars finished the season undefeated in their classification.“The most memorable thing I will take with me about this season is how well these boys came together as a team,” said coach Jason…
Piedmont Academy’s junior varsity football team put one in the win column Tuesday by defeating Westminster 28-16. In what was a back-and-forth contest, the JV Cougars trailed 16-14 at halftime but were able to make some necessary adjustments to rally in the third and fourth quarters. Coach Wes Tanner credited all of his eighth grade…
If one only looked at the stats from last week’s football game between Piedmont and Holy Spirit, one would be convinced the Cougars emerged with the win. However, in the only stat that counted, Holy Spirit scored 12 points to Piedmont’s 10. That resulted in a bitter region setback for the Cougars who had hoped…
Mary Nelle Murrelle Parks, 85, of Cartersville, died Friday, October 26, at the Maple Ridge Nursing Home in Cartersville. Mary Nelle Parks was born in Social Circle to the late René David Murrelle and Ida May Doster Murrelle. She was a member of the Haygood Memorial Methodist Church in Atlanta. Her hobbies included ballroom dancing.…
Donald Dewey Hyde, 69, of Monticello, died Saturday, October 27, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia.Donald Hyde was born in Fulton County to the late Benjamin Banks Hyde and Cecil Lynette Chupp Hyde. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He lived in Tucker for a number of years before moving to Jasper County…
“No! Not true! There are plenty.”That’s my answer to the statement I often hear this time of year. Many incorrectly state that there is simply nothing to plant this time of year, and that they have to wait until the spring to plant pretty little flowers. In fact, autumn has its own unique flowers and…
Battling tough odds, the Piedmont Academy football team gave visiting Valwood a fight last Friday night only to fall short in the end 20-6.Still playing without some key members of the roster who remain out because of injury, the Cougars simply couldn’t make the “smoke and mirrors” strategy work. The game was the final non-region…
For the third year in a row the Lady ‘Canes Fast Pitch Softball Team advanced to the playoffs. They lost their first game 13-3 to Providence Christian last Friday in Rome at the Class A North Sectional, but bounced back on Saturday and defeated Athens Christian 5-4 in the second round, and were finally shut…