The Jasper County Commissioners Monday voted to re-bid the Hwy. 11 north project—a road widening to create a turn lane at the new high school—as both bids that were received reflected costs substantially higher than anticipated.The two bids varied by more than $10,000 with Cummings Grading the lower of the two at $765,684. The school…
Monticello City Council members Bryan Standifer, Jacqueline Smith, Glenn Newsome, and Mayor Susan Holmes kept business brief and their votes unanimous Tuesday evening while approving a wide range of city government issues.No public input was provided for or against either of the two issues placed before council during a public hearing prior to the regular…
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin is advising Georgians to check their refrigerators for bagged fresh spinach following notification from the Food and Drug Administration that the spinach may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. “Consumers should not eat bagged fresh spinach at this time until the source of the outbreak and affected lot numbers…
The ‘Canes defeated the Class AA Putnam County War Eagles last Friday evening at Rose Bowl Field to even their season record at 1-1.The game was tied at 6-6 at half time and the ‘Canes were behind 12-6 at the end of the third quarter, but they scored 20 points in the fourth quarter and…
The Lady Hurricanes fast-pitch softball team won a region game against Wilkinson County Tuesday, Sept. 5, 7-5, but dropped one to GMC Tuesday, Sept. 12, 13-2.In the loss, Shelby Britt got a hit in two at bats, and Candice Allen and Chasity Cribbs each got a hit in three at bats. Cribbs also had two…
Several close games all went against the Piedmont Academy fast-pitch softball team in recent days.The Lady Cougars were involved in four close outings, but fell in each one. The team will look to regroup today when it travels to Eatonton to face rival Gatewood in a 4 p.m. contest.Piedmont dropped a 5-3 decision to Briarwood…
For the second consecutive game, the Piedmont Academy football team benefited from plenty of offensive firepower.The Cougars cruised to a 55-26 win against Central Fellowship last Friday in the 2006 home opener for Piedmont. Coach Danny Camp’s team improved to 1-1 with the victory at Cougar Field.Piedmont compiled 417 yards of total offense and ran…
Jimmy Jordan and his brother, Steve Jordan along with their families have donated a state-of-the-art wireless public address system for Rose Bowl field in memory of their father, Glover Jordan. The senior Mr. Jordan died this year. He was honored last year for being the ultimate Purple Hurricane fan and supporter. For years he was…
The News Football Contest is something of a family tradition for the Gastons—Joel, Jan and sons Kevin and Kyle. And though they’ve been regulars on the grand prize honor roll, it’s been a while since any of them won…until this week when Jan walked off with the weekly $25 prize.Her tiebreaker prediction earned her the…