Jasper County School System Superintendent Jay Brinson has been awarded a satisfactory rating as a result of his annual evaluation from the Board of Education.Chairman Phyllis Norwood, vice chairman Joel Gaston, Joy Wild, and Paul Kelly convened Monday afternoon for a luncheon session to conduct the evaluation according to state recommendations. Board member Stacey Standifer…
Several seasons of hard work and determination have paid off for Piedmont Academy boys basketball coach Chip Champion.On Tuesday night, Champion’s Cougars defeated Monroe Academy 58-33 and in the process wrapped up the regular season Region 1-AA title. Piedmont will enter next week’s region tournament as the No. 1 seed and has automatically punched its…
Jasper County High School honored senior athletic participants in basketball last Saturday in the Wilburn-Davis Gymnasium. Students honored included Alvin Bailey, Brannon Hamm, Rachel Dietzel, Stephen Hopper, Shaquayla Banks, Waveka Bledsoe, Shondra Williams, Shaquala Thurman, Francis Pompey, Daunte Campbell, Chante James, and Courtney Rooks. Many of the students provided aspirations for their post high school…
The Monticello Middle School Hurricanes had their 2005 basketball season conclude last Wednesday with a compelling performance that led to overtime action against the eventual champions. The Hurricanes survived the first round of the Piedmont Athletic Conference (PAC) tournament last Monday with a 47-41 against Carver but was defeated 50-43 in overtime by the #1…
The Monticello Hurricane varsity squads are preparing for their final game of the season this Saturday on the road at Laney High School in Augusta.The sprint to the end of the season will determine which seed each team grabs as they enter the region tournament which begins Tuesday, Feb. 7. Tournament locations are determined each…
The board has given serious consideration and deliberation to the matter of appealing the state Appellate’s Court decision, upholding the Superior Court, to the Supreme Court,” said Jim Brown, chairman of the Alcovy Shores Water & Sewer Authority (ASWA).“It is with some reluctance that we have unanimously agreed not to further pursue the matter. Therefore…
The Piedmont Academy debate team captured its eleventh state championship title on Friday with a near-perfect record of 7-1 during the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) state tournament at Mercer University.Debating as Piedmont’s affirmative team were Drayton Ballard and Bryn McDermott, and their task in rounds against the negative teams from other schools was to…
Erasmus Glover Jordan, Jr., 84, died Friday, Jan. 20, at his home in Monticello.A lifelong resident of Monticello, Glover Jordan was the son of the late Erasmus Glover Jordan, Sr. and Myrene Phillips Jordan. He was preceded in death one month ago by his wife of 59 years, Frances. He was the longest standing member…
By MARY PATRICK, Chairman, Jasper CountyTaxpayers Watchdog GroupThe Board of Commissioners, the County Manager, and the County Attorney recently met in a retreat to discuss issues concerning Jasper County. One of these issues is changing the county charter—or as the county attorney terms it, Jasper’s enabling legislation. The County Charter states how much the BOC…
It was good news all around last week as Gov. Perdue unveiled his $18.6 billion 2007 budget—and finally, since the early days of the new century, our revenues are up and we have money to spend.Since the terrorist attacks on our country in 2001, Georgia and the rest of the country have suffered through a…