It’s state tournament time.The Piedmont Academy fast-pitch softball team will enter the postseason this weekend in hopes of making some noise in the state tournament.The Class AA state fast-pitch tournament begins Saturday morning in Dublin.Gatewood won the 1-AA title this fall with a perfect region record while Briarwood captured second place. Piedmont and Brentwood also…
The hits just keep on coming—from Cincinnati Bengal rookie middle linebacker Odell Thurman that is. Thurman came up with a big fourth quarter sack during Sunday’s competition against the Houston Texans in which the Bengals walked away with a 16-10 victory.The win makes the Bengals 4-0 being just as many weeks into the NFL regular…
Next Tuesday, Oct. 11, is the last day for Jasperites to register to vote, and be eligible to vote in the November 8 special election for Probate Judge and the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).The election is set for Tuesday, Nov. 8. The deadline to vote would have been Monday, Oct. 10, but…
The Piedmont Academy football team fell for the second consecutive week as the Cougars dropped a 31-10 homecoming game to defending state champion Trinity last Friday.Trinity built a 17-0 halftime lead to set the tone for the contest which dropped Piedmont to 4-2 overall.“Trinity was simply a little more physical than we were,” said Cougar…
Last Friday night the ‘Canes lost 28-7 to the Patriots from Westside-Augusta, a team which turned out to be much better than their record of 3-2 indicated. After all, their two losses were to Greene County (ranked no. 4 in the state) and by 1 point to Lakeside Evans, a AAAA team.The Patriots scored on…
Piedmont Academy head football coach Danny Camp knows he was playing a fellow undefeated team last Saturday.The coach also knows that Mt. Pisgah is a larger, Class AAA school.Yet, Camp, and his players, couldn’t help but wonder just what might have been after Saturday’s 28-7 loss, the first setback of the 2005 season for the…
Justin Owens of Mansfield is seeking election to the office of Probate Judge. The special election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 8. It is necessary because Probate Judge Kathy Tyler died suddenly September 1, leaving the seat vacant. Linda Mock, long-time clerk, is currently serving as Probate Judge. She, too, is seeking election to the…
According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, the following arrests were made September 19 through September 26:•Jerry Nathan Lawley, Newborn—possession of drug related objects.•Amanda Sue Custer, Monti-cello—criminal trespass. •Labarron Cosby Farrar, Monticello—probation violation. •Ronnie Dale Smith, Shady Dale—probation violation. •Merari Tripp, Monticello—probation violation and Probate Court bench warrant. •Valencia Briana Clark, no address—deposit account fraud…