It was a disappointing end to the regular season for the Piedmont Academy football team, but the Cougars are hoping to put last week’s game result behind them as the first-round of the state playoffs begin this Friday.Piedmont (3-7 overall) fell to non-region foe Thomas Jefferson 40-14 on the road last week as the Cougars…
Jasper County Middle School fall athletes were honored during the annual middle school banquet held Monday evening.Softball athletes honored included Most Improved, Megan Studdard; and Sierra Whitt and Megan Kildahl, Coach’s Award. The squad was coached by Trey Smith and Amanda Jenkins.Football athletes honored were Offensive Most Valuable Player (MVP), Keldrick Davis; Defensive MVP, Matt…
Otis Elwood Stephens, 81, of Turtle Cove, died Sunday, Oct. 17, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon.Mr. Stephens was born in Sumter, S.C., and was raised in Gainesville. His parents were the late Wilbert Charles Stephens and Robie Luebelle Herrin Stephens. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and…
Robert Woodrow Wild, 87, of Mansfield, died Monday, Oct. 18, at The Retreat Nursing Home.Mr. Wild was a native of Franklin, N.C. and moved to Jasper County in 1944. His parents were the late Judson A. Wild and Lela Ray Wild. He was a member of Oak Dale Baptist Church in Franklin. Before retirement, he…
Funeral services for Morris Goolsby, 73, were held October 16 at Rock Springs Missionary Baptist Church in Mansfield with burial in South View Cemetery in Monticello. The Rev. R.L. Browning officiated.Mr. Goolsby was born May 5, 1931 to the late Jim Goolsby and Olivia Alexander Goolsby in Jasper County. In his youth, he joined and…
The Piedmont Academy softball team did not qualify for the postseason in its first year of varsity fast-pitch play.While there was the natural disappointment that comes with not making the playoffs, coach Michele Collins said the potential for the program is strong. The Lady Cougars competed against several schools this fall which had already been…
Piedmont Academy junior varsity football coach Chip Champion predicted his team would be tested against Gatewood last week.As it turned out, Champion was right. The JV Cougars held off Gatewood for an 18-16 home win and improved to 6-0 this fall.“It was the first real test we’ve had,” Champion said. “We did not play well,…
Jody Cunningham, of Grapeland, Texas will be in Shady Dale, the fourth weekend in October—October 22, 23 and 24—to conduct a horsemanship clinic outlining the 10 steps to determine if your horse is truly broke.This three-day clinic consists of a series of partnering exercises YOU will be taught to perform with your horse.Mr. Cunningham was…
-MN-hurricanesBy BOBBY McCULLUMThe varsity Monticello Hurricanes lost 35-6 to the Putnam County War Eagles Friday in Monticello.The War Eagles gave the Hurricanes their second region loss of the season.The ‘Canes looked good on their first possession of the game when they were mixing up the passing and running game. That sent Rett Bullard into the…