Only 3.45 percent of registered Jasper County voters cast a vote in the Public Service Commission race which culminated with voting last Tuesday, June 17. Statewide, a runoff is required in the Democratic District 3 race where Keisha Sean Waites got 46.05 percent of the vote. She also led the ballot in Jasper County, garnering…
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous calls about scams being perpetrated on local citizens. The citizen receives a phone call saying there is an outstanding warrant for their arrest, then tries to get the person to respond. The sheriff’s office warns people not to fall for the scam. If you receive a call,…
By KIM JORIS U.S. Olympic Equestrian Doug Payne was in Jasper County last week to conduct an elite equestrian jumping clinic. Mr. Payne was at Silversea Farms off Gilbert Road in Jasper County at the invitation of local equestrian Jacel Galloway. Specializing in premier jumper and hunter training programs, Mr. Payne and his champion rider…
By kim joris Boasting a field of 165 riders of all skill levels and ages, Jasper County was host to the Red Clay Ramble gravel bike race on Saturday, June 21. The Red Clay Ramble was founded many years ago by the late Benny Watson, a friend of mine from growing up in Milledgeville back…
In the regular meeting held on June 24 at 6 p.m., the Board of Elections and Registration discussed the first election (and subsequent runoff) since personnel changes earlier in the year. They also discussed the closing of polling places for the upcoming runoff, as well as revisiting the server room expansion topic. The election for…
Jasper Superior Court criminal session convened on June 17 under the jurisdiction of Ocmulgee Judge Alison Burleson. The following sentences were handed down: •Cody Allen Taylor, sentenced to three years of probation for possession of methamphetamine and the remainder of his previous probation was revoked to the Jasper County jail with credit for time served…
Ephesians 4:29 “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Read Hebrews 11:43. Ephesians 4:29 Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that you words…
Summer is progressing nicely…and so is the heat. I was appreciative of the early morning and late evening rain showers over the past few weeks but since summer rolled in last Friday hadn’t seen much of them. Except for heavy rain, lightning, and thunderstorm I drove through briefly Sunday on our way back from Nashville.…
In recent seasons the Piedmont Academy softball program has been near or on top of the GIAA mountain. As the 2025 season approaches, however, long-time mentor Joe Johnson has to say the word most coaches don’t like uttering: rebuilding. “We are going to be young,” Johnson said. “It will be a rebuilding season for us.…
March 25, 1940 – March 16, 2025 Truitt Malone Fore of Knoxville, Tennessee, passed away on March 16, 2025, at the age of 84, at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Born on March 25, 1940, in Monticello, Georgia, Truitt was the son of the late Virgil and Dovie Fore. Truitt spent his formative years…