Granny Hill, as Julia Jones Hill is affectionately called by many of her family members, celebrated her 106th birthday Sunday. Yes, I said 106.I know she looks to be way younger than that…she sounds and acts way younger too!Granny Hill moved to Jasper County in February 2020, just before Covid hit. She had lived in…
Kristy Tribble and Becky Perkins, both certified and deputized Animal Control O?cers hold the role of Director and Senior Animal Control O?cer respectively at Jasper County Animal Control (JCAC). When I arrived at JCAC, they were heading out to court in the lone JCAC truck to testify for one of their summons cases. Inside JCAC…
It was a relatively light week for traffic stops, according to the 911 report this week, with less than 100 vehicles being stopped by Jasper County deputies. However, there is a fairly long list of arrests for the fewer traffic stops, although a couple of those listed are only being housed for another county. Those…
So many people are living in a tomb with dead bones and decaying corpses . Do you error because you don’t know the scriptures? The Bible states that people without Christ are dead. But with Christ we live. Let us look at a dead man from the scriptures. St. Mark 5:2 Let go to the…
Spring has sprung! And, by the time you are reading this, it’s supposed to feel like it. I love spring…Fall is my favorite season, but you can’t help but come alive in the spring. Every living things seems to be coming to life. (It’s a shame that includes the pollen.) It’s so refreshing to look…
Just a few days ago the trees were bare. Now the tree limbs have small buds of green. One day the early morning was crisp and cool. By the afternoon, we had shed our sweaters and enjoyed a walk. March is full of madness. On Monday past, the 20th, it’s official Spring 2023. For those…
Jasper County High School students traveled to Eastside High School in Newton County to participate in the 2023 Northeast Region Social Studies Fair last Saturday. JCHS participants qualified at the local level in December. Jasper County is permitted to submit four projects as county submissions are based upon the number enrolled in the school system.…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity soccer teams have been learning as they go this spring. “Soccer is going well,” said Michael Wilson, who is helping coach the program. “I think the kids are improving. Between the two teams we have two seniors and two juniors so this is a year to learn how to play the game.…
The Monticello Hurricane baseball program has been searching for some form of consistency all year in playing what you would call a “complete game.” Last week was a mixed bag again for the Hurricanes, as youth and inexperience showed again in return games against Loganville Christian (LCA) and Glascock County, and the opener of this…
The weather is slowly warming up and that means good things for the Piedmont Academy golf team whose coach believes can accomplish big things before the 2023 season is done. The Cougars will return to the links on Tuesday against Loganville Christian Academy at Bear Creek at 3:30 p.m. “I’m really excited for the new…