Jasper County deputies again had a busy week last week, conducting more than 100 traffic stops. In addition, they investigated numerous complaints of various types.Persons arrested in the last week, and their charges, include:•Jason Matthew Ratzel, 44, Covington—criminal trespass, public indecency – 1st or 2nd offense, cruelty to children/3rd degree – 5 counts•Melvin Rashun Cummings,…
Hailey and Carson Browning of ITM Outdoors landscape business in Jackson spoke to Downtown Development Authority members Monday evening about developing a master plan for the landscape of the Monticello Square. The Brownings noted that they had been in business since 2006 and had done several projects for business and municipalities including the city of…
Carol Denise Allen Stubbs, age 66, of Covington, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022. Denise Stubbs was born on November 30, 1955, in Covington to the late Harold Louis Allen and Edith Loraine Waits Allen. She was raised in Jasper County and graduated from Piedmont Academy. Denise loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.…
March—in like a lion, out like a lamb! Well that’s not the case for Georgia this year. It came in more like a lamb, and it remains to be seen what the month will hold. I’ve been saying for days, this nice weather won’t last…there’s still some cold about. And sure enough, the weather forecast…
One of my favorite activities is picking up my two sons, Harper, and Hutson, from school every day. Upon entering the truck, I always ask them, “Well, how was your day today?” Most days my question is met with the answer, “It was fine,” or “I had a good day today.” But occasionally the question…
Yes, get ready, because Sunday, March 13, is going to be a long day. At 2 a.m. it’s the dreaded Spring Forward Daylight Savings time to change the clocks by one hour. Human bodies do not relate well to this adjustment. Usually it takes a week to adjust to the sun being up even at…
It was a quality start to the 2022 track season for both the Piedmont boys and girls last week. The Cougars and Lady Cougars both won first place at the LaGrange Academy Invitational. The girls compiled 262 points while the boys had 264. Those totals easily outdistanced LaGrange Academy and Flint River Academy. Both Piedmont…
Both the Piedmont Academy boys and girls basketball teams had standout seasons in 2021-22 and those efforts have led to several players being honored. Hannah Tyler, Maddie Waddleton, Teagan Satterfield, Kylee Keck and Marissa Holder were each named All-Region for the Lady Cougars. Waddleton and Holder were also named All-State. For the boys, Brody Anderson,…
Piedmont Academy will once again have a varsity boys soccer team for the 2022 season. After a four year absence, the Cougars have returned and have already earned a win. Piedmont defeated GMC 3-2 last week in a home match. “We have worked really hard to get the boys soccer program back and they are…
The Piedmont Academy tennis teams will be small in number this spring but still have plenty of potential. Both the Cougars and Lady Cougars have two team members and are set to begin the 2022 season on Thursday against Oak Mountain in Carrollton at 4 p.m. Piedmont will then host Windsor Academy on March 17,…