Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) are investigating several burglaries in the last couple weeks, including several entering auto/theft from auto.One of those occurred on Chickadee Court where numerous items were taken from a vehicle. Some were later found in the woods, but prescriptions drugs and other items remained missing.In addition, another entering…
As incidence rates of spread for COVID-19 decrease nationwide, that pattern is also being reflected for Jasper County as more are being vaccinated with the Moderna and Pfizer two dose vaccines with the one dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine on the way. With 623 confirmed cases and 665 presumptive cases recorded over the past week…
I grew up in the Dallas, Texas metro area. If you did not know this, Texas is quite proud of itself (though it has had a difficult last few weeks). Texas likes its BBQ — beef, not pork. Texas likes its Mexican food. Tex-Mex is a given. And, no, Covington’s El Charro’s does not count…
Get ready, it is about time for that spring forward time change. This year it is March 14th. So you still have time to get in some extra winks to make up for the lost time. March is designated as Women’s History Month. President Carter was the first to recognize United States women accomplishments in…
David Perdue is out but numerous other big-name Republicans are set to jump into the ring for the 2022 U.S. Senate race. While Democrat Raphael Warnock was just elected in 2020, we should remember that he is actually completing the term of former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson. After Isakson was re-elected in 2016, he later…
With the disappointment of the 2020 season still fresh on its mind, the Piedmont Academy baseball team is set to begin the trip down the road of the 2021 schedule. Players and coaches are hoping COVID-19, which is still an ongoing issue, does not wreck this season like it did the previous one. Matt Britt…
The unusual basketball season that was 2020-2021 came to an end for the Jasper County-Monticello High School team in the opening round of the GHSA Class AA state tournament. The Canes (7-12 overall) fell to Toombs County High School 64-43 last week on the road in Lyons. It was the conclusion to a season filled…
The 2020-21 season has already been one for the history books for the Piedmont Academy varsity girls basketball team. The Lady Cougars (21-3 overall) have a regular season region title and a region tournament championship to their credit. And now, for the first time in school history, the program is in the Final Four. Piedmont…
The Piedmont Academy varsity boys basketball team was determined to make program history during the 2020-21 season. Unfortunately, that goal ended with a 71-49 GISA Class AA state quarterfinal loss to Brentwood on Saturday in a game played in Macon. The Cougars finished the season at 18-8 overall. “Brentwood came out and just didn’t miss,”…
The Jasper County Middle School baseball team started its 2021 season on a winning note last week defeating rival Putnam County 16-13 in eight innings on the road. It was a game that featured three lead changes, three ties, home-runs and standout pitching. The scoring started with the Canes taking a 1-0 lead in the…