Well 2021 is shaping up to be an interesting year just two weeks in.For two months all eyes, and I mean all eyes national and international, were upon our precious state borders to see how this political dual senate runoff would pan out on January 5. Would the “red” incumbents prevail or would the “blue”…
An old adage we have heard time and time again is that life is a journey. It is full of twists and turns, good times and bad, with several stops, or should I say pauses, along the way. Our journey can reveal many things about us. Maybe it involves travel, time with family and friends,…
We are now in our traditionally, coldest month of the year. Looking back on the old weather records, January 23, 1940 still holds the record for the deepest snow fall in Atlanta, 10.3 inches. If you were around for SnowJam 2014 or The Let’s All Go Home at Once when Governor Deal issued a decree…
The Georgia Department of Health, North Central Health District reports that Jasper County has reached 521 confirmed Covid cases with a total of 990 confirmed and presumptive cases. There has been a 14 percent increase in cases since the district’s report on January 3. The incidence rate of Covid 19 for Jasper County residents from…
Tamara Haase was present at the Downtown Development Authority’s (DDA) regular meeting Monday to present her initial rendering of the Welcome Mural to authority board members. Mrs. Haase is a local artist that has been commissioned to paint several murals locally as well as statewide. She was selected to complete the mural designated for placement…
Four additional wins have the Piedmont Academy Lady Cougars on the path to potentially one of the best seasons in program history. The Lady Cougars, who are now 10-1 overall, dispatched of long-time rival Gatewood 50-22 at home on Friday. Haley Ann Frank (19 points), Sydney Stroud (11 points) and Marissa Holder (10 points) helped…
The Piedmont Academy varsity boys basketball team was in need of a win last Friday. The Cougars fought and eventually got it at the expense of an old rival as they held off Gatewood 52-48 at home. Ryan Holder paced Piedmont with 19 points. Holder was recognized Friday night for breaking the 1,000-point mark earlier…
The Jasper County-Monticello High School varsity wrestling team was finally able to return to the mat last Friday and in doing so recorded three impressive victories. The Mat Canes, coached by Andy Rewis, defeated Baldwin 60-9, Northeast-Macon 57-12 and Strong Rock Christian School 53-18 in home matches. It was the first competition for Jasper County-Monticello…
In a local matchup on the basketball court, the Jasper County Middle School team swept Piedmont Academy Middle School last week. The JCMS boys took a 49-18 victory while the Lady Canes emerged with a 41-21 victory in contests hosted by Piedmont. Kinya Thomas led the JCMS girls with 12 points while Kayla Levester added…
A woman was seriously injured Sunday when she wrecked in a 2006 Dodge Dakota on Hwy. 11 north near Thomaston Road. No details were available Wednesday morning from the Georgia State Patrol who worked the accident on Sunday. The trooper would not release the name of the driver as her condition was not known. After…