Years ago, a regular section of most newspapers was the recipes and meal suggestions. Old timey recipes used by your relatives are as honored as ever and show up yearly on special holiday lunches and dinners. Easter is always ham and something using boiled eggs such as egg salad, deviled eggs, potato salad and then…
Last weekend, we went to visit friends on a small, homestead farm in North Georgia, where, before I even knew all the children were out of the van, I turned and saw my youngest son astride a large sow, frantically trying to hold on as he bounced about. In the idyllic hamlet, we immediately toured…
The Monticello High School Lady Hurricane varsity softball squad‘s sprint to a Georgia High School Association FastPitch state title ended at Berrien High School in Nashville, Ga. last Thursday with a double game elimination by a score of 9-6, 15- 4. Head Coach Chris Jenkins said that his team “just picked a bad time to…
It was a long ride for the Jasper County-Monticello High School football team last Friday as the Hurricanes ventured to Dodge County High School. As long as the trip to Eastman was to face the Indians, the ride back probably seemed even longer. The local squad (2-5 overall, 1-2 in region) ended up on the…
This time the matchup went in favor of the Piedmont Academy football team. The Cougars (5-1 overall) defeated Thomas Jefferson Academy 28-7 last Friday night and is now in position to host this year’s GISA Class A state championship game. Last Friday’s win avenged, at least to some degree, a loss to the Jaguars in…
“Going to church” is not as simple as it sounds. Even small towns in America can have as six or seven different churches in different denominations. This quick and easy guide to the different Christian denominations will give you a better understanding of the many approaches to one religion. Roman Catholicism The oldest denomination of…
There are plenty of people who want to protect them, but some nuisance animals go way beyond “nuisance.” Based on the sheer amount of damage they cause, these are the top varmints you should hunt. They’re public enemies number one, two, and three, and they put up a pretty good fight. If you pick up…
Jasper County Middle School’s STEAM coordinator ScottiAnn Benton has received great news—JCMS is the recipient of a $300 grant from the Georgia Science Teachers Association. This money will be used to purchase trail cameras to collect data for various independent research projects conducted by JCMS students this year. In addition, JCMS is the recipient of…
The Jasper County-Monticello High School boys and girls cross country teams competed in the Kent Kramer Classic in Athens last week. The Lady Canes finished fourth overall as a team while the boys were seventh overall in the team standings. Both teams had standout individual performances as well. For the Jasper County-Monticello girls, sophomore JaKara…
For the second time during the 2020 season the Piedmont Academy varsity football team had a game canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The Cougars (4-1 overall) were scheduled to play at Creekside Christian Academy in McDonough last Friday but the game was called off during the week. Piedmont coach Will Johnson said that…