A drop box for absentee ballots for the November 3 general election is now in place on the alley side of the Jasper County Courthouse.The box, under 24-hour video surveillance, offers voters an opportunity to drop off their absentee ballots at any time. The deadline to register to vote in the November 3 general election…
Ocmulgee District Judge Terry Massey presided over seven cases each in civil and criminal sessions last week in Jasper Superior Court. Most of the cases on the docket were continued but the judge did take action to deny bond for Quantez Jackson who has warrants for fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, obstruction of…
Jasper County deputies are investigating the theft of a car from an address on Hwy. 11 south, as well as the theft of a gun and a prescription for a controled substance from a similar vehicle at the same address. In incident reports provided to The News, it turns out roommates had occasion to call…
Jason Greenway correctly picked the winners of all 12 games on the football contest that were played last week. Piedmont’s game with Rock Springs was not played, leaving 12 games in contention. Jackson Greenway also got 12 right, but was further off on the tie-breaker which was Monticello’s 49-0 loss to Putnam County. Jason was…
The Piedmont Academy varsity softball team returned to action last Saturday with a convincing 17-1 road win against Bethlehem Christian Academy. The Lady Cougars sealed the deal quickly with 14 runs in the top of the first inning. Piedmont also finished the contest with 14 hits. Kylee Keck, Marissa Holder and McKayla Arnold each had…
The Jasper County High School varsity softball Lady Hurricanes are on a six game winning streak that began two weeks ago. The squad picked up a win over Lamar County Tuesday, a night on which they honored five seniors Hailie Tripp, Bailey Jenkins, Marley Sands, Azure Guli and Allie Jones. The wins picked up where…
The Piedmont Academy Middle School softball team posted another impressive win on Monday. The Lady Cougars defeated the Academy for Classical Education (ACE) 17-3 on the road in Macon. Piedmont had 12 hits in the contest. After jumping out to a 4-2 lead after the first inning, the Lady Cougars scored five more runs in…
Last Friday did not go according to plan for the Jasper County-Monticello High School football team. Playing the first varsity game in their long-waited new stadium, the Canes (0-2) were blanked 49-0 by visiting Putnam County High School. It was a loss made even tougher by the fact the team suffered some injuries to key…
Piedmont Academy’s scheduled varsity football game last Friday never kicked off. On Thursday the school was informed that a player for Rock Springs Christian Academy had tested positive for COVID-19 so the game was not played. Cougar coach Will Johnson said the schools are trying to re-schedule the contest for later in the 2020 season.…
The Jasper County Commission met in a work session Monday evening to discuss a possible 2021 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and to discuss the Public Facilities Authority (PFA). The PFA was enacted by legislation this year, and will be an arm of the County Commission. It is an independent authority, but does not have…