Nearly six years ago, I began to write my mother’s life story. She was 97 years old at the time and fortunately, she retained her memories quite well. While writing her history, I relied on her to answer my questions and it required opening a lot of doors to the past and behind most of…
After several weeks of uncertainty and questions about whether there would even be a football season this fall, the Piedmont Academy gridiron Cougars returned to work on Monday. Coach Will Johnson said Tuesday night it was good to be back to some sense of normalcy. “It’s good to see the players again and get started…
The Jasper County Tennis Tournament held its championship round of action last week. Calvin Garvin emerged as the singles finals victor with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Sam Kelly. In doubles action, Garvin teamed with Kerby Pullard to defeat Joseph Johnston and Richard Johnson 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the semifinals. Garvin and Pullard went on…
Matt Martin recently found himself the beneficiary of a two-for-one deal which was too good to pass up. Martin, who was athletic director at Jasper County-Monticello for the past two years, was recently named the head football coach at Space Coast High School in Cocoa, Fla. It has been a professional goal of Martin’s to…
It’s common knowledge that no matter what industry you’re in, as long as you’re working with your hands, you should be wearing work gloves. These garments not only protect your hands from injury while on the job, but they also guarantee you’re getting the best traction for the tasks you’re performing. Because of this, it’s…
Judge Terry Massey presided over a session of Jasper Superior Court on May 12. There were less than 10 civil and criminal cases to review which resulted in the following sentences: Noah Cloud, one year of probation for lesser offense of disorderly conduct. Fined $400. Robert Malcom, probation revoked to 30 days in the Jasper…
As with caring for any living creature, successful beekeeping is a complex undertaking. You need to understand what honeybees need to survive and flourish as well as what constitutes normal and abnormal behavior among them. Whether you’re trying to start raising bees in your backyard or seriously considering becoming a multi-hive professional beekeeper, it can…
DENISE DRISKELL The Jasper County 911 Authority voted last Thursday to offer the position of Assistant Director of the 911 center to Denise Driskell. Ms. Driskell accepted the position. She is very dependable and trustworthy and just like myself, said Betty Jump, 911 director who made the recommendation. “911 is in her blood and will…
JAYLON MITCHELL “Football has been pretty big in my life. I played recreation, travel and middle school football, pretty much did everything football,” Jaylon Mitchell began. To complete his football “everything,” Jaylon, Jasper County High School (JCHS) Class of 2020, also played football during high school for the Monticello Hurricanes as a running back and…
The Jasper County School Board held its monthly business meeting on May 19, and took action on several items presented at the work session the week before. Billy Bryant from the Washington Park Elementary School (WPES) school governance team presented a summary of activities for the school year. He stated appreciation of the faculty and…