By KATHY MUDD The Jasper County Commissioners held a work session Monday evening to hear a presentation from a firm that would like to take over Jasper County’s dirt road maintenance, then the commissioners talked about the landfill, and the possibility of opening it five days a week. Wendell Swartz talked to the commissioners about…
By SUSAN JACOBS In Jasper Superior Court Tuesday Judge Terry Massey allowed the current leadership of Holy Nation Church and those in conflict with that leadership 48 hours to resolve their issues before he issues a temporary order within the next few days with the parties to reappear in court on May 27, 2025. Court…
We had the best Easter! And now that it’s past, everything has settled back in, with spring still thrilling my soul every minute as we dread/look forward to the long, hot summer days. Learning when I woke up Easter Monday that Pope Francis had died…I thought at least it was fitting for such a figure…
Psalms 16:9-10 No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. My body rests in safety. For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your holy ones to rot in the grave! Ephesians 4:30 Don’t cause the Holy Spirit sorrow by the way you-me live. Remember, he is the One who…
Our peach tree was just some naked limbs a few weeks ago, then small leaves appeared on the end of the limbs. After a few sunny days those little bitty peaches are getting bigger. Unfortunately Buck and Doe are observing from afar, temporarily. Another group of hungry critters are the many varieties of birds singing…
By ZACH HOUSTON The Monticello Hurricane baseball program faced a big week over the last week of regular season play. Coming into the week sitting in the third spot in the region by one game to Lamar County, the Hurricanes needed to win two of the three games to win the second seed (by virtue…
The Jasper County High School Hurricane varsity track team competed at the region track meet last weekend with the girls team finishing in fourth place with 73 points behind Social Circle, Lamar and Putnam. The boys finished in third place with 118 points behind Lamar and Social Circle. The region results are listed as the…
Piedmont Academy’s baseball team recorded a key region win last week by defeating Stratford Academy 9-2. The Cougars scored four runs in the bottom of the second to take control of the contest and then added two in the third, one in the fifth and two more in the sixth. Brayden Ross homered and drove…
It was a quality outing at the region tournament for the Piedmont Academy boys golf team on Monday. The team took third place with the team qualifying for the upcoming state competition. “I couldn’t be any prouder of our result in region,” Coach Michael Wilson said. “I think that’s the best score by any team…