March is Women’s History Month and was designated so by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 when he acknowledged that women were some of the first settlers who were on the Mayflower, who pushed away from the East Coast and eventually made it to the West Coast of this vast country. But it took to the…
We are still several days from spring officially being here for another year, but the forecast for the few days shows some sun and to some extent some warmth. Spring and summer are, without doubt, my favorite two seasons. Early fall is O.K. but you can definitely take winter and dispose of it, even the…
Scholastic just announced the winning teams of the Land & Water portion of the Lexus Eco Challenge and a team from Jasper County High School was one of the high school winning teams this year. The “Chat Up The Hooch” team was awarded $10,000 and will have a chance to win an additional $30,000 in…
Members of the Jasper County High School Fishing Team participated in the Student Angler Federation Georgia State High School Fishing Championship that was held this past weekend on Lake Lanier in Gainesville. The two-man teams were Chase Pitt and Colby Williams, and Evan Ferguson and Hunter Smith. The teams fished on Sunday for a five…
Jasper County High School boys head soccer coach Justin LuSuer noted that his team had been on a roll for the last couple of weeks—when weather would allow. With three road games, the team has scored three victories. The first of which came against Greene County in a 3-2 victory duirng a down pour of…
Jasper County Middle School has begun its inaugural season of soccer. The girls and boys teams, under the tutelage of head Coach Ashley Clegg, faced John Milledge Academy last week before facing G.M.C on Monday. David Ramsey shares the coaching duties of both squads with Clegg as the girls assistant coach is Joan Frix and…
The Monticello Hurricane varsity baseball squad won a doubleheader last Friday at Social Circle to start the season undefeated in region play. The baseball varsity squad is led by first year head coach Brady McMichael. The first of the two games was a sound 11-0 victory for the Canes with three runs in the first…
Piedmont Academy’s Tate Marks will have the opportunity to represent his school again on the basketball court. The senior was recently selected to the GISA All Star basketball game which will be Saturday in Augusta. Marks helped lead the Cougars to the state playoffs during the 2019-2020 season. Marks surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his…
The Piedmont Academy baseball team returned to the diamond for the 2020 season with a pair of close games last week. The Diamond Cougars fell to Loganville Christian Academy 3-2 on the road last Friday before returning to action with a 7-4 road win against John Milledge Academy on Saturday. Both teams were Class AAA…
Cyber-attacks are inevitable in today’s digital world. That’s why so much money and effort is used to invest in various ways to prevent data breaches. For more details, here are the top industries at risk of cyber-attacks. Government Due to all the secured information and threats out there, government agencies remain one of the top…