The march toward the presidential election now has moved through two states.We covered the Democratic Party caucus fiasco in Iowa in this space last week and there certainly is no need to rehash that disaster again. The second contest (and first actual primary) was held in New Hampshire and certainly things ran smoother. Of course…
Jasper County Grand Jury indictments for the February 2020 term include the following: Lane Moorhead, indicted on 12 counts of serious injury by vehicle. Charles Michael Buice, indicted on seven counts including two aggravated assault charges, theft by lost or mislaid property, violation of duty upon striking fixed object, obstruction of an officer, no proof…
Going into the 2019-2020 season none of the members of the Piedmont Academy varsity girls basketball team were born the last time the program earned a region title. That all changed this past week in LaGrange as Piedmont defeated Flint River Academy in the finals of the 1-AA tournament. Before this season the last region…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office investigated numerous burglaries and other incidents recently, including theft of a tractor, tree digger, bush hog and trencher from an address on Hwy. 212 east, and the theft of a Suzuki dirt bike from an address in Turtle Cove. In what was determined to be drug-related, several hand…
The Jasper County Board of Education heard from Sherrie Gibney-Sherman at their business meeting Tuesday about a partnership with the Foothills Education Charter High School. The Foothills program has campuses in communities near Jasper County, as well as throughout the state. Foothills is a public school which opened in 2015. It is a second chance…
The server at the restaurant comes up and says: “May I get your drink order while you look at the menu?” “Sure,” I say. My wife will chime in without thinking, “I’ll have a Diet Coke.” Then I say, “Water for me.” This performance is repeated with Broadway-like consistency at any restaurant we go to.…
My life has been turned upside down since my last writing. I am the proud grandmother of a beautiful baby girl, Melody Katherine Hinesley, born a little prematurely early Sunday morning. This is my first biological grandchild, although I’ve been Grandma Kathy to four step-grandchildren for many years. There’s nothing like your oldest daughter giving…
Vogue Magazine, the leading fashion magazine in the world, added another notch in the timeline of fashion when Beverly Johnson in 1975 was the first African-American on its cover. The next year she repeated the distinction on the cover of Elle, France’s elite fashion magazine. Beverly Johnson was not from an exotic world, but from…
Earl and Sally Dehlman Earl and Sally Dehlman of Turtle Cove celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on February 22. They were married in Johnson City, N.Y. in 1960 and have six children, 21 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. The are having a party this weekend at Turtle Cove, where they have lived since 1994. Mr. Dehlman…
People react to turning 50 in highly individual ways, but one thing that many who hit the half-century mark have in common is weight gain. After age 50, metabolism slows and muscle mass shrinks, and the post-50 body can pack on pounds as a result. Hormonal changes, lack of exercise, insomnia, and stress all make…