Piedmont Academy’s varsity boys basketball team fell to Solid Rock last week 78-64.Despite a 23-point performance by Ryan Holder the Cougars could not emerge with a win during the Jan. 28 home contest. Tate Marks added 10 points while Caleb Coffey finished with nine.Solid Rock held a 34-31 halftime lead with that margin cut to…
The Piedmont Academy’s varsity girls basketball team faced an opponent it may very well see in the state tournament. The Lady Cougars fell to Brentwood 59-35 in a road contest in Sandersville. Haley Ann Frank paced Piedmont with 10 points. Sydney Stroud added 10 points while teammate Maddle Waddleton scored four. Brentwood jumped out to…
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) responded to a burglary call at Shiloh Baptist Church off Martin Lane near Shady Dale last November, and the church’s sound equipment and electronics had been stolen. Eight weeks later, the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) of the JCSO has solved the crime. The JCSO was able to make an…
The Jasper County Board of Commissioners voted Monday evening to proceed with electrical upgrades to the three voting precincts in the county as mandated by the state. An inspector from the Secretary of State said that the county does not have the electrical power necessary for the new voting machines. County manager Mike Benton sought…
Judge Alison Burleson presided over the January 28 motion day, criminal and child support services calendars of Jasper Superior Court. The following sentences were ordered: •Joseph Michaud, II, sentenced to one and a half years in a Department of Corrections facility for possession of methamphetamine. He was credited for time served from November 2017 until…
The Monticello Civic Club will host an Art & Talent Showcase on Friday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. in the theater at Jasper County High School, 14477 Hwy. 11 north. All students in kindergarten through 12th grades are invited to take part, and applications are available at the schools and Chamber of Commerce. A mandatory…
Check off your list, General Beauregard, our resident weather prognosticator, had his say early Sunday morning on Ground Hog Day, early spring a’coming. Start getting those bikinis out. Then, later Sunday, it was hot in Miami not from the weather so much as the half time show at the Super Bowl. Have you ever seen…
There is no denying that 2020 was already set to be an interesting election year in our state. Presidential election years always peak voter interest. There will be the state’s Democratic Presidential Primary in March. As we have covered before in this space there will not be a Republican Presidential Primary for Georgia even though…
On January 27, several Jasper County Middle School students competed in the Future Business Leaders of America Region Leadership Conference at Jasper County High School. The members were tested on their knowledge of various business topics and competed against students from 10 other counties in the region. First place winners included Collyn Jenkins in Business…
On January 25, several students from Jasper County High School, Jasper County Middle School and Washington Park Elementary School traveled to Westside High School in Macon to compete in the Regional Technology Fair Competition which was hosted by Bibb County School District. Students were accompanied by sponsors Amy Wade, Cara Youmans, Mary Tumlin, Johnnie Sue…