Ushered in with a shout of “play ball” by Principal Buddy Cain, the flag raised by American Legion Post #110, the trumpet played by Les Steele for the national anthem, and a first pitch thrown across home plate by Jasper County Charter Schools’ school board chairman Bill Schilling, the Lady Canes made their debut at…
A football team has to be disciplined to win and first-year Piedmont Academy coach Will Johnson said his team is not disciplined enough at this point. As a result the Cougars fell 42-18 to visiting Thomas Jefferson Academy last Friday to fall to 0-2 for the season. Piedmont will be back on the field Thursday…
Piedmont Academy’s Junior Pro Football team posted an impressive victory in its season opener last week. The young Cougars defeated Rock Springs 26-0 on the road. It was a dominant performance in all phases as Piedmont’s defense did not allow a first down the entire game. Jake Adamson had a 60-yard touchdown pass for the…
It was another game and another victory for the Piedmont Academy Middle School softball team on Tuesday. The Lady Cougars recorded a 14-1 victory against visiting Central Fellowship. Piedmont recorded 12 hits while limiting Central Fellowship to just two. Bailey Mobley, Emily Whitwell and Marissa Holder led the offense with two hits each. Mobley and…
The Piedmont Academy varsity fast-pitch softball team fell in its region opener last week to LaGrange Academy 6-1 on the road. The Lady Cougars put their lone run of the game on the board in the top of the first inning on an RBI by Fleming Sealy. LaGrange quickly knotted the game in the bottom…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) investigated a number of burglaries in the last week. A Dodge Caravan was reportedly stolen from the Dollar General parking lot in Monticello. Jewelry was taken from an address on Henderson Mill Road, and drugs and jewelry were taken from an address on Funderburg Drive. Drugs and…
The Jasper County Commissioners Monday discussed several items of business, including budget amendments to work towards closing the books on 2019 so the audit can be conducted, a change to the impact fee distribution, and spent much time discussing the purchase of a dump truck. The budget amendments resulted in $14,567.47 being spent out of…
RANDY PATTERSON (L), TIFFANY KEY Randy Patterson beat out all other football contest players last week by correctly guessing the winners of 13 games listed, and it just happened to be the first 13 listed, meaning until Sunday he was going for a perfect score. But alas, the Cleveland Browns and N.Y. Jets let him…
BETTY JEAN JORDAN TAKES A PHOTO At The Arc De Triomphe In Paris, France For the last several years, I’ve done a type of long-distance, self-supported cycling called randonneuring. It’s not racing, but there’s a time limit. Organized randonneuring rides are called brevets. I started with 200-km brevets, which are about 125 miles long. Over…
Annie Laura (Slaton) Byers of Mansfield, passed away Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 at Piedmont Newton Hospital. She was 78. She was born in Atlanta to Junior Slaton and Corliss (Satterwhite) Hollingshead, who have both preceded her in death. Annie was a devoted wife, mom/momma, granny, Granny Ann and loved by many. She enjoyed shopping, camping,…