Jasper County High School Beta Club received a $1,000 grant from the Central Georgia EMC Foundation. The funds will be used to help send 27 students to compete in the Beta Club National Convention. “We are very grateful for the support of the CGEMC Foundation,” said Beta Advisor Cheryl Jacobs. “We have never sent so…
On April 25-27, Piedmont Academy attended the annual FFA State Convention held in Macon. At this event multiple FFA members were recognized for their accomplishments through the organization this year. That night they heard from the keynote speaker, Walter Bond. He spoke about setting goals and working to accomplish them without making excuses of why…
Mansfield Baptist Church hosted Piedmont Academy’s Baccalaureate Service for the Class of 2019 on May 5, in the church’s sanctuary. The service began with a processional including the speakers, faculty, and graduates. Dr. Jeff Perkins, pastor of Mansfield Baptist Church, welcomed the graduates, their families, and faculty to the service, and his welcome was followed…
The 2019 soccer season came to end for the Piedmont Academy girls soccer team in the opening round of the state playoffs but not before the team made improvements throughout the spring. Piedmont fell 4-0 to Robert Toombs in the postseason after closing out the regular season with a 10-0 loss to power Augusta Prep.…
Six Monticello High School track athletes ventured to state sectionals last Saturday hoping to earn a spot in the state finals. Mari Jablonski, the lone Lady Cane to compete at sectionals, will compete at the state finals in both the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs. The junior finished fifth in the 3,200-meter run in 13:24.14 and…
The Monticello High School football team returned to the practice field Monday as the Purple Hurricanes took part in the first of 10 spring practice sessions. For Rydell Jackson, who is entering his second season as head coach of the program, there are some clear objectives for the two-weeks of on-the-field work. “We want to…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity baseball team took the field Friday and made a strong statement in sweeping rival Gatewood in a GISA Class AA state quarterfinal playoff series. The Diamond Cougars took control early in game one on their way to a 10-0 win in game one and then pulled away late in game two for…
James Barney “J.R.” Cobb, renowned guitarist and song writer, passed away May 4, 2019 at Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington. J. R. Cobb, a long-time resident of Jasper County, was born in Birmingham, Ala. in 1944. He grew up in Jacksonville and lived at the Florida Children’s Home from the age of nine until he…
ISABEL MCLAURIN Piedmont Academy student Isabel Mclaurin earned a third place finish at the national finals competition of the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA). The event was hosted April 26-28 at Holland Arena in Harrisburg, Pa., where more than 350 riders in grades 6-12 competed. Isabel competed at the national finals in the Open Division on…
J.T. WEBB SIGNS TO PLAY BALL AT SHORTER J.T. Webb was a dominant football player during his career at Piedmont Academy. Now the Cougar standout has his post high school career set as he signed with Shorter University in Rome. “I believe this is a good fit for him,” said Piedmont Academy football coach Will…