ROB ALLGOOD IS SURROUNDED BY FAMILY & COACHES Rob Allgood has a been a key member of the Piedmont Academy championship baseball program in recent years and now has his post-high school journey mapped out.Allgood officially signed to continue his athletic and academic careers at Covenant College in scenic Lookout Mountain. The Diamond Cougar standout…
Billie Carol Sikes Burney, age 72, of Covington, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Sylvan Grove Hospital in Jackson, Ga. Carol Burney was born in West Palm Beach, Fla., to the late Roy Frederick Sykes and Margaret Burke Sykes. She was raised in Newton County and lived in Louisiana for 10 years. In addition…
Tibia Williams is a Monticello native through and through. Born here, raised here, and educated here, home is still where her heart is. The 1993 graduate of Jasper County High School works as a thriving independent insurance agent with Walker Insurance from the offices at Sovereign Risk on the Square. She is the mother of…
A celebration of life for Mrs. Lois Idella Henderson, who died March 6, 2019, was held March 14, at Midway Independent Church in Shady Dale. Rev. Terry Glawson officiated. Interment was in Midway Independent Church Cemetery. Lois Idella Henderson was born February 14, 1934 to the late Marie Rogers Jackson of Kelly. She was preceded…
Hello, 51.1 percent of the population of Jasper County, Women. During March, Women’s History Month, women and their roles in our history are highlighted. Many of us have mothers who were the first of their families to leave home and go to work in an industry. My mother, Maxine Oakley McCarter, left the family’s sharecropper…
1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your anxiety on Him because he cares for you.” (NIV) God has a message for us today. In the midst of everything we encounter, he is still with us. Maybe you’ve felt a bit behind and like you can’t keep up. Maybe you see clutter and chaos all around you…
Bonjour, Mon Amis! Hopefully many of you got to “Know Your Neighbor” Christina Hess, or at least learn something about her, two weeks ago as she was the subject of The News’ front page feature. If you read that article then you know that Madame Hess is a educator at Jasper County High School well-versed…
When I taking a high school government class my teacher once gave myself and my classmates a chance to earn extra credit on a test. For each presidential candidate we could name we would get a point added to our test score. As our teacher announced this I sat in my desk in disbelief. I…
Most people know that CPR has something to do with compressions on the chest and giving breaths, but don’t know anything about the AED. The Automatic External Defibrillator. The AED gives electrical shocks if needed after it has evaluated the patient’s current rhythm. A quick anatomy lesson in layman’s terms, and I love anatomy. Your…
Several Piedmont Academy tennis players had standout afternoons at Monsignor Donovan this week. For the Lady Cougars MaLynne Webb and Fleming Sealy won 8-0 in doubles play. Sealy then team with Hannah Tyler and posted an 8-0 win. Piedmont’s boys were led by Brock Greenwood in singles play who earned an 8-5 victory. Banks Benton…