The Piedmont Academy Lady Cougars finished as region runner-up and are now set for the GISA Class AA state tournament.Coach Michael Wilson’s team defeated Brandon Hall and St. George to advance to the region championship game last week. The Lady Cougars then faced Oak Mountain in the finals falling 53-44 in a game that was…
JASPER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL CANES POSE WITH PAC CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY The Jasper County Middle School (JCMS) Hurricanes were crowned the 2018-2019 Piedmont Athletic Conference (PAC) champions Saturday following a rousing 71-39 defeat of the Morgan County Middle School Bulldogs. The contest concluded like each of the contests this season have for the Canes—in victory leading…
STACY LEVENDUSKY (Editor’s Note: The following story is about my next door neighbor, Stacy Levendusky. It is the kick-off to a new feature we hope to hve weekly, Know Your Neighbor. Please, if you know someone interesting, or you have a story to tell, let us know. Any Jaspserite can be featured in this space…
Norfolk Southern Railroad will be performing maintenance repairs to the railroad crossing on Georgia 83 just southwest of the Ocmulgee River bridge in Monroe County on Wednesday, Feb. 13 and Thursday, Feb. 14. The roadway will be closed at the crossing for the duration of the activity, and a detour will be installed. According to…
Gene Douglas Power, Jr., age 63, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Douglas Power was born in Fort Bragg, N.C. to the late Frances Lanette McElheney and Gene Douglas Power, Sr. He was a graduate of Forest Park High School in Forest Park, Ga. Douglas was a gentle, happy person who…
Ruth Shiver Hutchins, age 79, passed away at home in Monticello on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 surrounded by family. Born in Brooks County, Ga. on April 21, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Henry Webster Shiver, and Violet Juanita Phillips Shiver. She was preceded in death by a sister, Lori Dick, brother, Wallace…
The last time I wrote in this space, I told you about my trip to Florida where my husband, Jimmy, and I visited friends, and rode around much of the state. I think I said, he loves to “ride.” I don’t. I like to move. Late last summer I decided to try to follow my…
By now most of us have recovered from Super Bowl fever. This event is the ultimate tailgating party. Yes, there are thousands inside the Dome watching the game in person, but there are even more fans in the streets which probably was more entertaining. Maybe next year will up the hype since the 2020 Super…
A rather rough bout of illness last week had me bed-ridden for several days or longing to be at least. During these times one’s mind tends to cover many subjects from work, to family to friends and to all things truly important to us. It’s easy to get caught up in our work-driven lives. Work,…
The Jasper County Charter System (JCCS) announces the launch of a new Digital Learning Days Platform called “Cloud Campus.” This new platform will allow for the extension and enrichment of student learning when school is canceled due to weather events, such as snow, ice storms, hurricanes or other emergency school closings. The idea for the…