Lillie Kate Peacock turns 100 years old today, Jan. 31. She was born on January 31, 1919 in Shady Dale. Mrs. Peacock has five living children—Barbara Johnson of Rutledge, Lillie Mae Peacock of Jackson, Annie Lois Stokes of Lithonia, Angie Lee Smith of Shady Dale, and Linda Horton of Covington. The Jasper County native will…
America Strickland was named STAR student for Jasper County High School based on her SAT scores, and she chose Michael Cooper as her STAR teacher. The STAR Program is designed to recognize high school seniors who have the highest SAT score in their graduating class and meet all the other program requirements. How many classes…
Richard Caden Clark was named STAR student for Piedmont Academy based on his SAT scores, and he chose Angie Marks as his STAR teacher. The STAR Program is designed to recognize high school seniors who have the highest SAT score in their graduating class and meet all the other program requirements. How many classes a…
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Robert J. Zekowski, age 34, appeared to suffer a heart attack and passed away at his grandmother’s home in Turtle Cove on January 23, 2019. R.J. never married. He was known to family and friends as an extremely positive person, always in good spirits. He was accomplished in the art of creating beautiful designs in…
In the book of Daniel, we read about Daniel, along with many other of the strongest and brightest from Israel, that had been taken into exile in Babylon. These particular ones were taken because the king of Babylon knew that if he could incorporate these younger, stronger, brighter guys into the life and culture of…
With the first votes for the 2020 presidential election now just a little more than a year away many hopefuls have already thrown their hats into the ring. With a Republican currently in the White House it will be the Democrats’ turn to have a dizzying amount of people seeking their party’s nomination. Most probably…
Greeting dear friends! Tuesday, Jan. 22, marked the beginning of what we refer to as, “budget week.” The only thing that we are constitutionally required to do during our 40-day session is pass a balanced budget. While balancing, a budget seems simple enough, when dealing with billions of dollars, it can be quite challenging. House…
Last week 34 Jasper County High School Beta Club students competed at the state Beta Club convention held at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center. Students competed in a variety of events including engineering, banner, scrapbook, robotics, technology, marketing and communications, show choir, living literature, onsite art, poetry, visual arts (where you bring pre-made…
Last Friday, several students from Jasper County High School, Jasper County Middle School and Washington Park Elementary School traveled to Central Georgia Technical College in Milledgeville to compete in the Regional Technology Fair Competition which was hosted by Oconee RESA (Regional Educational Service Agency). JCHS was represented with two first place and two second place…