April is the most non-traditional month of the year. The weather for instance, is hot, cold, tornados, wicked winds, red code affects, in all less than a week.. Birthdays of people born in April range from the extremely famous Leonardo de Vinci, artist Raphael, Wiliam Shakespere to Queen Elizabeth II. To modern actors and actresses,…
Several Jasper County High School Future Business Leader of America (FBLA) members recently attended the Georgia FBLA State Leadership Conference which was held in Atlanta. Those participating in the conference and their respective competitive events were (left to right) Rayne Paulsen, Accounting I; Cam West, Introduction to Business Procedures; Pressley Donaldson, Introduction to Business Procedures;…
Piedmont Academy’s golf team has been enjoying success on the course winning both of its recent dual matches with Rock Springs and Tattnall Square. The team also finished 10th in a strong field of 22 teams at the Stratford Academy Invitational. Coach Michael Wilson said he believes the team is rounding in form as the…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity baseball team is on spring break and is looking to use that time to regroup and recharge for the final stretch of the 2025 season. The Cougars (7-7 overall, 0-2 in region) have dropped their last three outings, including a 5-4 loss to region foe John Milledge Academy on March 27. The…
Frank Edward “Ed” Burrell, age 70, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025, at his residence. Ed Burrell was born on April 10, 1954, in Monticello, to the late Frank Loyd Burrell and Nancy Lorena Edwards Burrell. He was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. After graduating from Monticello High School in 1972, he worked for…
Commish By KATHY MUDD The Jasper County Commissioners, along with members of the Monticello and Shady Dale City Councils, met Monday evening to discuss passing a Floating Local Option Sales Tax (FLOST). Since each city and the county bought into HB581, they are eligible to pass a sales tax that will offset ad valorem taxes.…
Supt. Kenny Garland announces the selection of Dr. Holly Harvil as the new principal of Jasper County Primary School, effective July 1, 2025. Dr. Harvil was chosen following a community- based forum, where four finalists were selected from a pool of 13 applicants. A resident of Butts County, and a native of Morgan County, Dr.…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office conducted more than 100 traffic stops over the past week while also responding to numerous other types of calls. In the process, several arrests were made, and the following people were booked into the Jasper County Detention Center: MARISSA SHANTRELLE NIMMALA, 38, Alpharetta: Possession of a Schedule I…
“The days of our lives are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.” Psalm 90:10 And A Time To Die On Friday, March 21, 2025, Eunice Thomas Smith took a journey we all…
Clifford (Cliff) Wooten died at his home on February 20, 2025 at the age of 80. Cliff was a satellite engineer with an unconventional path to the field. At 17 he dropped out of high school and joined the Marines where he specialized in electronics and communications. He was honorably discharged after achieving the rank…