It’s official, work can now begin on the long awaited Hurricane athletic complex as a quorum of Board of Education members approved some $2.6 million for contract bids for phase one to begin the project.During a called meeting last Wednesday, Jasper County Charter Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Newton said that the bids presented to the…
Topanga Productions, Inc. filed for a Jasper County film permit on August 14. The request was to film on Seven Islands Road and Hwy. 11 around the Seven Islands Road area. The filming is for a Showtime television pilot. Filming crews were in place Saturday through Tuesday with most of them gone by Tuesday night,…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) responded to several reports of theft in the last week. A resident of Liberty Church Road complained that a red antique gas pump was taken from his property. A resident on Nighthawk Court said he was missing a rubber duckie and an anchor and rope. A lady…
By TOM MORTON Remember the good ole days of summertime when you were out of school and could continue to go barefoot after being in school without shoes? Now that’s not allowed these days for some reason. I remember going to school, even in the first grade, without shoes on my feet but I had…
Loy Harold Cargile, lovingly known as “Lollipop”, age 92, of Monticello, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018 at his residence. Loy Cargile was born in Monticello, on July 22, 1926, to the late Gordon Cargile and Jane Estelle “Janie” Digby Cargile. Before retirement, he worked for the Georgia Department of Transportation and the Bobbin Mill…
We finally made it. College football is back and, as usual, it has been a long wait during the offseason. Personally I’m about the games on the field. I’m not into recruiting and all the preseason talk and hype gets tiring after a while. Fortunately we have made it and the talk about who is…
(Editor’s Note: The following excerpt is from a Museum Notes book written and compiled by J.S. Wilson in 2008 and 2009. It is reprinted here with his permission. Copies of the books are available at the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce on the Square.) This is a remarkable historical story of another family from the…
By ALICIA MOORE The College Board has released the 2018 AP School Scholar Roster, and it includes nine Jasper County High School students. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school. Students can earn college credit, advanced…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity football team gave its new head coach a convincing victory in his debut with the team last week as the Cougars blanked visiting Monsignor Donovan 39-0. After months of offseason work, the win in the season opener was a welcome experience, coach Mike Parris said. “We were all very excited about it,”…
The Piedmont Academy softball team continued its impressive play last week recording another pair of wins. Coach Colt Spivey’s Lady Cougars defeated Georgia FCA Aug. 21 using a quick start to take a 7-1 win. Piedmont scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and never trailed in the contest as the offense…