G.R.I.T.S. to many of us eternal girls know these initials stand for “Girls Raised In The South,” an exclusive sorority and you know who you are. We understand the high standards and responsibilities of the title,.“You can only trash talk about those NOT at the table with you..” To the rest of the folks, GRITS…
With the start of a new professional baseball season I found myself thinking back to 1991 when the Atlanta Braves went on a last to first ride and came within inches of winning the World Series. The 1990 season showed no signs that the Braves were about to embark on an incredible run which would…
Jasper County High School students will present their 2018 Spring Musical, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown on Saturday, April 28 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 29 at 3 p.m. in the school’ auditorium. The musical is based on The Peanuts® comic strip by Charles Schulz with the music and lyrics by Clark Gesner…
Community members should consider nominating a parent or community leader as a candidate for the local School Governance Team (SGT). Terms of individuals are expiring, and each school in the JCCS desires to have parents as the strongest partners on the SGT. Nominations are due by May 1 with elections held May 7-11. As part…
As summer approaches, the Department of Driver Services (DDS) reminds students needing to test for an instructional permit or driver’s license over the long vacation to obtain a “DDS Certificate of Enrollment Form” from their school administration before the end of the school year. Students planning for an on-the-road test will also need a Georgia…
On Wednesday, May 2, the Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its annual golf tournament. The tournament will be held at Hunter Pope Country Club and is open to the first 68 golfers. The four man scramble tournament begins at 1 p.m. Entry fee is $55 per person and includes three mulligans, dinner, cart…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity baseball team will look to secure a region title and number one seeding for the state playoffs against Brentwood next week. The Cougars had a chance to wrap up the region title last Saturday but fell to the Eagles 3-2. That outcome leaves the teams tied for first. A one-game playoff will…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity tennis players competed at the region tournament on April 10 at Brentwood in Sandersville. Representing the Piedmont Academy boys were Cody Brimberry at No. 1 singles; Banks Benton and Beau Bradley at No. 1 doubles and Daniel Respess and Caleb VanderVen at No. 2 doubles. For the Lady Cougars Gracie Hunt played…
Members of the Jasper County School Board worked through and agreed on the FY19 budget additions, approved personnel action and heard from the Young Georgia Author winners during their work session and regular meetings for April. The board has been working on the FY19 budget for the last several months and has culled through requests…
A contentious meeting last Thursday with City of Monticello officials and Jasper County government officials resulted in little productivity on the Service Delivery Strategy that must be determined by October. The city of Shady Dale is also in the negotiations, but no one was able to attend Thursday’s meeting. The meeting was held at Monticello…