Piedmont Academy baseball coach Wes Tanner is quick to point out that baseball, as much as any sport, is a marathon.The Diamond Cougars coach also said it will be best to judge the 2018 Piedmont team in May rather than February.With that in mind, the Cougars opened the new season Tuesday with a 4-1 loss…
By JAMES CAMPBELL Shortly after the World War II had ended in 1942, African Americans soldiers returned home with a new lease and ideas on life, including the men who were born and raised in Monticello and Jasper County. It was the beginning of a new life for the black people of Monticello and a…
8AA Region Player of the Year & Monticello Hurricane Ashton Bonner leaps into action at Chattooga High School last Saturday as the Hurricanes defeated the Indians on the road during the opening round of the GHSA State Playoffs.
The Jasper County Board of Education opened its regular business meeting Tuesday night by recognizing the Jasper County Charter System’s STAR Student, Alina Jablonski. Charles “Buddy” Cain, Principal of Jasper County High School, spoke kind words about Ms. Jablonski stating, “Alina is a great young lady. She stays busy and is a good student. She…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) had a relatively quiet week this week, only investigating two burglaries, and one report of fraud. One theft by taking took place on Herring Gull Court, where a resident said $200 was missing from his or her home. Then, a trailer was reported taken from an address…
The Cat In the Hat visited Betsy Cain’s class at Jasper County Preschool to tell everyone about Seuss On The Loose coming up Saturday, March 3 at Jasper County High School. The Cat showed children a Seuss quilt made by Norma Mattison available for raffle for the event. The annual literacy festival has 18 booths…
A motorcycle ride is planned for Saturday, March 3, beginning at Larry’s 4-Way, at the intersection of Jackson Lake Road and Hwy. 212 west to benefit Hayden Grace Herndom. Three-month-old Hayden Grace has a rare metabolic disorder known as Zellwegers Syndrome. The condition causes Hayden to be on a feeding tube, numerous medications and vitamins,…
Jasper County Historical Foundation (JCHF) hosted its winter historical program on February 15 at Thomas Persons Hall. The meeting room was filled with persons interested in the mystery and intrigue around “The Rock Wall,” located in southern Jasper County. Larry Smith, American historian and local favorite storyteller, presented the program with excellence to an audience…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 33 of Southern Justice: When Chris Adams mentioned her office being near by to the restaurant they had just left, Patty Osborn looked at him through narrowed eyes and said, “Are you thinking about what I think you’re thinking?” “Well,” Chris replied candidly, “I did show you my office, and…
Romans 8:37—Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. I John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children. Who Are You? More than Conquerors. Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the spirit of (God), they are (sons) not (sins) of (God). I John 3 Behold—Read…