Cora Lee Allen, age 74, was born November 25, 1942, in Bryson City, N.C., to Loyd and Lena Cordela Mason Styles. She passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017, at Putnam General Hospital, Eatonton.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Charlie Clenton Allen and her brother, James Otis Styles. is…
It was one of those cases of the final score not really being a true indicator of what took place on the field. While Piedmont Academy’s varsity football team fell 27-0 to Bethlehem Christian Academy in the 2017 season opener last Friday, Cougars coach Wes Tanner was optimistic about what he saw on the field…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity softball team was able to return to the field Monday with a 9-2 victory against Brentwood at home. The Lady Cougars, who had two games postponed due to rain last week, improved to 2-1 with Monday’s victory. Piedmont jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first inning and added six runs…
The Lady Hurricane varsity squad was on four game winning streak headed into Wednesday’s home contest against Mary Persons. The varsity squad earned a 7-3 victory over the Lady Bulldogs of Morgan County on Tuesday. Head Coach Chris Jenkins said his squad had another solid offensive performance as a team with 10 hits. Mackenzie Tripp…
Jasper County Recreation Department is conducting a shoe drive fund raiser through September 30 to raise funds. The Recreation Department will earn funds based on the total weight of the pairs of gently worn, used and new shoes collected, as Funds2Orgs will issue a check for the collected shoes. Those dollars will benefit the recreation…
The Jasper County School Board members spent considerable time at their work session Thursday evening discussing facility needs and a possible Education Local Option Sales Tax (ELOST) to fund renovations and additions to the school facilities. Perry Hyde and Anne Harrison presented a timeline for renovations to each school as well as the development of…
Jasper County deputies investigated several thefts that were reported this week, but most date back some time. In July, a resident reported the theft of livestock from a pasture off Hwy. 11 north. In addition, a resident of Hillsboro Street reported yard tools missing between July 10 and July 15. More recently, there was a…
During the Sunday morning worship service on July 30th, 2017, the members of Monticello Baptist Church voted to call Rev. David Artessa as their new senior pastor. Reverend Artessa is a lifelong resident of Jasper County. He is the son of Dave and Martha Artessa of Monticello; grandson of Betty Armistead Howard and the late…
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY DRUM MAJORS TRISTAN HARPER, JAMES SAMPSON Valdosta State University (VSU) and former Jasper County High School (JCHS) colleagues Tristan Harper (left) and James Sampson (right) are now sharing the field as VSU drum majors of the university’s marching band known as the Blazin’ Brigrade. Readers may remember that James became a drum…
On Monday, August 21, a portion of Earth’s population will experience near total darkness during daylight hours due to the solar eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, blocking all or part of the sun, according to NASA. Though Jasper County is not in the direct path of…