With the 2017 season opener now just a little more than a week away, the Piedmont Academy football team is in full preparation mode.The Cougars will host Bethlehem Christian Academy on Friday, Aug. 11, as the new campaign officially begins. For Piedmont coach Wes Tanner, every day is valuable in terms of getting ready for…
The little courtroom was packed last Thursday night for a zoning hearing to allow a conventional subdivision to be located on Jackson Lake Road rather than the county-approved conservation subdivision. The 222-acre tract is already zoned R-1, meaning a conservation subdivision could be put in without a zoning hearing. The owner/purchasers want to put a…
GROUP PAINTS MURAL ON CLASSROOM WALL By PAM EDGE I am Pam Edge. I had the privilege to be a missionary to Honduras this summer along with 10 others from Monticello Presbyterian Church early in July. I wanted to experience the joy of bringing love, compassion, and empathy to others. I was able to experience…
New teachers for Jasper County Charter Schools System had orientation yesterday, Aug. 2, and took a quick break to have their photos made. New personnel include (top photo) Camilla Moss, pre-kindergarten early literacy coordinator, Meagan Richardson and Courtney Greene for Jasper County Primary School, and Susan Stone, principal; Deanna Briscoe, Chassidy Hoffman, Janesika Knight, Laura…
An armed robbery occurred last Thursday, July 27, at Johns’s Store on Greene Street, just off the Square. The masked, armed man entered the store about 11 p.m. One round was discharged, according to the report from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), and no one was injured. The robber made away with about $300…
A homegoing celebration for Mrs. Mary Lois Hill was held Saturday, July 22, at Greenwood Baptist Church in Shady Dale. Bishop N. A. Curry, pastor, officiated; burial was in the Shady Dale Community Cemetery. Mrs. Mary Lois Hill was born April 15, 1937 in Shady Dale, Ga. She was the first-born child to Jack and…
Ann Marie Rivers Bridges, age 76, of Monticello, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017, at her son’s residence. Ann Bridges was born in Atlanta, Ga., to the late Thurston Rivers and Ruth Violet Manderville Rivers. She was also preceded in death by her baby sister and brothers, Donald Ray Rivers and Thurston Burtron Rivers. Before…
Have you ordered your solar eclipse glasses yet? It’ll be here soon. Although Jasper County is not in the direct path, we will see a partial solar eclipse on August 21, 2017 around 2 p.m. On that date, August 21, yours truly, free lance reporter, Janet Jernigan, will be in Nashville, Tenn. to see the…
Folly is defined as “the lack of good sense or foolishness.” Understandably, God’s word has some things to teach about folly because when we make poor choices we experience regrets and end up in places we don’t really want to be. To experience everything God wants us to, God instructs us to avoid folly. In…
The hot, steamy days we have been experiencing remind us we are in the middle of another Georgia summer. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. My enjoyment of summer goes back to my childhood, as I’m sure it does for many of you. When we were young, summer meant an extended break from…