National Volunteer Week starts April 23rd. This year individual change makers and the history of volunteer service will be spotlighted.Are you a volunteer, one of those individuals who make changes in the world? One of those individuals who week after week volunteers to make a life better.There is such a need in Jasper County for…
It’s human nature to associate something new with something being better. A new car, a new home, a new outfit or even a new television are just a few of the things we associate with upgrading. In the sports world, new stadiums are certainly the trend these days. The Atlanta Braves debuted in their new…
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) recently announced that Washington Park Elementary School (WPES) is one of 74 schools removed from the Priority and Focus list. WPES no longer meets the definition of a Priority or Focus school and has made the required improvements to exit the program. As part of Georgia’s Every Student Succeeds…
Jasper County High School teacher Elizabeth Proctor was named an Advocate by the Society for Science & the Public and will help under served students to compete and succeed in science research competitions. Mrs. Proctor was one of 45 advocates named nationwide. The Advocate Grant Program seeks to open the door to scientific research for…
The Piedmont Academy baseball team is now in the final stages of the 2017 regular season but there remains some work to be done before the state playoffs begin. The Diamond Cougars are now 13-3 overall and 6-1 in region play. Last week’s 7-5 loss to Windsor Academy on the road in Macon prevented Piedmont…
The Jasper County High School (JCHS) Hurricane boys and girls tennis teams have both advanced into the second round of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) by virtue of winning in the first round played on Tuesday, April 18. Both teams placed fourth in the 8-AA region tournament last week which was played to determine…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity tennis players competed in the region tournament last week at the Brentwood School in Sandersville. Anne Marie Hildebrant (singles), Ryn Smith and Emily Mills (doubles) and Grayson Bradley and Gracie Hunt (doubles) represented the Lady Cougars. Hildebrant faced an opponent from Brentwood in her opening match falling 6-3, 6-2. Smith and Mills…
Judge E. Trenton Brown, III presided over a light docket of civil and criminal cases Tuesday morning in Jasper Superior Court. Two probated defendants received sentences. Marquis Jackson had his probation revoked to the state penal system in addition to being sentenced six months in Jasper County jail for an obstruction of an officer charge…
Jasper County deputies responded to few thefts in the last week, only reporting the arrest of a shoplifter at Ingles Supermarket, and the report of a mailbox stolen from an address on Concord Road. Persons booked into the Jasper County Detention Center in the last week, and their charges, include: •Vashon Leon Traylor, 28, Monticello—cruelty…
The Jasper County Commissioners met for two work sessions on Monday—one on the upcoming Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) and one on the 2018 fiscal year budget. The first one was on SPLOST, and only three commissioners were present. Commissioner Craig Salmon had planned to be available by telephone, but was unable to…