The Jasper County Charter System is hosting a Parent Forum at the Jackson Lake Fire Department/ Station 1 on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. for all parents and stakeholders. The meeting will be an informative session on the Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) program that is now an important part of each of…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity boys advanced to play another day in the Region 4-AA basketball tournament with a 63-55 win against Brentwood Tuesday night. The Cougars, who raced out to a 24-6 lead, were led by a 20-point performance by Tate Marks. Sam Wright added 12 points while Chris McClain and Sam Younker both scored nine.…
Maximilian Hess, a Jasper County High School senior, earned a third place finish while representing the Hurricane wrestling team at the Georgia High School Association’s (GHSA) Individual Wrestling State Tournament held in Macon on February 10-11. Hess competed as the regional winner and sectional finalist for the 170 pound weight class. He lost a close…
Amber York was named Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) student for Jasper County at a luncheon held Monday by the Monticello Kiwanis Club at Monticello First United Methodist Church. Miss York’s teacher, Christie McAlum, is county STAR teacher. Also honored Monday was Wyatt Galloway, a senior at Piedmont Academy and his STAR teacher, Leslie White. Both…
The cause of this fire Sunday on Brooks Drive in Pennor Hills is still under investigation this week. A camper next to a home was possibly set on fire, and the fire got very close to the house, causing damage to it. Firefighters were called to a report of a camper on fire, but got…
JAKEIR STONE (#30) MAKES SHOT The varsity Hurricane boys squad will host the Therrell High School Panthers of Atlanta in the first round of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state playoffs Friday, Feb. 17 beginning at 6 p.m. at Jasper County High School, 14477 Hwy. 11 North, Monticello.
Margaret Jane Sammons, age 90, of Hillsboro, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at the Retreat Nursing Home in Monticello. Jane was born and raised in Hillsboro, where she lived with her late parents Richard J. Sammons and Margaret Greer Sammons, and sister, the late Sara Lynn “Saralyn” Sammons. Jane graduated from Monticello High School and…
On February 4, 2017 Dr. Jamie A. Mitchell, DMD was inducted into the Pierre Fauchard Academy, an international honorary dental organization. The Pierre Fauchard Academy is currently comprised of over 8,000 Fellows divided into 120 sections, 55 in the United States and another 65 in many other parts of the world, including South America, Europe,…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 75 of The Second Doublewide on the Right: Quantavious almost dropped his biscuit when Draylon informed him that there was a wrecker pulling out from the driveway of Shady Grove Trailer Park, and that it was towing his purple ride. “Son-of-a-gun!” he angrily spat out when he looked back through…
Well…that’s a deep subject, Super Bowl 51 was not in the cards for our Falcons. No one can say it was not a fight to the finish as the two teams played in Super Bowl’s first ever overtime game. Let’s hope the taste of victory will inspire and not be forgotten for another 19 years.…