Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) investigated several reports of theft in the last week, including one last week on Pine Street, where items were taken from an automobile. Also last week, a telephone was reported stolen at Washington Park Elementary School. Sometime between December 28 and January 8, an array of items…
On December 26, 2016, a group of 34 travelers, including several local residents, flew to San Jose, Costa Rica. After a comfortable flight, the group arrived in their destination city and met up with their designated and experienced tour guide, Jonathon Saborio. The group checked into the hotel, had dinner and breakfast, and departed the…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 71 of The Second Doublewide on the Right: After Jimmy Ray’s abused little sister had watched him almost slice her antagonist’s finger off and kick the chair out from under him at her kitchen table, she saw him straddle Alvin and grasp him by his hair with his left hand…
If you have been around churches much, you have probably heard the term “Quiet Time” or “Devotional Time.” This is time set aside to spend with the Lord in prayer and reading and thinking about His Word, the Bible. If you are in the habit of having this time with the Lord, then you know…
Well, we got our little taste of old man winter as he blew his fierce cold wind from the North and met with some sweet little ole moisture from the South. Luckily, we only had to watch the aftermath on the news from other places as Jasper County was yet again spared the ice and…
It’s what keeps us together. It’s what the world needs more of. It’s what makes the world go round. And it is what children in foster care need the most. Love. More specifically, your love. Will you provide these children in need this? Will you love them? As a foster parent of over 50 children…
The Development Authority of Jasper County (DAJC) met Tuesday and learned that a new business is moving to the county. Water, Wind & Soil will initially begin work in a building on Hwy. 142, but may later move to a larger facility. It will use wheat straw as raw material. DAJC executive director David Dyer…
Needing some confidence, the Piedmont Academy varsity boys basketball team traveled to Thomas Jefferson Academy last Friday and returned home with a 91-55 victory. A strong first half pushed the Cougars to the win as Piedmont built a 50-32 lead by halftime. Tate Marks led Piedmont with 16 points (two 3-pointers) while Sam Younker added…
The varsity Hurricane squads swept basketball competitors this week following a postponement of the weekend action due to inclement weather. The teams were scheduled to travel to Rabun County in North Georgia Friday but snow and ice conditions prevailed. The Rabun competition has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24. Saturday’s games at Jackson were postponed…
The Jasper County Commission Monday elected Carl Pennamon chair for the 2017 year with Bruce Henry serving as vice-chair. Previous chair Gene Trammell was not at the meeting as he is hospitalized. Commissioner Pennamon said he would rather delay the vote, but Jim Alexander who was named assistant county attorney urged them to go ahead,…