Last Friday night’s game between Piedmont Academy and Brentwood was a classic example of every yard counts.The Cougars had chances for victory but in the end came up two points, and a few yards shy, in an 8-6 road setback in Sandersville. That game wraps up the non-region portion of Piedmont’s 2016 schedule. The region…
The Monticello Lady Hurricanes will enter the 8-AA region tournament, which begins tomorrow, September 30, as the #2 seed with a first-round bye and automatic bid to the Georgia High School Association’s state tournament starting October 12. An 11-0 win over the Putnam County Lady War Eagles Tuesday gave the Lady Canes a lift in…
TONY LEWIS (L), DEASIA COLLIER Deasia Collier, a tenth grader at Jasper County High School, was one of three contest players to correctly guess the winners in 13 of the games listed in last week’s contest. For her effort, she picked up a $25 prize from Tony Lewis at Lewis & Malone Heating & Air.…
JCHS TEACHER SCOTTIANN CUMMINGS The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) New Science Teacher Academy, a yearlong program focused on encouraging and supporting early-career science educators, announced the selection of 35 middle and secondary science teachers from across the country as fellows in this year’s academy. ScottiAnn Cummings, biology and chemistry teacher at Jasper County High…
Students at Jasper County High School use the construction of the new multi-purpose building as a learning experience. Principal Camille Murner and Facilities Director Perry Hyde meet with a group of students on a weekly basis to integrate math and science skills learned in the classroom to practical work experiences. Principal Murner says, “Several of…
Jasper County Emergency Services personnel recently completed the Initial Rope for the First Due Responder training class held here in Jasper County. The class was 16 hours long and consisted of classroom lecture and hands on training in basic low angle rope rescue. With this training, emergency services personnel will be better prepared for situations…
A celebration of life for Ms. Brenda D. Wyatt, age 76, of Monticello, was held Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 at New Bethel Grove Baptist Church In Monticello. Rev. Lucious Solomon, pastor and Rev. Favors, eulogist. Interment was in the church cemetery. Ms. Wyatt died September 14, 2016 in Macon. Brenda was preceded in death by…
Though they were few in number, they were resilient in spirit—could be said about the seven Ride for Recovery participants that rolled through Monticello last Tuesday. The bicycle riders and support staff are part of the Came To Believe Recovery’s (CTBR) awareness campaign that organized the Ride For Recovery, a 500-mile bicycle ride over four…
Mrs. Shirley Hobby, 79 of Milledgeville passed away peacefully on Thursday September 15, 2016 at Oconee Regional Medical Center following a period of illness. A memorial service will be held Sunday, Sept. 18, at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home with Dr. Milton Snyder and Rev. Rob Hobby officiating. The family will…
Hello, Hello, Monticello, Monticello, hate redundancy, well, here’s the best advice for all citizens of Jasper County and it bears repeating, repeating, Watch Out for Whitetails. Just this past week, standing beside the two lane road stood a medium-sized deer. Not sure if boy or girl…does it really matter? All I know is that this…