While he believes his team still has some areas it needs to improve on, Piedmont Academy softball coach Daniel Funt was encouraged following the Lady Cougars’ three tournament games last week.Hosting the fourth annual Piedmont Classic, the Lady Cougars managed a tie against Loganville Christian Academy (4-4) while falling to Trinity Christian-Sharpsburg (3-0) and The…
Piedmont Academy’s Middle School softball team saw game action for the first time in 2016 against Briarwood on the road Tuesday. The Lady Cougars held a 4-3 lead in the fifth inning when the game was called due to weather conditions. Fleming Sealy pitched three innings for Piedmont and recorded three strikeouts. Emily McEwen worked…
The August term of the Jasper County grand jury convened this week to review a light docket of criminal cases. The following cases were true billed by the 19-person jury and will be forwarded to Jasper Superior Court. Tilton J. Feagin, charged with three counts including possession of methamphetamine and two counts of tampering with…
Jasper County deputies responded to a lot of varied calls in the last week, seemingly going from one end of the county to the other some days. However, no serious activity was reported by the sheriff’s office. A report of financial transaction card forgery is being investigated this week, and a vehicle was reported stolen…
Donavan J. Clemons was sentenced to five years in confinement on five charges from two separate criminal cases during Jasper County Superior Court Tuesday under the judgeship of William Prior, Jr. Mr. Clemons received 15 years for the sale of hydrocodone, possession of a schedule IV controlled substance, and possession of marijuana in one case…
ST. ANDREWS GOLF COURSE After visiting London for three days, we said cheerio and took the fast train to Edinburgh, Scotland. Our train was to leave London’s Euston Station at 7:30 a.m. arriving in Edinburgh by lunchtime. We took a famous London black cab from our hotel in the Paddington area arriving in plenty of…
PIEDMONT INTRODUCES FOUR NEW TEACHERS Piedmont Academy welcomed four new faculty members this year. Toni White will be teaching kindergarten. Mrs. White, and her husband, Randall are parents to two children who attend Piedmont Academy and her family lives in Monticello. A graduate of Troup County High School followed by a bachelors degree from the…
The case against Cecil F. Bennett, Jr., concerning activity at his property called Bennett Cove on Hwy. 212 west was transferred to Superior Court, as Dr. Bennett requested a jury trial. The case was set to be arraigned in Magistrate Court on August 5, however his attorney asked for a jury trial prior to that.…
It’s not even mid-August yet, but the Piedmont Academy football team will welcome a new season Friday when the Cougars travel to Bethlehem Christian Academy, located in Barrow County. The Cougars, under the direction of third-year head coach Wes Tanner, are beginning the 2016 campaign with one of the earliest start dates for a regular…
TAMARA JERNIGAN Tamara Jernigan of Monticello has taken the reins of the Jasper County Mentor Program and is looking forward to working with lots of new and returning mentors this year. Mrs. Jernigan is a 2009 graduate of Piedmont Academy and she’s married to Ed Jernigan, a 2008 graduate of Jasper County High School. They…