The Jasper County Commissioners Monday met and, after a closed session, voted to establish a seven-member solid waste authority for the county.The action came after the commissioners had reviewed a presentation by County Manager Karen Degges about the landfill. The report showed the landfill, which is considered an enterprise fund, and therefore supposed to be…
The Jasper County School Board voted unanimously to offer contracts to numerous teachers, central office staff, and others at its regular meeting Tuesday. Among those named is a new high school principal, Camille Murner. Ms. Murner comes to Jasper County High School from Rex Mill Middle School, where she has served as principal since 2011.…
March is Women’s History Month and there is one woman in our history who was responsible for causing the United States to even exist, Mary Ball, all but forgotten in history. Born in 1706, an orphan by age 11, she married late for her day when she was 23 years old and produced her first…
My wife and I visited a restaurant recently, something we do rarely because we are attempting to be healthy eaters this year. As we entered the restaurant, my wife said someone kept looking our way as if they knew us. I didn’t recognize the person or the persons in the party of people. As we…
When I woke up in that fine bed in my room at Sissy’s house I could hear the sound of she and Louise’s melodious voices coming from down the hallway. Looking over at the bedside clock I saw it was almost four o’clock in the afternoon and I couldn’t believe I had slept all day.…
Technology and food production has come a long way in the last 100 years, and when they collide success and failure can sometimes converge. McDonald’s announced two weeks ago that they will begin phasing out the use of chicken treated with antibiotics that are also used in human medicine. This process is slated for completion…
In their ongoing attempt to prepare for the 2015 region schedule, the Piedmont Academy Diamond Cougars took a 2-1 home win against long-time rival Gatewood Tuesday afternoon. Zach Beggs worked five innings on the pitcher’s mound to earn the win while Mack Brady pitched two strong innings in relief to register the save. “Zach pitched…
The two region games that the Monticello Hurricane varsity baseball team has played thus far have turned into two big region wins. The varsity squad downed Putnam 15-1 Tuesday evening on the road. Four runs in the first inning, another four in the third and six in the fourth pretty much sealed the deal. for…
Piedmont Academy’s soccer teams have finally been able to take to the field after several delays due to weather conditions. The varsity Lady Cougars fell to Augusta Prep 11-0 to start the season, despite playing well in spots, coach Zach Norris said. The varsity boys were defeated 5-0 by Augusta Prep in the home match.…
The Hurricane girls and boys tennis squads are rounding out their regular season matches this week and preparing for region match-ups. The teams faced off against Lamar County last Tuesday. The Lady Canes won 3-2 while the boys fell 0-5. On Tuesday afternoon the squads played Northeast Macon with the girls again winning 5-0 and…