The first hints of Fall, crisp evenings, frog choruses, crickets chirping are welcome after weeks of 90 degree plus days and mighty warm nights. Friday night football lights up Monticello. Stadium seats are filled with admiring fans especially mom and dad, grandparents, some brothers and sisters, classmates cheering their team to victory. We hope. Time…
If you are measuring your success or failure by the numbers on the scale, stop! Although it may be helpful to check your weight on occasion, it should never dictate how you feel about yourself. Some other ways to assess the effectiveness of your fitness plan—and for some—your self worth, are through practices of mindfulness…
College football is a passion for many, not just in our part of the country, but all across the land. It’s a tradition often formed from early childhood, passed down from father to son, mother to daughter. For me, a love affair with college football began in the 1970s when I attended a game at…
Jasper County school system parents, guardians, and community stakeholders are invited to attend the Title 1 Annual Meeting held at each school. The meetings are an opportunity to learn about the Title 1 program at each child’s school and the opportunities offered through this federal program. Some of the topics that will be discussed are:…
Jasper County School System administrators and faculty invite the public to attend a ceremony to recognize and honor military and law enforcement personnel. The ceremony will be held tomorrow, Sept. 19 at Rose Bowl Field prior to the kick-off for the varsity Hurricanes football game. Jasper County High School personnel will honor and recognize veterans,…
Piedmont Academy’s cross country runners have been busy in recent days competing in two events. Last Tuesday, Sept. 9, Piedmont competed at a meet hosted by Trinity Christian School. In the Middle School race, Browning Benton finished 13th on the two-mile course out of 69 runners. Benton had a time of 15:00.00. “That is very…
The Jasper County High School Marching ‘Canes will perform their show “Energy” again for a home crowd on Friday. The show features Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Maroon Five’s Harder to Breathe, Debussy’s Clair de Lune, Brahms’ Hungarian Dances No. 5 and Taio Cruz’s Dynamite. The marching band show is intended to convey…
Jasper County High School junior Morgan Caldwell was among more than 35 JCHS students who recently participated in the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) job shadow day. Miss Caldwell shadowed her mother, Liz Caldwell, with the U.S. Forest Service on the Oconee National Forest where she spent the day painting boundary lines. After spending…
Piedmont Academy’s shotgun team will begin its new season Saturday during a competition at Ocmulgee River Gun Club in Macon. Stratford and Windsor are the host schools for the event. Members of the 2014 Piedmont team include seniors Payden Cantera, Morgan Tillman and Alex Perry; juniors Hunter Whiting and Mike Weatherly; sophomores Joseph Anderson and…
Piedmont Academy’s Middle School football team fell to Bethlehem Christian Academy 35-12 last week, but the team is showing improvement, coach Alvin Hawkes said. “We played much better than we did the week before, especially in the second half,” the coach said. “The team did a good job of coming out and playing hard in…