The Jasper County School Board members voted unanimously Tuesday to extend superintendent Dr. Mike Newton’s contract through 2016.This came after the board went into closed “executive” session to discuss his evaluation and voted in open meeting to extend his contract with Jasper County schools.New hires apparoved at Tuesday’s regular meeting included Dametria Jackson, custodian, Jasper…
A “Bikes and Barks” fund raiser to benefit the “forgotten dogs of Jasper County” will be held Saturday, July 26. The morning will begin with registration from 9 to 11 a.m., and at 11 a police escort ride through the Oconee National Forest will begin. When the bikers return, the non-bikers join them at Stars…
During an offseason in which several athletic teams at Piedmont Academy have new coaches, the new Lady Cougars basketball coach is already familiar with the school. Michael Wilson, who coached the Piedmont boys basketball team last season, has added the coaching duties for the Lady Cougars. Wilson replaces Rhett Farmer who is now coaching at…
Competition cheerleading will be the latest sport offered by Piedmont Academy during the 2014-2015 school year. Coach Helen Harmon and her team members have been working this summer in preparation for the squad’s first meet in school history October 25. “Things are off to a great start for the Piedmont Academy competition cheerleading squad,” Harmon…
CHRIS KELLY Chris Kelly, a 2010 graduate of Jasper County High School, has recently been hired by Apple Inc. Mr. Kelly graduated from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in May of this year, majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Mechatronics. “When I first came in [to MIT], I was going to…
JOHN BASSETT John Bassett celebrated his 90th birthday with a party at his home Saturday, although the official day was Friday. He was born July 11, 1924, and has seen a lot. Mr. Bassett reminisced a little during his party. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Bassett saw the television and radio industry grow…
MARIJUANA, MONEY FOUND ON MAN Tuesday night, July 15, around 11:30 p.m. a deputy sheriff was patrolling the area of Funderburg Drive and encountered a man who appeared to be sleeping on a picnic table in Funderburg Park, according to a report from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). The man became very nervous and…
I cannot believe it has been a year since I started writing a column for our local newspaper. I will not lie; it has not been easy writing a column that you pray will evoke people to think about their lives and relationships with God, and then act to improve their lives. As one popular…
People used to sit on their front porches, chit chatting with the family after dinner and waving and greeting neighbors as they were out for an evening stroll. Today, real estate ads still advertise, “Rocking chair porch.” I just wonder if anyone ever sits in those rocking chairs. If you drive around Monticello, you will…
Jasper County Sheriff’s Office personnel responded to five reports of theft over the last week, with the outdoorsmen being hit the hardest. Thomas David Clack of a Loganville address reported the theft of two kayaks, two life vests, and two double oar paddles from a location in the Oconee National Forest near Concord Church Road.…