The Piedmont Academy Middle School baseball team continues to enjoy success on the diamond this spring.Coach Dan Funt’s team defeated Central Fellowship 13-5 March 27 in a road game as Dalton Whitley, Browning Benton, Connor Olson and Sam Younker combined to share the pitching duties. Whitley recorded five strikeouts while allowing just two hits. Benton…
Several Piedmont Academy track team members turned in solid performances during a meet last week at Brentwood in Sandersville. Overall, the Lady Cougars were second during the five-team event while the boys were third. Alina Jablonski was first in the 3,200-meter run for the Piedmont girls in 13:57 and finished second in the 1,600-meter run…
Piedmont Academy’s golf team recorded a 180-185 win against John Milledge Monday. Branson Parish finished a team low of 42 followed by P.J. Leonetti and Payden Cantera both at 45. James Marks also completed a round of 48 Monday during the home match. Piedmont will also have two matches against Loganville Christian Academy before the…
The Jasper County High School varsity ‘Canes earned a big region victory Tuesday afternoon taking down the Putnam County War Eagles 19-3. The varsity squad scored 1 run in the first inning, 8 runs in the second, 10 runs in the fourth before the game was called in the fifth inning. The ‘Canes put their…
Forest Supervisor Betty Mathews has selected Thomas Dozier as the new District Ranger for the Oconee Ranger District of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. Mr. Dozier is responsible for managing the district which covers the 116,700 acre Oconee National Forest and is headquartered in Eatonton. He began his new role on March 23. With his years…
The Retreat Nursing Home in Monticello has received the highest possible overall rating of five stars in U.S. News & World Report’s fifth annual Best Nursing Homes, available exclusively at http://www.usnews.com/best-nursing-homes. This is the fifth year that The Retreat has received this honor. The Best Nursing Homes 2014 ratings highlight the top nursing homes in…
Jim Strength, an eighth grade English/Language Arts teacher, was named the Jasper County Middle School Teacher of the Year on Monday, March 24. Mr. Strength grew up in Jasper County and is a 1996 graduate of Jasper County High School. With a total of 12 years of teaching experience, Mr. Strength has served the Jasper…
Junior Varsity Hurricane pitcher Garrett Scroggs struck out 12 batters in the ‘Canes 11-0 victory over Putnam County last Wednesday in six innings. The sophomore only walked one batter in what became the team’s first win of the season. “Everybody on the team put the bat on the ball,” according to Coach Matt Riden. “We…
A contingent of Jasper Countians were among the 150 people on hand for the Georgia BioScience Training Center Groundbreaking Ceremony at Stanton Springs, at which Gov. Nathan Deal spoke Monday. The center will support the training for Baxter International Inc. employees and for new companies in the life sciences industry that choose to locate in…
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) had a busy week last week with multiple drug arrests involving meth, cocaine, marijuana and other controlled substances. •On April 1, while patrolling the Mansfield area in response to citizen complaints deputies made a traffic stop off County Line Road which resulted in the arrest of Felicia Danielle Crosby,…