I love to purge, toss, clean out, exorcise, and eliminate items in my home that don’t serve a purpose. I find it a most cathartic experience to make my home inviting and free of clutter. Some experts agree that creating tidy surroundings actually generates more positive feelings about being home. Ring in the New Year…
The Monticello Hurricane varsity basketball teams were both 4-3 headed into last Friday’s home game versus the Greene County Tigers. The varsity boys claimed a 61-57 region win over Taylor County on December 13. That victory was followed up with another 71-65 non-region win at Jones County. The teams hosted G.M.C. last Tuesday. The Lady…
Piedmont Academy’s Middle School basketball teams continued to gain valuable experience, competing in games against John Milledge and Gatewood last week. The Middle School girls fell to John Milledge 34-6 last Wednesday. Gracie Hunt, Madison Sanders and Anne Marie Hildrebrant each scored two points for Piedmont. The Lady Cougars also fell to Gatewood last Thursday…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity basketball teams are now off until January following games against John Milledge Academy and Gatewood last week. The varsity boys fell to Gatewood Thursday 73-33 despite 15 points by Chandler Burrell. The Cougars also fell to John Milledge 74-26 at home December 18. Burrell paced the team again with 10 points while…
Joshua Shane Chaffin of Jackson was arrested and charged with trafficking of methamphetamine and sale of methamphetamine after his vehicle was stopped in the area of Turbo Drive and Jackson Lake Road in the early hours of Friday, Dec. 20, according to a report from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). The arrest brought to…
I’m fixing to be in between. If you’re in between it invariably means something or someone is no longer in your possession or presence, and whatever the replacement is, or what or who comes next, has not as yet made an appearance. You can be in between something quite ordinary. After the Noel has past…
Christmas time is here! Oh how I love Christmas! I recently spoke to the kids in our school chapel service and I told them that I never knew the real meaning of Christmas until I was celebrating my twelfth one myself. Until this time I thought Christmas was all about Santa Claus and me! My…
After hearing all the rage about coconut oil, a reader asked me if I could help her to discern its real health benefits. Like any new and interesting product that claims to have healing properties—I was intrigued. What I found from reading several articles and watching a clip from “The Doctors” was that coconut oil…
By KASEY HALL The Jasper County 4-H program is excited to field an archery team for the fifth consecutive year, and a record number of 20 4-H’ers in the fifth through eighth grades are already on board and have started attending weekly practices. The team is already looking forward to its first match at the…