As I sat preparing to write this article I was at a loss for words to pen. If you’ve been around me you know that is very unusual. I had no funny story to tell nor could I come up with anything. I began to pray and ask the Lord what did I need to…
I’m fixing to be real sorry. One of the contradictions of the English language is that a lot of words, spelled and pronounced exactly the same, have entirely different meanings, consequently it is the context in which they are used which determines their meaning. For instance, using the word “sorry” in reference to a person…
Shop Small Business Saturday was a success in Jasper County. Many residents plus out-of-towners shopped in our area businesses as our community rallied to keep revenue dollars local. As I questioned several store owners about the Saturday totals, they remarked how it was one of the biggest sale days of the year! Santa Claus was…
“There’s no place like home,” laments Dorothy Gale in the 75-year-old film, “The Wizard of Oz.” Don’t we all wish that some days we could just click our heels together and be transported to a place, “where troubles melt like lemon drops…” Generation after generation have rooted for the downtrodden and identified with the Cowardly…
My mom has an article for everything. Much like the grandmother on “The Middle”—she will read, research, print and provide the appropriate advice for the deserving family member. It actually saves me a ton of time finding current health issues to write about. This most recent study featured in the Atlanta Journal Constitution is blanketing…
Sue and Martin Knowles of Buttercup Farm have been named Jasper County’s Conservationist of the Year by the Upper Ocmulgee River Soil and Water Conservation District. The award was presented after a small farmer workshop at the district’s annual program for achievements in soil and water conservation on the farm. The Knowles’ started their venture…
The Monticello High School varsity basketball squads look to rebound from losses to Greene County last weekend with 4-AA region play beginning Tuesday, Dec. 10 at Northeast Macon. The Lady Canes, coached by Dionka Davis-Jackson, are currently 1-2 following a 54-46 defeat to Greene, 35-27 victory over GMC, and a season opener 45-42 loss to…
Piedmont Academy’s wrestling team will return for a new season this weekend when the Mat Cougars venture to Bulloch Academy in Statesboro. Wrestling action is set to begin at 9 a.m. Competing for the varsity team are seniors Mills Smith and Malik Reid, with juniors Hunter Burson, Payden Cantera and Dylan Efird. Mike Weatherly and…
Jakey Dunagan, a 2011 graduate of Piedmont Academy and a member of the 2010 and 2011 back-to-back state football champions of Class AA in GISA, still wears jersey number 49. Dunagan just completed his sophomore football season with the Morehead State University Eagles, who compete in the NCAA Division One Football Championship Subdivision. He he…
Piedmont Academy’s varsity basketball teams ushered in a new season Tuesday with the Cougars and Lady Cougars falling to visiting Monsignor Donovan of Athens. The Piedmont girls were led by Remington Marsh’s 10 points but Monsignor Donovan took a 39-22 victory. Anna Jones and Beth Anne Mahaffey both added three points for the Lady Cougars…