Wayne Lee Owenby, Jr. was sentenced to 10 years to serve in confinement Tuesday in Jasper Supeior Court on a negotiated plea to homicide by vehicle in the first degree. The plea is a result from his involvement in a December 31, 2022 vehicle collison.Mr. Owenby had six other charges that were nolle prossed including…
Nearly 78 percent of eligible Jasper County voters turned out for the general election, and like the country, Jasperites strongly supported Donald J. Trump for president. Some 9,120 voters turned out, most of them in advance voting, and elected Donald Turmp over Kamala Harris. In Jasper County, Donald Trump received 7,195 votes to Kamala Harris…
The arrest booking for the Jasper County Jail for the last week is included below: Tristan Jamal Demming, 24, Athens—possession of Firearm or Knife during Commission of or Attempt to Commit Felony (2 counts); Purchase/Possession/Manufacture/Distribution or Sale of Marijuana; Possession of a Schedule I Controlled Substance; Knowingly Driving Motor Vehicle on Suspended, Cancelled or Revoked…
The Monticello Hurricane football program traveled to Barnesville last Friday to take on the Trojans of Lamar County who entered the game with a 7-2 record overall, 4-1 in region play. This game had region title implications, for a win by the 6-2 Hurricanes (3-1 region play) would have given them the title, whereas a…
The 2024 season was one of challenges for the Piedmont Academy shotgun team. Piedmont moved from GIAA Class AA to Class AAA competing against several standout programs. In the end, the Clay Crushing Cougars took second place at state, breaking 1,366 of 1,5000 targets. Emory Hilliard was third in trap shooting while Drake Tingler was…
The Jasper County High School cross-country teams made the three hour trek to Toombs County High School last weekend, in hopes of clenching their spots at the upcoming state race in Carrollton, Georgia. The GHSA 1A Division 1 (Regions 1, 2, 3, and 4) Sectional Race was originally slated to take place at Jeff Davis…
Piedmont Academy’s girls basketball program is going through its most successful span in program history. The Lady Cougars will look to earn more trophies in the 2024-25 season. Piedmont takes the court for its season opener on Tuesday, Nov. 12, against Edmund Burke as part of a tournament hosted by Briarwood Academy. Tip-off is set…
Last week’s football contest was a little tough, with no one getting more than 12 games right. But several people did get 12 right, so the tie-breaker came into play again. Jennifer Jordan McDonald was the lucky winner as she had 12 right and also hit the tie-breaker, Monticello’s loss to Lamar County, on the…
The first order of business for the Jasper County Commission at its regular meeting Monday night was a private drive subdivision on Nelson Road, and it was the first contentious discussion of the evening. A family who does not have enough road frontage for two driveways wants to subdivide the land to qualify for a…
It’s almost over…well it should be by the time this publishes, or not. I’m talking about the 2024 political season then we can get on with the holidays. And while we may not know who officially are the winners for days, we can say goodbye to the constant campaign television ads and the overload of…