JAY MCMICHAEL Jasper County native Jay McMichael has been hired as the new recreation director for Jasper County, filling the vacancy left when Wes Chester was terminated last month.Mr. McMichael has been active in youth ball, serving as a baseball, basketball and football coach for the Jasper County Recreation Department for more than 15 years.…
JASPER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2013 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Some 100 students graduated from Jasper County High School on May 5, and another 24 will graduate from Piedmont Academy on Saturday, May 25. In addition, three students graduate from Shiloh Christian Academy this Sunday, May 19, at 4 p.m. at the school. A special section…
I’m fixin’ to fix myself a sandwich. Legend and history have it that the sandwich was invented by John Montagu, who became the fourth Earl of Sandwich in 1729 at the age of 10, after which he went on to serve in various military and political offices in Great Britain. However, the legacy he left…
The great theologian Hank Williams, Jr. once recorded a song entitled, “Mind Your Own Business.” The chorus of that song said, “Mind your own business and you won’t be minding mine.” When someone would ask my mother a question about something that she thought was of no concern to them she would say, “That’s meola…
My daughter hasn’t quite figured out the importance of comfortable shoes. It’s like she feels sorry for me because my shoe choices have gone from stylish to orthopedic. Honestly, I don’t care anymore. My feet are way too important to me. Your feet are the foundation of every stride you take. Time to start treating…
After over 11,000 miles, I am back in Monticello. On our trip to France and Italy, we traveled over 10,000 miles by airplane, hours by trains, boat, trams, taxis, and buses. We climbed up a steep mountain to Eze, France, located halfway between Nice and Monaco. We strolled through the 2,000 year old streets of…
The Piedmont Academy football team returned to the field Tuesday as spring drills began for the 2013 season. The team will have nine practice days as the countdown to the new campaign moves into high gear. “We will try to find out who’s ready to contribute,” coach Rhett Farmer said. “We need to find a…
THE TOCCOA FALLS EAGLES BASEBALL TEAM ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS The Toccoa Falls College Eagles clinched the NCCAA Division II National Championship on Saturday in Mason, Ohio at Prasco Park. This was the team’s fourth World Series Championship in five years. The team began tournament play by defeating Cairn University from Pennsylvania 11-0 and then faced…
LOGAN PARTENZA IS LONE DIAMOND COUGAR SENIOR Piedmont Academy’s drive for a possible state title came to an end Saturday as the Cougars fell in a best-of-three series to Frederica Academy. After falling 4-1 in the opening game of the series Friday, Piedmont prevented elimination by posting a 7-2 victory Saturday. The teams then met…
Robert Davis “Bobby” Clay, 62, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 12, 2013. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 17, 2013, at noon at the pavilion at Andersonville National Cemetery. Mr. Clay was born in Jasper County to the late William E. and Mary Alice Hardy Clay. He grew up in Monticello and…