Logan Partenza and Emily Hammonds helped lead the Piedmont Academy track teams during the GISA Class AA state meet in Albany last week.Partenza was fourth in the 400-meter dash and sixth in the 800-meter run. Hammonds was sixth in the 400-meter run for the Lady Cougars.Both the Piedmont boys and girls compiled 10 team points…
MCGINNIS, POPE, MARKS, COLLING, PARISH, CANTERA, LEONETTI, TANNER Piedmont Academy’s golf team finished second at the region tournament held at Hunter Pope Country Club Monday. Overall, the team had a score of 340 and was led by Drew Collins (77) and Branson Parish (82), who were both named All-Region. Also pacing Piedmont were team members…
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) had no major crime to report for the past week, however the following arrests for the period of April 23-30 were reported: •Michael Arthur Johnson, 33, Monticello — criminal trespass. •Joseph Paul Williamson, 39, Dahlonega — probation violation. •Roberto Torres Williams, 40, Shady Dale—driving while license suspended, possession of marijuana…
Eudena McMichael Moore died April 21, 2013 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. Ms. Moore was born on December 4, 1929 to the late Albert McMichael and Trudie Mozell Gordon McMichael. She would show later in life to be a strong-willed, independent, resourceful, and inspiring woman. She attended both Rock Zion and Mt. Olive…
James Dwayne Holman, 50, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Holman was born in Columbus. His father was the late James Braxton Holman. He lived in Charlotte, N.C. before moving to Monticello in 1982. Mr. Holman served in the U. S. Navy during Desert Storm. He owned and operated JASCO Electric and…
Keidarious Foster of Monticello, was on the Superior Court calendar Tuesday, with Judge William A. Prior, presiding, to face charges of violation of probation for the sale of marijuana in 2011. Sufficient evidence was presented to satisfy the court that Mr. Foster had violated his probation on or about November 9, 2012 when he had…
Susie Q’s Country Store on Hwy. 11 north is now a “Village Post Office” for the U.S. Postal Service. A number of post office officials from the area and region came to the kick-off celebration and ribbon cutting last Thursday. Sue Leazer and husband, Donnie, (front row) own and operate Susie Q’s and have been…
U.S. News & World Report recently ranked Jasper County High School as a top high school in the United States. Earning a bronze medal, Jasper County High School was among the top 23 percent of all high schools evaluated in the country. The Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology, a Gwinnett County public schools…
Monticello police responded to five reports of automobile accidents in the last week, and the sheriff’s department responded to a dozen more. In the top photo, a tractor-trailer overturned in the rain Sunday just south of the Earth Pak facility. The report by the Georgia State Patrol on the overturned 2008 Freightliner driven by Tony…
Jasper County High School graduation will be held this Sunday, May 5, at 6 p.m. at Rose Bowl field, weather permitting. If it rains, graduation will be held in the gym at the high school, 14477 Hwy. 11 North. Some 100 graduates will receive diplomas for the JCHS Class of 2013. Olivia Aldridge, the top…