Jasper County High School Senior Jordan Weaver (front row, center) signs a letter of intent for a Gordon State College scholarship to run Cross Country. Pictured (sitting) are Mr. Weaver’s parents, Stacy and Scott Cronan, (standing, left to right) Gordon State College Cross Country Coach John Campbell, Jasper County High School Athletic Director Chris Jenkins,…
A resident on Hwy. 11 south in Hillsboro reported a major burglary to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) on Saturday, according to a report from the office. Reported missing was a large amount of cash and several guns including a Remington model 770 hunting rifle, a Remington model BDL rifle, a Smith and Wesson…
Friday, February 22, 2013 marked the 22nd legislative day, which puts us more than half way through the 2013 legislative session. Now that we are in the last half of session, more bills are making their way out of committee to receive a vote from the entire House of Representatives. This week, we passed several…
I realize that spring comes sooner than what my articles are touting, but realistically, the weather doesn’t warm up until early to mid-April. This buys us a few more weeks to prepare, not procrastinate. I wanted to offer a few practical tips that, if followed faithfully, will help expedite your quest to look fabulous in…
As many of you know, if you read Hannah’s column last week, or just know about our annual trip, Jimmy and I recently returned from a week+long “vacation.” Now, mind you, I planned the trip for the most part, and I am not blaming anyone but myself. But, next year I’ll fly. Jimmy’s mother celebrated…
I’m fixing to go to the picture show. That’s what we called it back in the 1950s, the “Picture Show” instead of the “Movie.’’ And back then every little town had a theater where you could see a picture show, but you couldn’t do it every night, only on Friday night, Saturday matinee and evening,…
Oscar Pistorius has been in the news a lot over the last couple of years. He is an athlete from the country of South Africa. He received international attention for participating in the four hundred meter track event in the 2012 Olympic Games held in London. This in itself was not what made Pistorius famous.…
Does anyone know when the “Good Ole Days” were? I hear it a lot. Why back in the good ole days this and that? I seem to be a day late and a dollar short when it comes to the being in the right time to experience the good ole days. When I started working,…
The Piedmont Academy C-Team baseball squad, consisting of players in grades 5-8, will begin its season Saturday at Nathanael Greene in Siloam. Piedmont will also field a “B-Team” squad this spring with players ranging from grades 8-10. “We have a solid group of eighth grade players returning,” C-Team head coach Dan Funt said. Returning eighth…