Piedmont Academy’s tennis players are currently working for the 2013 opener as well as the new season.Piedmont will host Bethlehem Christian Academy Tuesday at 4 p.m. Home matches are played at Turtle Cove Country Club.“We have nine regular season matches,” said coach Sarah Wagnon. “I think we’re all looking forward to having a lot of…
‘Seuss on the Loose’ is going to be held this Saturday at Washington Park Elementary School from 10 a.m.-noon. All of the Cat in the Hat sightings around town throughout the previous weeks have been made possible by the FERST Foundation, which supports childhood literacy. The Seuss on the Loose event will entail a Walk-a-…
The Jasper County community is mourning the death of two young men who were killed in a freak accident Thursday afternoon, Feb. 28. Johnathan Bell, 20, and Kevin Camp, 19, freshman students at Brewton-Parker College in Ailey, Ga., were killed when a tree fell on the truck they were traveling in on their way to…
OLIVIA ALDRIDGE, BRIAN PATRICK Olivia Aldridge was named the county wide STAR student at a banquet held Monday at Deptula’s Restaurant and hosted by the Monticello Kiwanis Club. Miss Aldridge, a senior at Jasper County High School (JCHS) had the top SAT score in the county and she and STAR teacher, Brian Patrick were honored,…
Cleon Bales, 93, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at The Retreat Nursing Home. Cleon Bales was born in Martinez, and was a long-time resident of Jasper County. He was married to the late Eloise Slocumb Bales. Mr. Bales worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression and then served in the U.S. Navy…
Betty Marie Baker Gibson, 61, of Warner Robins died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at her residence. Betty Gibson was born in Griffin, to the late Collie Andrew Baker and Minnie Lee Jones Payne. Before retirement, she worked as a therma form operator for the Pactiv Corporation. She loved looking after her children and grandchildren. Brothers,…
Julian Franklin Marsh, 68, of Jackson, died, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 at the Open Arms Personal Care Home surrounded by his family. Mr. Marsh was born in Juliette, on October 30, 1944 to the late Robert Lee Marsh and the late Verlin Campbell Marsh. He was preceded in death by brothers, Robert N. Marsh and…
Birdie L. Smith, 93, died Thursday, Feb. 14 at the Medical Center of Georgia in Macon. Mrs. Smith was born in Woodville, Ala., on November 18, 1919 to the late Robert and Jennie E. Williams. Her life was committed to Christ at an early age and was a member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of…