The Piedmont Academy Middle School football team dropped a 28-16 contest to John Milledge last Thursday on the road.“We played very scrappy and tough, but did not execute later in the game and could not pull out the win,” coach Wes Tanner said. The Cougars had a kickoff return and a touchdown reception by Michael…
MCKENZIE TOLBERT SLIDES INTO THIRD The Shiloh Christian Academy Lady Knights middle school softball team traveled to Macon on Tuesday to take on the Lady Cavaliers of Mt. DeSales and came away with a 16-2 win in a game shortened by mercy rule. The Lady Knights were led at the plate by Emily Davidson who…
The Monticello Middle School Hurricanes lost to Morgan County last Wednesday with a final score of 32-6. The young ’Canes made a run right after the half with a score, but could not hold on as Morgan scored twice more in the second half to seal the win. Jamarius Johnson had the lone score for…
DEFENSIVE LINE GETS SET FOR PLAY ACTION The ‘Canes finished the non-region portion of their football schedule with a record of 1-2, however both losses were to powerhouse AAA teams, Morgan and Jackson. They posted a win in their one AA match-up versus Social Circle. Their second loss of the season came at the hands…
HUNTER KNOX (14) WITH BALL The Piedmont Academy football team, which has been undergoing a learning process in 2012, posted its first win of the season last Friday at Cougar Field with a 38-7 victory against long-time rival Gatewood. Piedmont showed improvement in several areas and in the process dispatched of a long-time rival. Peter…
Charles H. “Chuck” Moore, III, 43, of Gatlinburg, Tenn, died Friday, September 7, 2012. Mr. Moore was a member of First Baptist Church, Gatlinburg, and went to school at Pi Phi and Gatlinburg Pittman High School before graduating from the University of Tennessee. He joined the Navy in 1987 and became a Navy S.E.A.L. and…
Funeral services for Trinity Tyrell Campbell, who died in a car accident late Sunday night, are scheduled for Friday, Sept. 7, at 11 a.m., at Griggs Chapel A.M.E. Church, 724 Griggs Chapel Road in Eatonton. Rev. Melvin Henry, pastor, will officiate. The family will receive friends and relatives today, Sept. 6, from 7 to 8…
Andrew Schulte pled guilty to the charges of burglary and interference with government property in Jasper County Superior Court Tuesday with Judge Willam A. Prior, Jr., presiding. Mr. Schulte was sentenced to a total of 10 years with three years to serve and the remainder to be served on probation provided he complies with conditions…
DEER KILLED WITH BOW OPENING DAY After 45 years of celebrating the whitetail deer at the annual Deer Festival, Jasper County now has the official designation as the Deer Capital of Georgia. With new signs at all entrances in the county telling all that pass through or enter, there is no mistaking our claim to…
A deputy with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a residence on Partridge Dive in Turtle Cove Saturday after a neighbor found a broken window in the basement area of the home. According to information received from the JCSO an investigation revealed that two Samsung flat screen TV’s had been stolen. Also, on…