The ’Canes traveled to Commerce last Thursday for a scrimmage with East Jackson High School, and Head Football Coach Eddie Roberts seemed to think what the team got out of it was well worth the trip.Coach Roberts said, “It gave us an opportunity to see exactly where we are, and it was also an opportunity…
Piedmont Academy’s cross country program will begin the new season Saturday, Aug. 25, in Loganville. “We have almost doubled our number of team members from last season,” coach Traci Brady said. “We now have enough varsity boys and girls to compete as a team at the region level this year.” Logan Partenza, Lucy Strickland and…
The Piedmont Academy Middle School softball team played twice Saturday as the 2012 season continues to progress. The Lady Cougars tied Tattnall Square 3-3 and dropped a 3-1 decision to Loganville Christian Academy. In the tie, O’Neil Sealy worked six innings scattering five hits and striking out nine batters. Sealy was also 2-for-3 at the…
Jasper County Middle School (JCMS) will play Malcolm Bridge Middle School in a pre-season football game Friday night, August 24, at 6:30 p.m. at Rose Bowl Field. JCMS ‘Canes will also host Putnam County for their opener softball game August 24, at 4:30 p.m. at the school softball field off of College Street. Gus Robinson,…
The Piedmont Academy varsity softball team wasn’t quite able to come from behind this time. The Lady Cougars dropped a 5-3 decision to Flint River Tuesday in a battle of programs which have been frequent visitors to the state Final Four of late. Piedmont is now 4-1 overall and 0-1 in region play. “It was…
The Jasper County School Board took care of business as usual at its August meeting considering it was the first meeting since the new school year began. Board members discussed the finances with accountant Anne Harrison, and reviewed the financial reports and had a brief overview of the state audit where there was one finding…
Rep. Susan Holmes announced Tuesday afternoon that she has learned that two Jasper County post offices that had been threatened with closure will remain open, although it will only be for limited hours. Last September, officials with the Postal Service met with persons in Hillsboro while they were considering closing that post office. Rep. Holmes…
Eunice Mae Andrews Clements, 88, of Eatonton died August 7, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta. Mrs. Clements was born to the late George W. and Ida Stubbs Andrews in Putnam County on July 9, 1924. She was a devoted wife and mother, one which always put the interests of her family first. Her…
Dustin Hollis Clason, 35, of Sandy Springs, died Sunday, August 12, 2012, in Sandy Springs. Mr. Clason was born in Albany. He received his associates degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta. He was an operations manager for Premier Salons in Atlanta. Mr. Clason loved his nieces, nephew, his dogs and traveling abroad. He was…
Kerri Ann Hall, 21 of Ailey died early Sunday morning, August 12, 2012 in Panama City, Fla. from injuries received in an automobile accident. Survivors include her mother, Tina McHugh Giles of Milledgeville; her father, Terry L. Hall of Vidalia; a brother, Ty Hall; five sisters, Heather Hall, Tiffany Pruett, Shannon Buckhalt, Shelley Roper and…