The Piedmont Academy softball team has been perfect this season in terms of wins and losses by the Lady Cougars know things are about to get even tougher.Piedmont (8-0) was set to begin region play for 2024 on Wednesday against Stratford Academy on the road. The Lady Cougars will also host John Milledge Academy Thursday…
The 2024 Piedmont Academy volleyball team has already enjoyed success on the court this season and is looking for more victories under first-year coach Maxie Maddox. The Volley Cougars were 5-3 going into this week with wins against Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy, Young Americans, Gatewood, Jasper County and St. George’s. Players on the varsity…
There is a lot written about salvation in scripture. It is that salvational core of the Bible that is especially detailed from Acts to Revelation, Jesus’ last recorded words just before He ascended back in Heaven are found in Mark 16:15-16… 15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the…
For the next couple months we will hear a lot about the common citizen as politicians duke it out. Out there someplace between the Pacific Blue and the Eastern Seaboard we may find the common citizen that we hear endlessly about in speeches. Good for us everyone wanted to help us, the common citizen. I…
Sometimes I am absolutely convinced that real customer service is out the window. Gone are the days when you may actually get a smiling face when checking out at a store, or browsing for something you can’t find, or need phone assistance to inquire or dispute a charge. The last scenario was me a few…
The Jasper County Board of Education recognized student achievements and approved financial items and a number of housekeeping items during their board meeting Monday. To open the meeting the board recognized Tayshawn Reeves, the GHSA State Track winner 2024. Tayshawn was the 300M Hurdle state champion for the 2024 track season and featured here in…
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Crime Suppression Unit concluded a narcotics investigation last Tuesday, August 20. Deputies executed a search warrant at a residence near Newborn, and the pictured items were seized. Marty Lyle Bilbrey, 33, of Newborn was arrested and charged as follows: Six counts of Possession of a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance with…
Hoyt “Billy” Dunn, master craftsman, carpenter, prankster, and overall fix it man, passed away on the morning of Saturday, August 17, 2024. Born November 27, 1937, in Dekalb County, he graduated from Stone Mountain High School and married Mary Maughon Dunn before working at Custom Craft Upholstery, Maughon Electric Co., maintenance director for the Rockdale…
Doris Arlene Faulkner, age 93, of Monticello passed away on Friday Aug 2, 2024, at the Marietta Center in Marietta. She was born on October 14, 1930 to the late Harvey and Edna McElhose, of Wisconsin. Doris was a 60 plus years resident of Jasper Co. She attended New Bethlehem Baptist Church. She was preceded…
Penny Lynne Pope Campbell, age 57, a lifelong resident of Jasper County, passed away August 11, 2024, in Augusta. Penny was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church and enjoyed fishing. She is preceded in death by her parents Lynwood and Loretta Seales Pope. Ms. Campbell is survived by her sons, Anthony Darrell Pope…