There was an item in the spirituality blog this week on the CNN website entitled, “That’s Not in the Bible.” The premise of the article was that there are many different axioms that are often quoted which many assume to be Biblical but aren’t.For example, many are fond of saying “God helps those who help…
Sometimes you see one of those portable lighted signs on the side of the road and you just want to turn around and go by once more to make sure you just read what you thought you read. Just such a sign is over on Hwy. 36 going towards Covington in front of a convenience…
Man am I stuffed! We are back from vacation, got home at 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning, and I am still full from all of the awesome food we ate! The crabbing and oyster hunting proved to be very profitable, and we all benefitted. Just as an example of the bounty we pulled from the ocean,…
Piedmont Academy’s Middle School softball team will be led by six eighth graders this fall.Coach Dan Funt’s team will open the new season Wednesday, Aug. 10 against Windsor at home beginning at 5:30 p.m. Overall, the Lady Cougars have a challenge in front of them.“I am excited and looking forward to another great year,” Funt…
Piedmont Academy will now open the 2011 football season one week earlier than originally expected.Coach Rhett Farmer announced last week the Cougars would host Brookwood Friday, Aug. 19 for the first game of the new season. The late addition was made after Harvester Christian, a previously set opponent in September, had to be removed from…
The Jasper County Recreation Department’s (JCRD), 13 & 14 year old girls were awarded the district championship in Watkinsville recently.The All Star Team, consisting of nine players who were selected from the league’s three teams. {{more}}The team went on to compete for the state championship in Monroe on July 16. The team suffered its first…
The 2011 ‘Cane football team began practice Monday in pads, helmets and shorts, and will progress into full pads as practice continues in preparation for a scrimmage game next Friday, Aug. 12 versus GMC in Milledgeville, with action scheduled to begin at approximately 7 p.m. Their first regular season game is just over three weeks…
PHOTO OF MARIJUANA GROWING IN MONTICELLO The Monticello Police Department (MPD) recently discovered a plot of approximately 50 marijuana plants growing on a piece of property facing Benton Street in a cul-de-sac on Mason Street. The plants, some of which were waist high, were behind a house which has been vacant for almost a month.…
Judge James L. Cline, Jr., presiding over a criminal session of Jasper Superior Court, Tuesday, handed down some stiff sentences to four different individuals who pled guilty to the burglary of several homes on the east side of Monticello in December, 2010. As reported by The News the gang had one member who would knock…
With school starting soon, I thought why not revisit that age old question that all school children are going to ask eventually, “Like Mom, how do you like spell discombobulate?”Mom yells back, “How should I know, get your dictionary and look it up.” Student sighs, “Like if I knew how to spell it like I…