• Senator David Perdue Comments On President’s Budget

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, comments on the release of President Trump’s budget for fiscal year 2019: “Since coming to the United States Senate, I’ve been warning that because of our debt crisis we are losing the right to do the right thing in funding our […]

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  • Election Woes – The Portent

    Somehow I’m not at all shocked by the election victory of Conor Lamb (D) over Rick Saccone   (R) in the PA-18 Congressional election, in a district Trump won by 20% one year ago. I do not see that as a referendum on Trump but a warning to the GOP about candidate selection. Conor Lamb is […]

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  • BKP Interviews Georgia House Speaker David Ralston

    On FYN TV, BKP interviews Georgia’s Speaker of the House for District-7 Representative David Ralston, as they discuss Georgia’s aggressive plan for a large infrastructure investment that was presented and highlighted at a meeting for Republican leaders including Ralston, over the weekend at The White House. Speaker David Ralston comments on what that means for […]

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  • Ask the Doc! About Skin Health

    This morning on Ask the Doc, Dr. William Whaley is covering skin health. The audience asked: What can lead to a blood pressure spike out of the blue if you are on regular blood pressure medicine? If someone has a badly bruised tendon on the back of their ankle, is there anything that they could […]

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  • Fun at the Shamrock Stroll!

    Pickens County Chamber of Commerce 500 Stegall Dr Jasper, GA 30143 706-692-5600 www.pickenschamber.com About Us Events Marble Festival Tourism Join our Mobile Text Alerts by texting “Pickenschamber” to 662-200-4303 Pickens County Chamber of Commerce | 500 Stegall Drive, Jasper, GA | Mon. – Fri.: 9 – 5

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  • Senator David Perdue: Select Committee To Change Budget Process Established

    “We won’t solve this debt crisis unless and until we fix our broken budget process” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) comments on the Senate passing a government funding agreement that also establishes a select committee to change its broken budget process: “This funding agreement provides for our military to help recover from a […]

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  • Growing Number Of Georgia Businesses, Workers Benefiting From Tax Cuts

    Growing Number Of Georgia Businesses, Workers Benefiting From Tax Cuts Georgia employees seeing bonuses, pay raises, other benefits thanks to tax code changes backed by Isakson, Perdue   ATLANTA, GA – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA) today highlighted a growing number of Georgia businesses and workers who are seeing a positive impact […]

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  • Controlling Springtails

    Over the past few weeks, many people have either called or come by the office with a question about tiny, purplish-brown, hopping insects around or in their homes. These tiny creatures are springtails. Springtails are one of those insects that you may wonder why are they here on Earth. But in reality, they serve a […]

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  • Avian Influenza Update

    At the end of December 2017, a strain of the H7 avian influenza was found in a green-winged teal, a widespread North American duck, collected in McIntosh County on the Georgia coast. With a confirmed case of avian influenza found in a wild duck, Georgia’s backyard poultry farmers should be diligent in their efforts to […]

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  • Short Takes – Elections Do Count, Don’t They?

      “The Memo,” when it was released, confirmed what we all suspected. There was enough corruption at the highest levels of the bureaucratic deep state to ensure that the rotted political establishment that feeds it, should survive. Corruption in government cannot exist without the protections of suborned, rogue police elements dedicated to keeping it in […]

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  • Collins Bill to Honor Fallen Marine Sent to President’s Desk

    COLLINS BILL TO HONOR FALLEN CLERMONT MARINE SENT TO PRESIDENT’S DESK WASHINGTON—The Senate last night voted unanimously to pass H.R. 3821, legislation to rename Georgia’s Clermont Post Office in honor of Zack T. Addington. Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) introduced the bill this September, and it passed the House in November. “Lance Corporal Zack Addington represents […]

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  • Arbor Day: Time to Tackle Hemlock Trouble

    Now, while the leaves are still off deciduous trees and evergreens are easy to spot, it’s a good time to check hemlocks for signs of the hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive insect attacking the trees in every north Georgia county within the native hemlock range. Millions of hemlocks have already died; many more are infested; […]

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  • Road Median Flowers

    Before the cold turned them brown, I was getting questions about the flowers planted in the road median between Blue Ridge and Ellijay.  As it turns out the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is teaching all of us about an old floral favorite that needs to be brought back to the garden: cosmos. This year […]

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  • It’s Time to Look at Seed Catalogs!

    When it comes to vegetable gardening it seems like most folks I have met fall into one of three categories. The first group is made up of heirloom seed growers. They have a Mason jar full of seed that has been passed down in their family for generations and they are not about to grow […]

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  • Magnolia’s On Main ribbon cutting

    JASPER, Ga. – The Pickens County Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate Magnolia’s on Main on their ribbon cutting for their business. Kim was born and raised in Jasper, Georgia. She grew up in a restaurant atmosphere alongside her parents. She is married to Bill Lawrence, and has two children, Walker and Will. In […]

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  • Short Takes – Coming Up, the SOTU

    Tonight, President Trump will give his first State of the Union speech. It should be a doozy. I expect it to be a complete success because every speech Trump has made has been a signal success, except to the Marxists acolytes of the media and the Democrat party. The Democrat party is in disarray. As […]

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