It’s Warming Up!!! If you are enjoying the warmer weather now, so are the snakes! As a matter of fact, while driving home, a Garter Snake slithered in front of my car while at a stop sign. Some of my neighbors have told me that they’ve seen Copperheads about. Venomous snakes injure over 150,000 dogs […]
Read More »Former directors of the Ruth House arrested for theft by conversion
PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. – Jan. 12, 2018: Following an October search warrant of the Ruth House in Ranger, Georgia, Greg and Detra Mason have been charged with felony theft by conversion. Original complaints of mismanagement of funds led to the investigation into the handling of the local ministry for women with substance abuse issues. After […]
Read More »From Under Arrest to Under The Sea: One Man’s Second Chance Through Drug Court
From Under Arrest to Under The Sea: One Man’s Second Chance Through Drug Court The bounty hunter had finally found his man and was posing with his foot on the suspect’s back like he had just captured the criminal of the century. The running was now over for Cory Chastain. Cory never intended for […]
Read More »Pickens County Deputy involved shooting following traffic stop
According to authorities with the Pickens County Sheriff’s office a Pickens County Sheriff Deputy was involved in a shooting on Tuesday, March 21st 2017. Pickens County Georgia, March 21, 2017: At approximately 1:00 am, Sergeant Travis Curran with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office attempted to make a traffic stop on Hwy 53 East in […]
Read More »Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamation signings
Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamation signings. All are welcome! 4/3/17 – Pickens County, 11:00a.m. Pickens County Administrative Building 1266 E. Church Street, Suite 168 Jasper, Georgia 301434/4/17 – Gilmer County, 10:00a.m. Commissioners Office 1 Broad Street, Suite 106 Ellijay, GA 30540 4/5/17 – Fannin County, 10:00a.m. Fannin County Georgia Government 400 West Main St., Suite 100 […]
Read More »Finalizing Georgia’s Budget
COLUMN Contact: Ines Owens, Acting Director [email protected] 404.656.0028 Finalizing Georgia’s Budget By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) As the General Assembly marches closer to Sine Die, our constitutional duty of passing a balanced budget for Georgia’s government has become our biggest priority for the last few legislative days. The Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) general […]
Read More »March Chamber Community Breakfast
March Chamber Community Breakfast By: Jackson Leake The Chamber Community Breakfast was held Tuesday, March 14th, 2017. Attendees arrived to a delicious breakfast catered by Chick-Fil-A and networked with over 100 people in attendance before beginning the program. Donna Torres’ Welcome and the Invocation was followed by our new member welcome by […]
Read More »Pride Fund Endorses Jon Ossoff for Congress
For Immediate Release: March 16, 2017 Contact: Jason Lindsay, (202) 556-0948 [email protected] Pride Fund Endorses Jon Ossoff for Congress LGBTQ PAC endorses Congressional candidate in Georgia’s Sixth District Special Election WASHINGTON, DC, MARCH 16, 2017 — Pride Fund to End Gun Violence PAC announces its first candidate endorsement in the 2017 […]
Read More »Parents, make-a-date to vaccinate your preteen
For Immediate Release March 3, 2017 Contact: Jennifer King, (706) 529-5757, ext. 3191 / [email protected] Parents, make-a-date to vaccinate your preteen North Georgia – Let’s face it – nobody likes getting shots – but a shot lasts a second: diseases last much longer. In an effort to protect every adult and […]
Read More »Fast Approaching Sine Die
COLUMN Contact: Ines Owens, Acting Director [email protected] 404.656.0028 Fast Approaching Sine Die By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) This week marks Day 38 of the 40-day legislative session. We have reached the point where committees are no longer meeting and we are working through the House bills that have been reported favorable by their […]
Read More »Pickens County Tea Party Talk
TEA PARTY TALK MARCH 20, 2017 You are invited and urged to attend the March 28th meeting of the Pickens County GA Tea Party. We are pleased to have a special guest speaker, who is well versed in the important issue of vaccine safety and the Vaccination vs Autism controversy. We are partnering […]
Read More »Collins Supports Protecting Second Amendment Rights for Veterans
Jessica Andrews (202) 225-9893 [email protected] March 16, 2017 Collins Supports Protecting Second Amendment Rights for Veterans “It is odd that federal entities seem to find certain liberties—like the right to bear arms—less inalienable than others. I will continue to guard the constitutional rights of all Americans against groups that would undermine them, and I look forward […]
Read More »COLLINS STATEMENT ON AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ACT
COLLINS STATEMENT ON AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ACT 03/07/17 WASHINGTON—Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.) has released the following statement in response to the introduction of the American Health Care Act: “With the American Health Care Act, our unified government has begun the process of doing what we promised to do—repealing and replacing the disaster that is Obamacare. […]
Read More »A Bomb Threat against the First Baptist Church in Pickens County.
A Bomb Threat has been issued against the First Baptist Church in Pickens County. Jasper City Police Chief Greg Lovell has confirmed the threat and has also told FYN the threat came from an IP address. According to Chief Lovell, Cherokee County also assisted in the situation by bringing in two K-9 officers […]
Read More »Looking for Bids for Youth Artwork
Looking for Bids for Youth Artwork By: Cassie Rasco First Baptist Church of Jasper Preschool & Kindergarten is a fantastic educational program which offers an alternative to public education for the younger years of learning. Accredited Exempt through Bright from the Start, FBCJ is not state funded and relies solely on tuition and donations […]
Read More »Joyce Barrett’s response to Women’s March
Response : County residents attend Women’s March I am terribly saddened by the view of America expressed by these women who were quoted in this article. It is not the same American in which I, and all the women in my family, live. Or, their perception is terribly skewed. Perhaps by personal events, but I […]
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