• Collins Praises Corps for Heeding Public Input

    My chief concern is that residents near Lakes Lanier and Hartwell have a platform for communicating their interests to the Corps, and we continue to make progress on this front.” WASHINGTON—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District has made a decision to allow private floating facilities on Lake Lanier to use security cameras. […]

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  • Prevent Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

    Cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are on the rise and state and local public health officials are working together to identify and notify students and residents that have possibly been exposed. The best protection against whooping cough is the pertussis vaccine. Babies, teens, adults, and pregnant women need to be vaccinated according […]

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  • Community Breakfast from Pickens County Chamber

    Pickens County Chamber of Commerce 500 Stegall Dr Jasper, GA 30143 706-692-5600 www.pickenschamber.com About Us Events Marble Festival Tourism Tuesday, August 8, 2017 7:00 am – 8:30 am Chattahoochee Technical College 100 Campus Drive, Jasper, GA 30143 The Chamber’s monthly Community Breakfast offers both current and future Chamber members the opportunity to kick start their […]

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  • SCAM WARNING From the Sheriff’s Department

    We have been made aware of a Scam that is taking place around our community. The scam involves individuals calling our citizens and claiming to be an employee of the Sheriff’s Office. They are even using the names of employees that they have been able to access. They are then advising to avoid being arrested, […]

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  • Ribbon Cutting for Windsor Lodge Assisted Living

    Pickens County Chamber of Commerce 500 Stegall Dr Jasper, GA 30143 706-692-5600 www.pickenschamber.com About Us Events Marble Festival Tourism Ground Breaking & Ribbon Cutting Friday, July 28, 2017 10:00 am 190 Sammy McGhee Blvd, Jasper, GA 30143 Windsor Lodge Assisted Living is a one-story, 52 apartment facility, and will offer an additional Memory Care Community […]

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  • Educating Fake News Reporters

    The Huffington Post, it’s reputation for Left-wing accuracy based on its cunningly creative polling techniques, predictions and prognostications, now sullied and left in tatters after Trumps victory, is embarked on what one might call a Corporate Retreat event, in fact a bus tour of “Middle America,” visiting twenty-three “Hick” states, so their young staffers can […]

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  • The Problem With Journalists

    Is Fake News really fake if the writer(s) in their heart of hearts, believe it to be the truth? We can immediately eliminate the stuff produced by the Trump derangement syndrome crowd because the rapid production of it is surly unreliable, suspect at best and unbelievable at worst. Real fake news is found embedded in […]

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  • BOC Work Session Agenda

    BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Work Session AGENDA August 3, 2017 10:00 a.m. Commission Conference Room – Ste. 168 Items for Discussion : 1) LMIG “Road Paving Schedule” for 2018 2) Update on Paving for 2017 3) Capital Lease for Vehicles – Sheriff Department 4) Georgia Mountains Regional Commission

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  • Join Us for Live Music, Food Trucks, and Fun!

     Summer Social July 27 (Fourth Thursday of the Month) 5 – 8 pm Live Music, Food Trucks, & Fun! Johnny Stecovich & Joe Logan Grubbin’ Out Held at the Green Space on Main St (67 S Main St, Jasper, GA – beside 61 Main) Tables and chairs are provided, although you are encouraged to bring your own. […]

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  • Pickens July Business After Hours

    July Business After Hours By: Jackson Leake The Pickens County Chamber of Commerce offers a wonderful monthly opportunity for Chamber members, as well as the public, to come together at a local business to enjoy food, fun, networking and an opportunity to win some cash! The July Business After Hours was hosted by North Georgia […]

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  • PICKENS REGULAR BOARD MEETING

    PICKENS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017 5:30 P.M. – CONFERENCE ROOM – STE. 168 I. Call to order II. Prayer Pledge of Allegiance III. Amendments to Agenda IV. Approval of Agenda V. Employee Recognition VI. Finance Report VII. Consent Agenda – None VIII. Old Business A. Bid Packages – […]

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  • Treachery Knows No Bounds

    In light of the failure of a few treacherous Republican Senators to keep their promise to Repeal Obamacare, Chuckie Schumer, the humorless Democrat party’s main man, has become edacious in his desire to join hands across the aisle, just like the good ol’ corrupt days, to help Republicans craft a health care bill acceptable to […]

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  • The Big Surprise

    Imagine if you will, Trumps presidency unexpectedly crashing on the shore like a huge tidal wave sweeping away all before it. Few saw it coming and fewer less, could imagine its impact on the status quo of American politics. What caused that super life changing Trump tidal wave? Simple answer, it was Americans seeing and […]

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  • Business After Hours

    Pickens County Chamber of Commerce 500 Stegall Dr Jasper, GA 30143 706-692-5600 www.pickenschamber.com About Us Events Marble Festival Tourism Tuesday, July 18, 2017 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm You’re invited to the Business After Hours! Come spend the evening networking with local business professionals. This event is free and open to the public, so bring […]

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  • June Business After Hours

    June Business After Hours The Pickens County Chamber of Commerce offers a wonderful monthly opportunity for Chamber members, as well as the public, to come together at a local business to enjoy food, fun,  Networking and an opportunity to win some cash! The June Business After Hours was hosted by Jasper Dental Associates. Cash sponsors for this […]

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