Deep within the hidden recesses of the Pentagon, lurks a nondescript DoD group called the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency, the lead agency apparently, for interviewing recovered, rescued or deserter prisoners of war, and other captives. Among their latest achievements, is realizing the fall out gathered from interviews (interrogations?) of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. A lead […]
Read More »Short Takes – The Unraveling Clinton Scandal
The Unraveling of the Clinton Collusion One can’t help but wonder if the deadly jihadist attack yesterday in NYC, was not a diversion to take our eyes off the Mueller/Comey/Manafort/DNC Collusion with the Russians operetta now unfolding in Washington DC. Maybe the Russian Facebook controversy was supposed to do that. In any event, they still […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue On White House Immigration Framework
Senator David Perdue On White House Immigration Framework WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) comments on the immigration framework released by the White House today: “The White House framework is something that both Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate should be eager to support. We all want a good deal, and here […]
Read More »Short Takes – What Has Hollywood Done Now?
What has Hollywood Done Now? Well, well, well, In yet another staged gala event awarding themselves statues and recognitions, The Golden Orbs awards ceremony, filled with Hollywood’s beautiful people dressed in black to make a visual statement about something that irks them, joined together with unbridled enthusiasm to proclaim their new messiah, Oprah Winfrey as […]
Read More »Public Health Delayed Openings in North Georgia Health District
For Immediate Release January 8, 2018 Contact: Jennifer King, (706) 529-5757 / [email protected] LATEST UPDATE: Public Health Delayed Openings in North Georgia Health District for Monday, January 8, 2018 North GA – ALL our health departments in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and Whitfield Counties will now delay opening until noon today due to icy road conditions. Now, only the North […]
Read More »Safety maintenance work continues in Pickens County
JASPER, Ga. – A Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) maintenance crew resumes today its work on replacing the obliterated and damaged reflective raised pavement markers on state Route 136 in Pickens County. Work will proceed daily Tuesday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. This maintenance operation and the lane closures it necessitates are weather permitting and subject to change. Georgia […]
Read More »Multiple Guilty Pleas Expose Ability Of Drug Cartels
MULTIPLE GUILTY PLEAS EXPOSE ABILITY OF DRUG CARTELS TO LAUNDER DRUG PROCEEDS THROUGH MONEY REMITTERS ATLANTA – The last of nine Atlanta-based defendants charged with laundering drug money to Mexico through metro-Atlanta area money remitters has pleaded guilty, concluding a three-year long federal investigation targeting professional money launderers that exposed the ability of drug cartels […]
Read More »Media Update: House Passes Collins Bill to Honor Fallen Clermont Marine
House Passes Collins Bill to Honor Fallen Clermont Marine WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives today voted unanimously to pass H.R. 3821, 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 will now proceed to the Senate for consideration. “I’m pleased to see […]
Read More »Republican, A Metaphor for Incompetence?
Well, well, well. Democrats decisively won the Va. governorship and now scream it was a joyous repudiation of that awful Donald Trump. Lying between the real issues and the screaming propaganda that the Republicans are on the ropes, is the simple little fact that Northern Va. is the deepest part of the ‘swamp’ where many, […]
Read More »The Clinton Saga Continues
The Clinton Saga Continues The Clinton’s years of association with big cash donors aside, many now being outed as sexual predators, pedophiles and rapists, the Clinton’s actual collusion with the Russians, as compared to what they claim Trump did, is becoming a point of fact, not a phony $6 million dossier filled with rumors, lies […]
Read More »Spring Flowering Bulbs Start Now
Spring Flowering Bulbs Start Now By: Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent Now that fall is officially here, does the thought of a long cold winter have you down? Have you considered a landscape full of spring flowering bulbs? It’s that burst of spring color that makes you feel good. Best of all, most spring […]
Read More »Short Takes – The Blame Game
The Blame Game The few times the US government has shut down in past couple of decades, the Republicans have been blamed. Why? Because the Democrats said so. Now, the Democrats, even in their minority demand a DACA resolution favorable to them before any budget deal to finance the government can proceed. Why is that? […]
Read More »BOC Agenda – January 18, 2018
PICKENS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA THURSDAY – JANUARY 18, 2018 5:30 P.M. – CONFERENCE ROOM – STE. 168 I. Call to order II. Prayer III. Pledge of Allegiance IV. Amendments to Agenda V. Approval of Agenda VI. Employee Recognition VII. Consent Agenda VIII. Old Business IX. New Business IX. Finance Report […]
Read More »Short Takes – What’s In It For Local Politics?
What’s In It for Local Politics? It seems that Democrats believe they can turn Georgia, and other “Red” states, “Blue” by challenging Republican incumbents on the basis that everybody really hates Trump. Democrats are shocked that Obama’s legacy is being exposed for the dangerous fraud it was and is being dismantled. For Democrats, it’s not […]
Read More »Pickens Animal Shelter news
A Home for the Holidays On Saturday, Dec. 16, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., the Animal Shelter of Pickens County is waiving the adoption fee on dogs and cats. There are many wonderful adult dogs, cats and kittens just waiting for you to provide them with the warmth of your home and hearts. We […]
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