Jack Louden, Director of the PCMS Chorus, nearly skipped his way out a recent school board meeting to tell excited middle school chorus members they were going to Disneyworld. The board voted unanimously to allow the students to attend the Festival Disney program in March of 2015.
Read More »Pickens County Schools Solicits Feedback From Citizens on Sex Ed Policy
The Pickens County School Board would like citizen feedback on the curriculum materials for the Sex Education/AIDS Education program, “Get Real.” The “Get Real” curriculum was created by Choosing the Best Publishing. www.choosingthebest.com
Read More »Representative Rick Jasperse Given “Legislator of the Year” Award by Georgia Carry
During the final dinner ceremony ending a Georgia Carry.Org (GCO) conference held at the Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, State Representative, Rick Jasperse of Jasper was given the “Legislator of the Year” award. Jasperse was the legislative sponsor and ‘go to’ guy on HB 60 (comprehensive gun legislation) last legislative session.
Read More »Piedmont Mountainside Holds Ten Year Anniversary Celebration
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital celebrated 10 years of serving patients last Thursday (August 14). CEO Denise Ray quizzed attendees on hospital history and told the staff with obvious emotion: “You all should be very proud. I mean it from the bottom of my heart. You’re the folks that made this happen. I work for you so […]
Read More »Pickens County Woman Arrested as Fugitive’s Accomplice
Pickens County resident Jennifer Lynn Corbin was captured and detained by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department yesterday (August 14) at approximately 12 noon.
Read More »Updated: Timothy Eugene Smith Finally Captured in Cherokee County
FYN has learned from the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office, Timothy Smith, 39 years old of Waleska, was arrested this morning at a residence off Old Mill Road in Waleska. He had two warrants out of Cherokee County for Obstruction and Driving on a Suspended License. He had other outstanding warrants in other jurisdictions. While handcuffed and […]
Read More »The O’Dell Report Sits Down with Commissioner Rob Jones
The O’Dell report sat down with Commissioner “Rob” Jones last Thursday (August 7) in order to discuss county issues. Topics included fiscal management of the county, the City of Jasper’s Port Royal project, and the Commissioner’s speculation on why the Board of Commissioners appear to be so efficient and respectful of each other (relative to […]
Read More »Pickens County Fugitive Identified on Foot in Cherokee County
**ALERT*** Pickens County Sheriff’s office It was reported that Mr. Timothy Smith was identified this evening at approximately 9:00 pm near the near Camp Dobbs and Highway 108 area in Cherokee County. He is believed to be traveling on foot with a white female. Please be on the lookout. Pickens and Cherokee County deputies patrolling […]
Read More »Early Morning Fire at Nelson Marble Plant Requires Three County Response
An early morning fire at the Georgia Marble Company Facility in Nelson was responded to by three area fire departments. The fire took place in an old, unused on the plant site. According to Tim Cavender of the Cherokee Fire Department, units from Cherokee and Pickens Counties, as well as the city of Canton, responded […]
Read More »Pickens County Woman’s Son Found Dead: Third Suspect Nathan Mark Neighbors Apprehended in Floyd County
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office has apprehended murder suspect Nathan Mark Neighbors who was on the run from law enforcement in connection with the apparent murder of John Wesley Wood of Calhoun, Georgia. Earlier this week, the Gordon County Sheriffs Department located what is believed to be the body of John Wesley Wood Jr. Wood […]
Read More »A Look into the Private Life of Nathan Mark Neighbors
At this writing, Nathan Mark Neighbors of Calhoun is a fugitive on the run. Wanted on murder and robbery charges connected with the death of John Wesley Woods, he has not yet been found.
Read More »State Study Committee Examining Common Core Standards Has First Meeting in Atlanta
House Speaker David Ralston’s ‘study’ committee concerning the educational standards program, Common Core, (officially called the Role of the Federal Government in Education Study Committee) met for more than 4 hours in Atlanta last Wednesday (July 30).
Read More »Pickens County Board of Assessors Receives State Confirmation of Fair Assessment
Chief Appraiser Roy Dobbs shared the Revenue Statistical Report (a document which reflects the ‘fairness’ of a county’s assessment ratio) at a Thursday morning meeting of the Board of Assessors. A series of documents (one of which can be referenced below) reveal that Pickens County has properly implemented fair and uniform levels of assessment.
Read More »Appalachian Circuit District Attorney Alison Sosebee Talks with FYN in On-line Interview
The chief District Attorney in Fannin, Gilmer, and Pickens Counties sat down with Pam O’Dell to discuss her first 2 years in office. Tune in to hear what Sosebee thinks are some of the biggest challenges facing mountain counties.
Read More »Pickens Resident Arrested for Allegedly Harboring Internet Porn of Minors Commits Suicide
David Baldwin of the Marietta Police Department confirmed today that Thomas Rodriquez of Fairmont committed suicide earlier this week in Marietta. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Rodriguez had been arrested at his home and was out on bail after items containing pornographic images of children were found at his home. The arrest was […]
Read More »State-wide Primary Runoff Election Results and November Implications
State-wide Election Results: (*Note the November contenders) U.S. Senate Republican David A. Perdue * 51% 245,493 J.H. “Jack” Kingston 49% 236,987 Democrat Michelle Nunn* Libertarian Amanda Swafford* State School Superintendent Republican Michael L. “Mike” Buck 50% 198.343 Richard Woods 50% 199,071 Democrat Alisha Thomas Morgan 46% 61,575 Valarie Wilson* 54% 73,423
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