BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Work Session July 7, 2016 10:00 a.m. Commission Conference Room – Ste. 168 AGENDA Items for Discussion: 1) Designating Pickens County as a Purple Heart County 2) Tate Depot Lease and Usage Agreement 3) Update on leases: State Patrol office; 2 offices at Courthouse & DFACS Building 4) Bids for permanent generators […]
Read More »Not Prosecutable, and That’s That!
Opinion by George McClellan: So, once again Hillary is off the hook. I want to say I understand the reasoning expressed by the FBI Director, on declining to recommend prosecution of Hillary Clinton’s criminal malfeasance as Secretary of State, but that’s cutting a thin slice of believability. Something isn’t computing in my mind here. A […]
Read More »NGMCN Thrift Stores Prepare for Sales
CHRISTMAS IN JULY SALE The North Georgia Mountain Crisis Network (NGMCN) thrift stores are preparing for Christmas in July. The two-day sale will be Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16 at all three locations. All proceeds from the sales go to support the work of the NGMCN. If you have Christmas decorations you would […]
Read More »Will She or Won’t She?
Opinion by George McClellan: Crapola leftist propaganda is being stuffed down our throats every day to justify every possible conceivable reason that our America, according to the Progressives, is the source of all evil and wickedness in the world. If the Progressives are to maintain their slipping hold on power for another four years so […]
Read More »Mr. Cisro Stone: Obituary
Mr. Cisro Stone, age 73 of the Ludville Community, passed away Monday July 4, 2016 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital. Mr. Stone is survived by daughters and sons-in-law: Darlene & Gene Shaw of Ludville Community and Brandie & Kojack Davis of Ludville Community; brothers: Waldo Stone of Ludville Community and Roscoe Stone of Ludville Community; sisters: […]
Read More »Benghazi Facts are Stubborn Things
Opinion by John Tutten: I thought I had reached the limits of my disgust with this administration and the media. However, events this week in Washington have created new levels of revulsion for me to experience. The House Select Committee on Benghazi released their long overdue report on the events that led up to the […]
Read More »In Defense of Islamophobia
Opinion by George McClellan: Islam is attacking and murdering people all around the world on a routine daily basis. Young Islamic men who have allegedly fled to the west to avoid Obama’s political failures in their own countries, are feeling free and justified to sexually assault western women as sex objects because their Koran say’s […]
Read More »Mrs. Diane E. Green: Obituary
Mrs. Diane E. Green, age 75 of Ball Ground, passed away Saturday July 2, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Green is survived by her husband: Gary Green of Ball Ground; daughters and sons-in-law: Theresa & Joe Cataldo of Wantagh, NY, Kim Green of Commack, NY, and Dani & Frank Wahl of Hauppauge, NY; brother: Jimmy […]
Read More »Is The Fix In?
Opinion by George McClellan: America faces an important national election in a few short months. Recent world events (Brexit) however, have sent shivers of fear through the ranks of politicians everywhere. In American, the question we must ask is: what kind of government do we really want? We’ve apparently already fumbled away the Republic given […]
Read More »Jasper Independence Day July 4th Celebration!
Monday July 4th Independence Day Parade Location: Downtown Jasper at 10:00 am. Brought to you by the Jasper Lions Club Lee Newton Park July 4th entertainment: 11:00-12:30 Town Band 12:30-1:15 Rebecca’s Cowboy Church Dancers 1:15-2:00 Anthony Hill 2:00-2:30 ATA North GA Martial Arts 2:30-3:15 Storm Tree Music 3:30-4:15 Eric Bay 4:15-4:45 Southern Chord 4:45-5:30 Chris Floyd […]
Read More »Brexit – Failed Leadership
Opinion by George McClellan: The overwhelming negative reaction against the Brexit vote last week seems to all come from the world’s establishment elites, our political and financial leaders. The Brexit vote was an earth shaking political event that will be felt in all parts of the worlds economy, not because Britain was individually so essential […]
Read More »Pickens Government Offices Closed July 4th
Pickens County government offices will be closed on Monday July 4th in observance of Independence Day.
Read More »Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 6/20 to 6/26
The Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. 50-18-70) allows for www.fetchyournews.com to obtain and post the arrest records of any and all individuals arrested in Pickens County. Those arrests are posted on www.fetchyournews.com for viewing pleasure. Please remember that all individuals listed have been arrested and charged, however, they are presumed innocent until guilt has been […]
Read More »Letter to Editor-Benghazi Report
Dear Editor: Hillary Clinton is a liar! After the Benghazi Report was released showing that two to three hours after the attack started, while our men were fighting for their lives, Hillary was in a meeting where 5 of the 10 action items for the meeting were CYA items to discuss a video that they […]
Read More »Mrs. Louise Davidson: Obituary
Mrs. Louise Davidson, age 102, of Jasper passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at Cameron Hall in Ellijay. She was born December 25, 1913 to Charles Durbin and Anna Belle Lee in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. She was married 78 years to Raymond Eugene Davidson. Mrs. Davidson is survived by daughters, Annette Rae Brooks of Woodstock, Coral […]
Read More »Mrs. Elene Evans Bryant: Obituary
Mrs. Elene Evans Bryant, age 81, of Jasper, passed away at her home Tuesday, June 28, 2016. She was born to Grady and Elberta Evans on April 15, 1935. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Ricky Kirk of Jasper; sister, Veneda Stokes of Canton; grandsons and their wives, Wesley and Kelly […]
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