Advanced in person voting began in Pickens County on December 14th. Voting days and hours are Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm. The voting location is Pickens Community Center 1329 Camp Road Jasper, Georgia.http://picrec.com There will be NO VOTING on December 23, 24, 25, 31, and January 1, 2021. Election day is on […]
Read More »Weather Alert
A cold rain is expected for most of metro Atlanta and North Georgia on Wednesday, but there is a risk for some freezing rain in parts of extreme North Georgia. Not anticipating a major issue with icing, but a few spots could see a light glaze thru Wednesday morning. With temps above freezing, only a […]
Read More »Weather update
A cold rain is expected for most of metro Atlanta and North Georgia on Wednesday, but there is a risk for some freezing rain in parts of extreme North Georgia. Not anticipating a major issue with icing, but a few spots could see a light glaze thru Wednesday morning. With temps above freezing, only a […]
Read More »Pickens County Schools move to distance learning due to COVID-19 spike
Pickens County Schools Systems released the following information today: Due to increased health concerns and a rapid spike in COVID-19 cases in our community, The Pickens County School District will be implementing distance learning for the next three days 12/16/20-12/18/20. Distance learning assignments will be posted on its learning platform and devices will be sent […]
Read More »RV Resort Parked by Planning Commission
A proposed Resort Vehicle park was denied zoning today by The Pickens County Planning Commission. Mr. Garry Fegely of Highway 136 Connector, Talking Rock requested a Conditional Use zoning change for his 25.75-acre tract. The land is presently zoned agriculture. The proposal presented included an RV Resort park for temporary use for those wishing to […]
Read More »Pickens Virtual Academy BOE Update
Pickens Virtual Academy Director, Anita Walker presented an update on virtual learning. The board of Education meeting in Pickens County on December 10th presented data gathered from a report on November 20th in an open forum. The information provided was in regards to students who are on track and not on track in their […]
Read More »The 14th Annual Night of Lights
The 14th Annual Night of Lights lit up Jasper Georgia tonight. In a time of social distancing, masks, and hand sanitizer, There was no damper on the holiday spirit as the community showed up to support Christmas in the downtown area of Jasper. The 14th Annual Night of Lights sponsored by The Jasper Merchants Association […]
Read More »David Perdue Campaigns in Jasper
Senator David Perdue campaigned in Jasper at Appalachian Gun and Pawn today. With temperatures in the upper 30’s the candidate didn’t miss a beat nor were supporters discouraged by the weather with evidence of the number of people in attendance. The campaign bus pulled in right on time at 1:15 p.m. The first Cousin of […]
Read More »Pickens Seniors in mind for Covid-19 vaccine
According to the Centers for Disease Control as of November 30, 2020, there are reported 1,143 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Pickens County. There are 2,047 new cases in Georgia reported with a falling trend in the area surrounding Pickens. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s newest COVID-19 executive order was signed on Monday, November 30, 2020 to […]
Read More »Jasper 14th Annual Night of Lights
The 14th Annual Night of Lights will once again be sponsored by the Jasper Merchants Association on December 5th at 6:00 pm in beautiful downtown Jasper Georgia. The celebration will include The Parade of Lights making its way from North Main Street down to Lee Newton Park. The theme of the 2020 parade will be “Peanuts, A […]
Read More »Pickens County recount will begin November 30
The Pickens County Board of Elections and Registration began conducting the L&A testing for the recount that will begin on Monday, November 30th at 9 am. L&A testing also known as logic and accuracy testing tests the tabulator set up of a new election definition to ensure that the content correctly reflects the election being […]
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