ELLIJAY, Ga. – Continuing his campaign for Governor, Hunter Hill made a stop in Ellijay on May 2 to speak with local citizens about his plans for the office if elected. Hill spoke to local citizens over breakfast at Mike’s Ellijay Restaurant on Highway 282. Hill is a former Army Ranger who has been in […]
Read More »Georgia gubernatorial candidate visits FYNTV
BKP interviews Georgia candidate for governor and Secretary of State Brian Kemp. Among many topics, Kemp discusses immigration, Georgia voting machines, paper ballots, pay for law enforcement, and Kemp’s opinion of the negotiations to bring Amazon HQ2 for Georgia.
Read More »Pickens proclaims Sexual Assault Awareness Month
JASPER, Ga. – The Pickens County Board of Commissioners Chairman Rob Jones met with members of the community April 17 to officially sign the county’s proclamation declaring April “Sexual Assault Awareness Month.” The proclamation urges “all citizens to observe this month by becoming aware of the reality and tragedy of sexual assault, and by supporting […]
Read More »Commissioners’ finances see Tax Anticipation Note and fundraiser in April
JASPER, Ga. – The Pickens County Board of Commissioners saw a work session and immediate subsequent called meeting to finalize TAN Documents and bids for the county’s 2018 Tax Anticipation Note (TAN). Having sent requests to five banks, the county received responses from two, Community Bank of Pickens and United Community Bank. The interest rates […]
Read More »Speaker Ralston Attends Trump’s Infrastructure Announcement
ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) attended President Trump’s infrastructure announcement at The White House this morning. Speaker Ralston was one of several local and state elected officials invited to participate in a series of discussions with the President as well as members of his cabinet and senior staff about the plan and the […]
Read More »Council member resigns to take new position
JASPER, Ga. – Jasper City Council Member Jim Looney resigned during the Jasper City Council Meeting Monday, Feb. 5. Resigning so that he may take the interim position of city manager, Looney stated it was due to information advised to him that state law prohibits a councilman from holding another municipal office without resigning from […]
Read More »Pickens commissioners talk water in February meeting
JASPER, Ga. – The Pickens County Board of Commissioners could see major changes to its water system in February. Two issues dealing with the subject will affect the county moving forward. However, many citzens may not see these changes right away. That is because the first issue is set to strengthen the county’s water back-up […]
Read More »Health benefits discussion ends in Jasper’s March meeting
JASPER, Ga. – On the agenda since January, Jasper City Council has been discussing self-funding for medical insurance versus insuring normally as they have been for years. They have had both Matt Bidwell, of MSI Benefits, and Kevin Godfrey, of Godfrey-Downs, looking through their contacts and markets to bring forth proposals to the council for […]
Read More »Pickens election candidates qualify (FINAL)
JASPER, Ga. – This week marks qualifying for the coming 2018 elections in Pickens County. Pickens County is holding elections for this year’s open positions for County Commissioner District 1, Board of Education Post 2, Board of Education Post 3, Board of Education Post 5, Jasper City Council, and Nelson City Council. Each day, FetchYourNews […]
Read More »Delta Memo Addresses Recent Events
ATLANTA, Ga. – National controversy swirled after Delta publicly discontinued their group discount relationship with the NRA (National Rifle Association). Then again as the Georgia State Senate removed a tax bill involving the aviation fuel tax credit which would have benefited Delta in the area of $40 million. That controversy spread through social media […]
Read More »A Valentine’s surprise at Pickens County Middle School
JASPER, Ga. – Many see Valentine’s Day as a day to show a little extra effort toward someone special. It is a day set aside to spend a little extra effort to show someone they are special and worth the effort. Regardless of how or why it was created, it is generally a special day […]
Read More »Shooting at Dalton High School
DALTON, Ga. – The Dalton Police Department is on scene at Dalton High School where shots have been fired. Dalton Police report that no student was injured by the shooting and all students are out of harm’s way. They also report the subject, a teacher, has been taken into custody. The subject had barricaded themselves […]
Read More »On the Town: Thor Ragnarok
Are parodies real entertainment? After all you’re taking something established and tearing it down, aren’t you? Are you? What if you owned the original? What if you weren’t making fun of something else, but making making fun of your own past? Does that make it okay? Parody, by definition, is a sort of comedic imitation. […]
Read More »Sheriff investigates threats at Pickens High School
JASPER, Ga. – Sheriff’s Detectives worked through the night following a threatening message posted on social media by a Pickens High School student. According to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were notified Feb. 21 by a concerned student that one of their classmates had made a threatening post on the social media site Instagram. The […]
Read More »Burden arrested on burglary charges after standoff
JASPER, Ga. – Authorities arrested William Lloyd Burden, 30, for burglary on Thursday, Feb. 15, after a two-hour stand-off with law enforcement. According to Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Kris Stancil, the suspect fled from authorities before being relocated and arrested. While the event involved SWAT Teams and officers from both Pickens and […]
Read More »Jasper and Nelson Election Results
The election tallies are in. According to the Election Board the final results for Nelson and Jasper’s Elections are as follows. City of Jasper Council Seat: O’Dea – 99 Sneve – 222 Council Seat: Patterson – 198 Proctor – 236 City of Nelson Mayor: Green – 81 Haviland – 56 Council Seats 4 year term […]
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