Today, a meeting was held with the metro Atlanta Drug Enforcement Commanders to discuss officer safety and handling of extremely dangerous drugs being encountered at the GBI Crime Laboratory, including synthetic opioids found in counterfeit pills. “Graveyard dead,” was the warning GBI Director Vernon Keenan gave during today’s public safety meeting on the dangers of […]
Read More »New CASA Volunteers Sworn In As Guardian Ad Litems in Juvenile Court
Congratulations to our newest CASA Volunteer Training graduates sworn in on May 5, 2017, by Chief Juvenile Judge Jan Wheeler. Appalachian CASA staff members graduated six new CASA volunteers to be sworn in as officers of the court. From left to right: Kerri Henderson, Volunteer Supervisor, Melanie Davis, Advocacy and Training Manager, Don Evans, Jessica […]
Read More »Brandon Bell and Karolina Kearns Talk About Their Experience in State Competition
By Sadie Phillips, 8th grader at JMS Brandon Bell Brandon Bell, 6th grade at Jasper Middle School, achieved his position at the state Science Fair competition this school year. The following are his thoughts on the competition: What was one of the hardest challenges to overcome? It was hard to overcome the responsibility of having […]
Read More »Black Bear Sightings and How To Respond
SPRING TIME MEANS POSSIBLE BEAR SIGHTING TIME SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (May 15, 2017) -As the weather warms with the arrival of spring, residents in rural, urban and suburban settings could potentially have sightings of multiple types of wildlife. This could include black bears that might be seen in or around your neighborhood, according to the […]
Read More »Tea Party Talk
May 15, 2017 A special election will be held on June 20, 2017, to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia’s 6th congressional district. Republican Incumbent Tom Price resigned from the seat following his appointment and confirmation as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump […]
Read More »May Chamber Community Breakfast
By: Jackson Leake The Pickens County Chamber of Commerce hosts a monthly Community Breakfast that is open to Chamber members as well as the public. The most recent breakfast was held Tuesday, May 9th, 2017. Attendees arrived to a delicious breakfast catered by Coast2Coast Catering and enjoyed networking with the many people in attendance before […]
Read More »Charles Fendley Re-elected to Georgia Transmission Corporation Board
TUCKER, Ga. (April 18, 2017) – Charles R. Fendley of Jasper, Ga. was recently re-elected as chairman of the Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC) Board of Directors. Fendley has served on the board since 1996 both as chairman and as a member director. He also is Amicalola Electric Membership Corporation’s chairman […]
Read More »Azalea Care
By: Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent Azaleas are a southern favorite. We think of them in terms of old southern plantations, rocking on the porch and sipping tea in the swing. Azaleas are not trouble free, as we sometimes find out. Plant them in the proper location for best results – shady areas with well […]
Read More »COUNTY LEADERS GRADUATE FROM THE GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
May 2, 2017 The Board of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development announces Pickens County graduates from the 2017 Region 1 Multi-Day Training Program. Class participants represented a number of professional and non-professional economic development fields, including elected officials, public servants, business leaders, educators, and social service providers from 15 counties in Northwest Georgia. The […]
Read More »What does “repeal and replace” mean to you?
What does “repeal and replace” mean to you? We heard the phrase used over and over again by our Washington Republicans since the Obamacare shackles were clamped on us in 2010. The phrase certainly embodied the great hope of most Americans coming into our last national election. Remember that to rid us of Obamacare, Republicans […]
Read More »JMS 8th Graders Hold a Court Trial
By: Rose Finney 8th Grader at JMS Recently, eighth graders in the JMS Learning Academy program reenacted the 1988 Supreme Court case of California vs. Greenwood. Greenwood had been convicted of illegal drug possession. However, for the police to receive a search warrant, they used evidence found from searching his garbage. Greenwood argued that it […]
Read More »Free Hep C Testing provided in North GA via local Hepatitis C Prevalence Project
NORTH GEORGIA – Free Hepatitis C Testing is provided at county health departments in North Georgia! As part of a statewide Hepatitis C prevalence initiative in Georgia, the North Georgia Health District is conducting the Hepatitis C Prevalence Project (HCPP), which is providing data on occurrences of Hepatitis C in the health district via free […]
Read More »GDOL veterans workshop for May scheduled in Toccoa and Cornelia
May 11, 2017 ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will continue to host its quarterly workshops to help veterans apply for benefits, receive counseling and move into the workforce. Workshops are open to all veterans and their spouses/caregivers. The first workshop will be held on Tuesday, May 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 […]
Read More »Collins Petitions USDA for Improved Poultry Line Speeds
Collins Petitions USDA for Improved Poultry Line Speeds WASHINGTON—Today Congressman Doug Collins (R-Gainesville) sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to consider implementing policies that would make U.S. poultry processing facilities more competitive in the global marketplace. Currently, poultry producers in South America, Asia, Canada, and Europe are safely operating at line […]
Read More »President’s Budget Includes Collins’ Immigration Policy
May 23, 2017 President’s Budget Includes Collins’ Immigration Policy “I support the president’s strong response to illegal immigration and am pleased to see my legislation mirrored in his first full budget. American taxpayers deserve to see the fruits of their labor returned to their families rather than passed on to individuals who undermine our legal […]
Read More »Customer Appreciation Day
United Community Bank is hosting Customer Appreciation Day Friday, May 5 from 11:00 am- 4:00 pm
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